Section: Africa&ME
Trudeau says Russia won’t be included in the G7 – despite Trump’s call
Toronto – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that Russia will not be included in the Group of 7 nations, disagreeing with US President Donald Trump, who said he plans to invite Russia. Trudeau noted Russia was excluded from the group after it annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. “Its continued disrespect and...
Kremlin says Putin ‘supports dialogue’ after Trump’s proposed G7 invite
The Kremlin said on Monday it needed more details before responding to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to invite Russia to attend a Group of Seven nations summit, but that President Vladimir Putin supported dialogue on the issue. Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a G7 summit he had hoped to hold next month until September or...
Kremlin Says Unclear if Trump’s G7 Invitation ‘Official’
The Kremlin said Monday it had not received details of a proposal by US President Donald Trump to include Russia in an expanded G7 summit later this year. The US leader on Sunday described the G7 “a very outdated group of countries”, saying he would like to invite Russia, South Korea, Australia and India to join an expanded summit in the fall....
Will blurring the line between war and peace help Russia in Libya?
The ongoing war in Libya took a dramatic turn recently exposing the extent of foreign involvement in the conflict, notably by Russia. Hundreds of Russian “military contractors” — aka mercenaries —were evacuated from the country last Monday after retreating from the fighting on the front lines near Tripoli. Following the announcement of this...
Iran ‘likely’ to hand over black box from Ukrainian airliner to France: Report
Iran will “likely” send the black box from the Ukrainian airliner it downed in January to France, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 on January 8, :Iran’s terrorist proxy organization in Iraq: Kata’ib...
Trump says he will delay G7 summit and invite other countries
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries — including Russia — to join the meeting. ‘I don’t feel that as a G7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world. It’s a very outdated group of countries,’ Trump told reporters...
Trump Says He Will Delay G7 Summit, Invite Other Countries
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with industry executives on the reopening of the U.S. economy in the State Dining Room May 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images/AFP. US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries — including...
EU Condemns Trump’s Move To Exit WHO As COVID-19 Grips Latin America
File Photo of President Donald Trump speaking at a press conference on COVID-19.SAUL LOEB / AFP US President Donald Trump faced a broad backlash on Saturday over severing ties with the UN’s health agency during a pandemic, as the coronavirus surged in Latin America while Europe further reopened from lockdown. The EU called on Washington to...
Netanyahu says Palestinians in annexed land will not be offered Israeli citizenship
Netanyahu says Palestinians in annexed land will not be offered Israeli citizenship Residents in the Jordan Valley will live in isolated communities under Israeli security control but under PA rule, prime minister says MEE staff Thu, 05/28/2020 – 13:32 Israeli soldiers stand at attention as Palestinian demonstrators take part in a protest...
Netanyahu says annexing Jordan Valley an ‘historic opportunity’
Netanyahu says annexing Jordan Valley an ‘historic opportunity’ The Israeli prime minister said that Palestinians had to make concessions without a negotiation process MEE staff Thu, 05/28/2020 – 13:32 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting of the new government in the Knesset in Jerusalem, 24 May...
