Section: Africa&ME
Brexit: May wants bespoke terms
British Prime Minister Theresa May calls for open minds as the UK ponders future ties with the European Union. ||| Bratislava/Warsaw – Britain wants a bespoke model for its future ties with the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, during a tour of Eastern European allies aimed at securing support in negotiations on...
Venus off to flying start
MONTREAL — Venus Williams opened play in the Rogers Cup Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Barbora Strycova. Playing her last event before the Rio Olympics, the 36-year-old Williams finished off the overmatched Czech player in 58 minutes. Williams was coming a loss to Britain’s Johanna Konta on Sunday in the final of the Bank of the...
Britain’s May wants bespoke terms for EU exit
Britain wants a bespoke model for its future ties with the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, during a tour of Eastern European allies aimed at securing support in negotiations on leaving the bloc. In the five weeks since Britons voted to quit the EU, politicians have tried to solve the riddle of how to restrict EU...
Controversial visit to Crimea by French politicians
For the second time, a group of French politicians visits the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia. Ukraine has reacted with irritation because the guests will attend a Russian military parade. …read more Source:...
Ukraine at UN says Putin’s Crimea decree ‘null and void’
Envoy plans to request Security Council statement rejecting incorporation of Crimea …read more Source:...
Trump campaign manager Manafort has Ukrainian history
Donald Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort previously helped to run electoral campaigns in Ukraine. Former president Victor Yanukovych was one of those he led to victory. What role does he play in politics? …read more Source:...
OSCE urges against ‘large-scale’ strife in Ukraine
European monitors observing Ukraine’s separatist conflict Thursday urged pro-Russian rebels and government forces to avoid a return to “large-scale military operations,” as cease-fire violations escalate and casualties rise. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia to US, Trump: Sort out your own pre-election hacking scandal
Russia told the United States on Thursday to get to the bottom of a hacking scandal involving Democratic Party emails itself and rejected what Donald Trump said was a sarcastic suggestion that Moscow should dig up Hillary Clinton’s “missing” emails. Trump, the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, angered Democratic circles on...
U.S Election Hacking Scandal: Russia tells U.S., Trump to sort out scandal
Peskov said the Kremlin was unmoved by that comment, and it would not change what he says has been its neutral stance on U.S. presidential candidates. Russia told the United States on Thursday to get to the bottom of a hacking scandal involving Democratic Party emails itself and rejected what Donald Trump said was a sarcastic suggestion that...
Russian snowplough driver admits guilt over Total boss jet crash
Former Vnukovo airport snowplough driver Vladimir Martynenko (front, R), head airport services engineer Vladimir Ledenev (front L) and airport dispatcher Aleksandr Kruglov (C back) attend a hearing in Moscow on July 28, 2016 © AFP / Alexander NemenovMoscow, Russian Federation, Jul 28 – A Russian snowplough driver on Thursday pleaded guilty to...
