Section: Africa&ME
Drone disrupts Ukraine’s parliament session
It was another slow and quiet summer session Thursday in Ukraine’s parliament – until someone set off a drone inside the chamber, causing a ruckus. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin: In economic crisis, Russian leader helps a mogul he once attacked
Eight years ago, Putin publicly humiliated Zyuzin after the businessman failed to show up for a meeting. Last month, three major banks rescued industrialist Igor Zyuzin’s coal and steel firm Mechel from what would have been Russia’s biggest ever corporate collapse.The bailout was unusual in a country where so many decisions often lead...
In Ukraine: Blind eye turned to arbitrary killings in conflict – OHCHR
It highlights the danger posed by the lack of accountability for unlawful killing as fighting rumbles on in the war-torn east despite a ceasefire declared nearly 18 months ago. A dangerous culture of impunity flourishes in Ukraine where arbitrary killings by Ukrainian forces or separatist groups are rarely prosecuted, a United Nations human...
Blind eye turned to arbitrary killings in Ukraine conflict: OHCHR
A dangerous culture of impunity flourishes in Ukraine where arbitrary killings by Ukrainian forces or separatist groups are rarely prosecuted, a United Nations human rights report said Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
New UK finance minister known for ‘safe hands’
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond needs to steer Britain’s economy through the aftermath of the Brexit vote. ||| London – Philip Hammond took over as Britain’s new finance minister on Wednesday, putting him in charge of the world’s fifth-largest economy as it risks sliding into recession after voters decided to...
Takwimu za mabao, idadi ya watazamaji Euro 2016
MWANDISHI WETU NA MITANDAO, USIKU wa Juni 27 ulikuwa ni usiku mgumu zaidi kwa vituo vya runinga nchini Iceland vilivyokuwa havioneshi mchezo baina ya timu ya taifa ya soka ya nchi hiyo dhidi ya England katika hatua ya 16 bora Euro, kwani ni watazamaji wachache mno waliofungulia vituo vyao hivyo na kuvitazama. Jumla ya mashabiki 150,000 wa Iceland...
Nato, Russia to meet after alliance troop boost
Brussels: Nato and Russia on Wednesday hold their first talks since the alliance agreed at a summit in Warsaw to beef up its presence in eastern Europe because of fears over the Kremlin’s expansionism. The meeting between ambassadors from the 28-nation alliance and Russia is the first since April and just the second since 2014, when the...
New UK prime minister May names Philip Hammond as Chancellor
Philip Hammond, who until earlier on Wednesday was Britain’s Foreign Secretary, has succeeded George Osborne as Chancellor in the government being formed by new Prime Minister Theresa May to take Britain out of the European Union. Osborne – Chancellor since 2010 and a close ally of David Cameron who formally stepped down as prime minister...
NATO says ‘not a meeting of minds’ in talks with Russia on Ukraine
NATO and Russia failed to overcome deep differences on Ukraine at their first talks since the alliance approved a big troop boost in eastern Europe, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Kremlin: Putin, Kerry will meet Thursday for talks on Syria, Ukraine and bilateral relations
Moscow, SANA- Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday with the US State Secretary John Kerry in Moscow for talks on the situation in Syria and Ukraine and bilateral relations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced Wednesday. In a statement to reporters, Peskov said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend the...
