Section: China
EU extends sanctions against Russia due to lack of progress over Ukraine
EU leaders agreed on Thursday to roll over damaging economic sanctions against Russia for another six months because Moscow has failed to meet its Ukraine ceasefire commitments, EU president Donald Tusk said. “Agreed. EU will extend economic sanctions against Russia for their lack of implementing the Minsk agreement,” Tusk tweeted at an EU...
Russia calls off talks with United States because of new sanctions against Moscow
Russia cancelled talks with a top US official to protest the latest sanctions punishing Russian companies and individuals over the conflict in Ukraine, in a fresh setback for President Donald Trump’s bid to improve ties with President Vladimir Putin’s government. Under Secretary of State Thomas Shannon had been scheduled to fly to St...
U.S. imposes new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The U.S. on Tuesday imposed additional sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine, blacklisting 38 individuals and entities, the U.S. Treasury Department said. …read more Source: English China News...
US imposes new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The U.S. on Tuesday imposed additional sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine, blacklisting 38 individuals and entities, the U.S. Treasury Department said. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Trump holds brief ‘drop in’ meeting with Ukrainian leader Poroshenko
President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart on Tuesday amid intensifying questions over whether his administration will step in to protect partners in the face of Russian aggression. The meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was originally described by the White House as a brief “drop-in.” But the two presidents posed...
China dominates ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Azerbaijan
China maintained the lead in the final series of ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan, while Serbia and Ukraine secured the second and the third place respectively, local media said Friday. …read more Source: English China News...
Ukraine says foreign policy goal now is Nato membership in move sure to anger Russia
Ukraine’s parliament set Nato membership as a key foreign-policy goal, replacing the non-aligned status adopted by ousted Kremlin-backed President Viktor Yanukovych in a move that’s likely to further sour relations with Russia. A bill submitted by the ruling coalition was backed by 276 lawmakers in the 450-seat legislature Thursday in...
Explosion hits US Embassy in Ukraine, no casualties
An explosion occurred in the US Embassy compound here early Thursday, but no one was injured, Ukraine’s National Police said. …read more Source: China...
Crisis? What crisis? World ignores displaced Africans, aid agency says
The world pays the least attention to humanitarian crises when they force Africans from their homes, dashing hopes of peace, hindering reconstruction and increasing the risk of radicalisation, an aid agency said on Thursday. Central African Republic topped the Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) annual list of neglected displacement crises....
Watch incredible moment water pipe explodes after inflating carpark surface like a balloon
Surveillance video has captured the incredible moment that a water main burst in Kiev, Ukraine, with such force that it inflated the asphalt surface of a carpark like a balloon, before erupting on a fountain of mud and debris. The CCTV footage shot on Monday and timestamped at 1.58pm, also shows the aftermath of the muddy explosion: a...
