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Kerry says to go to Moscow next week for Syria, Ukraine talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he would travel to Moscow next week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and a political settlement in Syria. …read more Source:...
On security, Britain and France can be leaders of Europe
It’s no surprise that Britain’s decision to extend its military efforts against Daesh (the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) with airstrikes in Syria has been met with a sigh of relief in France. It was appreciated both as a vindication of Francois Hollande’s strategy of reaching out to allies after the Paris...
How to regain control of Europe
Objectively speaking, the unprecedented, bloody terrorist attacks in Paris on the night of November 13 were not related to the European refugee crisis that has rumbled on for many months. Certainly the attacks could not have been caused by France’s acceptance of refugees because France, unlike Germany and Sweden, has not been accepting...
Turkey has destroyed Russia’s hope of Western cooperation
Turkey’s unprovoked shoot-down of a Russian military aircraft over Syria raises interesting questions. It seems unlikely that the Turkish government would commit an act of war against a much more powerful neighbour unless Washington had cleared the attack. Turkey’s government is not very competent, but even the incompetent know better...
Turkey knew downed fighter jet was Russian: Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media during his and France’s President Francois Hollande news conference following the talks in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015.Putin and visiting French President Francois Hollande agreed to share intelligence information and cooperate on selecting targets in the...
Russia holding up Turkish goods at border as relations sour
MOSCOW : Customs officials along the Russian border are scrutinizing Turkish goods due to “various reasons” including a possible terrorist threat, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, reports UNB. Relations between the two countries soured after Turkey on Tuesday shot down a Russian warplane on a bombing mission near...
Kiev claim shock UCL win
PORTO, Nov 25: Porto crashed to their first defeat of the season as Group G rivals Dynamo Kiev kept their Champions League hopes alive with goals from …read more Source: The News...
Casillas blunders as Porto blow chance to qualify
A blunder by Iker Casillas helped Dynamo Kiev seal a 2-0 win away to Porto in the Champions League which threw Group G wide open on Tuesday and left the hosts in danger of missing out on the knockout stage. …read more Source:...
Barcelona host Roma amid heightened security measures
Sports Desk Fresh from their domestic demolition of Real Madrid, Barcelona will be aiming to advance to the Champions League knockout rounds for a 12th straight year when they host Roma on Tuesday, reports AP. The terrorist attacks in Paris, however, continue to cast a long shadow over European football, and Barcelona have announced increased...
State of emergency declared in Crimea after electricity pylons ‘blown up’
`Two pylons in the Kherson region of Ukraine north of Crimea has been blown up by Ukrainian nationalists’ Emergency in Crimea after electricity pylons ‘blown up’ State of emergency declared in Crimea after electricity pylons ‘blown up’ …read more Source:...
