Section: Daily News & Analysis (India)
Declaring ‘new beginning’, EU and Turkey seal refugee deal
Turkey promised to help stem the flow of refugees to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck on Sunday that the Turkish prime minister called a “new beginning” for the uneasy neighbours. Leaders of the European Union met Turkish premier Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels on Sunday to finalise an...
Power blackouts test loyalty to Kremlin in Russian-annexed Crimea
Power blackouts in Crimea orchestrated by anti-Russian saboteurs are stirring discontent a year and a half after Moscow seized the peninsula from Ukraine, threatening to chip away at the pro-Kremlin euphoria many Crimeans felt after annexation. The blackouts – the result of pro-Ukrainian activists blowing up the electricity lines which...
Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo stars as Real Madrid manage to beat Shakhtar
Cristiano Ronaldo sparkled as Real Madrid, who had already sealed a place in the last 16 of the Champions League, clinched top spot in Group A with a remarkable 4-3 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. Ronaldo scored after 18 and 70 minutes while Luka Modric (50) and Dani Carvajal (52) also struck to put the 10-times European champions in...
Champions League: Chelsea repeat drubbing of Maccabi to close in on last 16
Chelsea enjoyed their second 4-0 Champions League victory over 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv this season to move into prime position to reach the knockout stages of the competition from Group G. But with Dynamo Kiev winning 2-0 at Porto, the qualifiers for the last 16 will only be determined in the last round of matches when Chelsea host Porto and Kiev...
Paris attacks: CIA chief blasts Edward Snowden for underminging US security
CIA Director John Brennan on Wednesday blasted former analyst Edward Snowden, saying his intelligence leaks had undermined US security. The comments from Brennan come at a time of growing debate following last week’s attacks in Paris about whether intelligence services have enough tools at their disposal to deal with tech-savvy jihadists as...
Google lowers minimum app pricing in 17 more countries
Here in India, we happen to be the most fortunate when it comes to prices of apps on the Google Play Store–the lowest-priced apps stand at Rs 10. Contrast this to most other location around the globe where the minimum app price is 99 cents (approximately Rs 65.) Following a successful trial of these lowered prices in India, Google is...
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin break the ice; hold coffee-table summit in Turkey
US President Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin of Russia huddled on Sunday for a coffee-table summit, breaking the ice for the first time since Moscow launched air bombardments in Syria. Sitting in leather armchairs on opposite sides of a small table, the pair leaned forward in animated talks on the sidelines of a summit in Turkey’s...
Malaysia Airlines may introduce premium economy service: CEO
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) may introduce a premium economy option to attract long-haul business travellers as one part of a broader strategy to try to help it exit years of losses, its chief executive said in an interview on Friday. The airline, which introduced a new business class seat last week, will make a decision in “a couple of...
Russia sending 44 planes to Egypt to repatriate tourists
Russia will send 44 planes to repatriate its nationals from two Egyptian Red Sea resorts, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said as suspicions grow that a bomb caused last weekend’s plane crash. Thirty empty planes will be sent to Hurghada, and 14 will be sent to Sharm el-Sheikh, the Rosaviatsya agency said in a statement. Moscow has...
US navigation moves in South China Sea will continue: Defence Secretary Carter
The United States will conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea again, US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said in a speech on Saturday, although he gave no timeline for any such actions. Carter’s comments, delivered at a defence forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, came at the close of a trip to...
