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Germany’s Angela Merkel says G7 has no plans to lift Russia sanctions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said that the Group of Seven has no plan to withdraw sanctions slapped on Russia over its involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Her comments came on the sidelines of G7 summit talks in Japan, ahead of a formal communique from the club of rich nations due Friday. “For me it’s too...
Ukraine bans Soviet leader Gorbachev for backing Crimea annexation
Ukraine’s security service on Thursday said it had banned the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for backing Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Ukraine’s National Security Service (SBU) said the 85-year-old who presided over the breakup of the Soviet Union was barred from entering the country for five years. “For publicly...
Angela Merkel: G7 has no plans to lift Russia sanctions
Angela Merkel said that its too early for her to give Russia the all clear and the sanctions are to stay. (File Photo) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said that the Group of Seven has no plan to withdraw sanctions slapped on Russia over its involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Her comments came on the sidelines of G7 summit...
He’s Ours! Putin ensures Ukraine-born Neustadter can play for Russia at Euro 2016
Russian president Vladimir Putin has given the green light for defender Roman Neustadter, who was born in Ukraine, to play for Russia at the Euro 2016 soccer finals by approving his passport. Russia head coach Leonid Slutskiy had on Saturday included the Schalke 04 defender Neustadter, who has been living in Germany since he was a child and has...
French Open: Defending champion Stan Wawrinka relieved, Andy Murray teeters on the brink
Defending champion Stan Wawrinka breathed a huge sigh of relief and Andy Murray faced a sleepless night after both got bogged down by belligerent Czechs at a sodden French Open on Monday. A day that began two hours late after torrential rain ended with world number two Murray hanging on against 37-year-old Czech qualifier Radek Stepanek having...
Australian law firm names Russia, President Putin in MH17 compensation claim
The aircraft, which was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile (AP Photo) An Australian law firm has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of families of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down in...
NATO takes ‘dual approach’ towards Russia: Will up defences, but open communication
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg briefs the media ahead of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, May 19, 2016. (Reuters) NATO has reached “broad agreement” to seek another meeting with Russia before NATO leaders meet in Warsaw this July, the alliance’s chief said Friday. Russian President...
Justin Trudeau says ‘I am human’ after fracas in Parliament, cites job pressure
Justin Trudeau on Wednesday evening crossed the floor in the House of Commons to grab one legislator and drag him to his seat, accidentally elbowing another in the chest. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, under fire for getting involved in an unprecedented physical fracas in Parliament, said on Thursday that he was only human and in a high...
Terror attack most likely scenario for EgyptAir disappearance
Several scenarios could explain the mysterious disappearance of the Egyptair flight between Paris to Cairo early on Thursday, but experts say a terrorist attack is the most likely. Both France and Egypt have been leading targets for Islamist extremists in recent months. In October, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for bombing an...
51 Islamic nations do not want transgender and gay groups to attend UN AIDS conference
Major Western nations are protesting a move to block gay and transgender groups from attending a high-level United Nations conference on AIDS. A letter from Egypt on behalf of 51 countries in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation asked that 11 organisations not be allowed to attend the conference next month. The letter, dated April 26 and...
