Section: Africa&ME
Putin says will try to repair ties with US under Trump
Russia is ready to do its part to fully restore ties with Washington following the election of businessman Donald Trump as the next US President, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favoured rival Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic...
Turkey’s guarantees cannot be given up: Çavuşoğlu
Turkey wants territory, property, guarantees and security to be the last issues to be taken up in the Cyprus negotiations, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said. Referring to the Cyprus negotiations taking place in Mont Pèlerin in Switzerland, while speaking in a parliamentary debate at the Turkish Grand National Assembly, the...
Trump victory threatens new world order
With the election of Donald Trump, the populist tide sweeping developed economies has now overtaken the world’s most powerful democracy. ||| London – Brexit was the warm-up. With the election of Donald Trump, the populist tide sweeping developed economies has now overtaken the world’s most powerful democracy. What exactly that...
Trump stuns world with White House defeat of Clinton
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored rival Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path., A wealthy real-estate developer and former reality TV host, Trump rode a wave of anger toward Washington insiders to...
Poland Urges Trump to Keep US Troops on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Poland’s president urged US President-elect Donald Trump to keep Washington’s promise to deploy troops on NATO’s eastern flank amid tensions with Russia. “Polish-American relations have become an important pillar of the European and transatlantic stability,” Polish President Andrzej Duda said in a letter of congratulations. “We...
EU imposes new sanctions against Crimea lawmakers
The EU has added six Crimea lawmakers to its blacklist for supporting Russia’s seizure of the peninsula in 2014. The bloc does not consider Crimea as part of Russia and refuses to recognize September’s election result. …read more Source:...
Factbox – Top goals, hurdles for US President-elect Donald Trump
Republican Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to shake up Washington and as president the brash real estate mogul will be in a position to dramatically change how the United States handles immigration, trade and a range of other policies. Yet many of his more ambitious proposals will require cooperation from Congress. While he will likely enjoy...
Trump triumphs over Clinton stunning the world
* New York businessman wins in first run at public office * Republicans retain control of US House, Senate * Trump win pushes down dollar, stocks, Mexican peso Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the...
Outlines of Trump foreign policy are largely uncharted territory
US President-elect Donald Trump may try to improve ties with Russia, tear up trade deals with Mexico and Pacific nations and abandon US allies in Europe and Asia if they don’t spend more on their own defence – or, he may not. Foreign governments are uncertain how much of Trump’s rhetoric will be translated into policy because he has...
EU sanctions six Russian MPs from Crimea
The EU refuses to recognise Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and insisted Russian parliamentary elections held there in September were illegal. …read more Source: World...
