Section: Africa&ME
Putin ally tells Americans: vote Trump or face nuclear war
Americans should vote for Donald Trump as president next month or risk being dragged into a nuclear war, according to a Russian ultra-nationalist ally of President Vladimir Putin who likes to compare himself to the U.S. Republican candidate. Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a flamboyant veteran lawmaker known for his fiery rhetoric, told Reuters in an...
Germany, Ukraine agree more talks needed before four-way summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed more talks were needed before a “Normandy format” summit on the Ukraine conflict could be held, the German government said …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany’s Merkel in regular touch with Putin on Ukraine, Syria
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Germany, Ukraine agree more talks needed before four-way summit
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed more talks were needed before a “Normandy format” summit on the Ukraine conflict could be held, the German government said. The post Germany, Ukraine agree more talks needed before four-way summit appeared first on LIBYA TODAY....
As US ties slump, Russian war rhetoric spikes at home
Two Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft fly over the USS Donald Cook guided-missile destroyer in the Baltic Sea in April 2016 © US NAVY 6TH FLEET/AFP/FileMoscow, Russian Federation, Oct 14 – State television threatens the West with nuclear weapons, the Kremlin halts a disarmament treaty, the army warns of shooting down US jets. As ties between...
Hostilities flare up in eastern Ukraine amid calls for Minsk deal implementation
Ukrainian troops have engaged in fresh clashes with pro-Russia forces in the east of the country. …read more Source:...
Ukraine to open its first holocaust memorial
Prime Minister of Ukraine has made a major announcement that could change the course of history education in the eastern European country. …read more Source: Arutz...
President Bashar al-Assad’s interview given to Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper
Damascus, SANA-President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper; Following is the full text, Question 1: Thank you very much, Mr. President. It’s a big happiness for me, and I’m very proud. Okay, I will start from my questions. The situation in Syria become more dangerous and more...
Former heavyweight champion Fury’s licence suspended
London: Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s licence to box has been suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC), the national governing body announced yesterday. The decision came after the troubled British boxer, who has admitted taking cocaine to deal with depression, vacated his World Boxing Organization (WBO)...
Warplanes hit Aleppo ahead of new diplomatic push
Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded Aleppo again on Thursday after two days of heavy bombardment that killed more than 70 civilians, as world powers prepared for last-ditch weekend talks on a ceasefire. Syria has been plunged into some of the worst violence of its five-year war after the collapse of a hard-won truce brokered by Washington and...
