Section: Africa&ME
OSCE members urge parties to Ukraine conflict to meet commitments
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Member states of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) agree on the need for the parties to the conflict in eastern Ukraine to meet their commitments to end the violence there, the group’s chairman said on Friday. The post OSCE members urge parties to Ukraine conflict to meet commitments appeared...
EU to extend economic sanctions on Russia after leaders meet on December 15
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will extend by six months its main economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine after the bloc’s leaders meet in Brussels on Dec. 15, diplomatic sources and officials said on Friday. The post EU to extend economic sanctions on Russia after leaders meet on December 15 appeared first on...
Abe, Putin to improve Japan-Russia ties but breakthrough on islands unlikely
Japan and Russia look set to improve ties and clinch some business deals when their leaders meet next week, but both sides are scaling back expectations of a big breakthrough in a territorial row that has blocked a peace treaty to formally end World War Two., Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who pledged in September to “resolve the territorial...
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Korrekt: ‘Gimme love’ [Video]
The artiste shot the video of his track in Ukraine, and it centers on a theme of love and passion. Considered one of the best Nigerian artiste based in Europe, Korrekt has now released the visuals to his ‘Gimme love’ track.The Indomix Entertainment artiste has had some impressive collaboration with the likes of Solidstar and...
Europa League: Mkhitaryan breaks duck as United go through
Mkhitaryan's strike and a late Ibrahimovic goal separated the sides and took the PL club through in second place. Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored his first Manchester United goal to set up a 2-0 win over Zorya Luhansk in Ukraine on Thursday and take Jose Mourinho’s side into the last 32 of the Europa League.United required only a point to...
EU breaks deadlock over visa waivers
BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) will allow Ukrainians and Georgians to visit the bloc without a visa after diplomats and lawmakers struck a deal on Thursday to end an internal EU dispute that had been holding up the plan. Agreement on a mechanism for suspending such visa waivers in emergencies ends mounting embarrassment for some EU leaders who...
Russian shares hit record high after Rosneft stake sale
Emerging market stocks climbed the most in a month yesterday, as Russia’s approval of the sale of a €10.5bn stake in its largest oil firm sent Moscow shares to a record high and forecast-beating Chinese trade data lifted the mood.MSCI’s emerging market index jumped 1.3% in the wake of China reporting upbeat trade figures, with exports...
Dealmaking king returns with Glencore’s bets on oil, Russia
A year ago Ivan Glasenberg (pictured) was fighting to save his company from short sellers. Today, the CEO of Glencore is back to doing what made his reputation: Cutting deals that shake up global commodity markets.Making a big bet on both the battered oil industry and Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Glencore and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund...
Airlines call for alternative to ‘useless’ U.N. security database
GENEVA (Reuters) – Airlines said on Thursday a U.N. warning mechanism designed to avoid a repeat of the 2014 downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine is “useless” and called for urgent new ways of detecting dangers to aircraft posed by war zones. …read more Source: Libya...
Airlines call for alternative to ‘useless’ U.N. security database
GENEVA (Reuters) – Airlines said on Thursday a U.N. warning mechanism designed to avoid a repeat of the 2014 downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine is "useless” and called for urgent new ways of detecting dangers to aircraft posed by war zones. To read the full news, share this page by clicking one of the buttons below. Tweet...
