Section: Africa&ME
Moscow vows no letup in Syria offensive; US searches for response
The Kremlin vowed on Thursday to press on with its assault in Syria, while US officials searched for a tougher response to Russia’s decision to ignore the peace process and seek military victory on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad. Moscow and Damascus launched an assault to recapture the rebel-held sector of Aleppo this month, abandoning...
Putin, Merkel discuss Ukraine, agree on future contacts in Normandy format
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Putin, Merkel discuss Ukraine, agree on future contacts in Normandy format: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Ukraine crisis during a phone call on Thursday and agreed on the schedule of future contacts in the Normandy format, the Kremlin said in a statement. The post Putin, Merkel discuss Ukraine, agree on future contacts in Normandy format: Kremlin...
Ukraine’s battle between the banks and the borrowers
How a foreign currency debt crisis is leaving Ukrainians at risk of losing their homes. …read more Source: AL...
Rivlin stokes Ukrainian debate over Holocaust complicity
President Reuven Rivlin’s accusations of Ukrainian Holocaust complicity cause uproar among Ukrainian nationalists. …read more Source: Arutz...
America: U.S. weighs tougher response to Russia over Syria crisis
Obama administration officials have begun considering tougher responses to the Russian-backed Syrian government assault on Aleppo, including military options, as rising tensions with Moscow diminish hopes for diplomatic solutions from the Middle East to Ukraine and cyberspace, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Standard...
World: U.S. weighs tougher response to Russia over Syria crisis
Obama administration officials have begun considering tougher responses to the Russian-backed Syrian government assault on Aleppo, including military options, as rising tensions with Moscow diminish hopes for diplomatic solutions from the Middle East to Ukraine and cyberspace, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Standard...
Ukraine reform push would pave way to support from new U.S. president: Pritzker
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine should ramp up economic and anti-corruption reforms to pave the way for continued support from whoever wins the U.S. presidential election, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said on a visit to Kiev on Thursday. The post Ukraine reform push would pave way to support from new U.S. president: Pritzker appeared first...
Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi: Nigeria internationals nominated for Golden Boy award
The Golden Boy award is for a young player in Europe considered to be the best among his peers in a calendar year. Nigeria internationals Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi has been shortlisted for the 2016 edition of the 2016 Golden Boy award.The Golden Boy award is for a young player in Europe considered to be the best among his peers in a...
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban in five controversies
Hungary’s referendum on Sunday, expected to reject the European Union’s mandatory migrant quotas, is just the latest move by hard-hitting right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban to rile critics at home and abroad. – Checks and balances – Elected with a two-thirds majority in 2010, Orban embarked on a legislative whirlwind including a...
