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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...
Five soldiers killed in renewed east Ukraine violence
Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed in clashes in the country’s separatist east over the past 24 hours, in the deadliest violence since a September truce, the military said today. …read more Source: The Times of...
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...
Ukrainian lawmakers approve gay rights bill
Petro Poroshenko hailed parliament’s action as a “historic” move that brought the nation close to its longtime goal of winning the visa-free regime. …read more Source: The...
Russian ex-cop sentenced to prison for ‘spying for CIA’
Russia has sentenced a former policeman to 13 years in prison on high treason charges, accusing him of spying for the CIA, the security service said on Thursday. The Moscow District Court today convicted a former employee of the interior ministry’s Moscow region branch, Yevgeny Chistov, of high treason and sentenced him to 13 years in a...
Ukraine Bans Workplace Discrimination Against Gays
Ukraine’s parliament today finally banned discrimination against gays in the workplace during a heated session on legislation that could open the door to visa-free travel to much of the EU in 2016. …read more Source:...
Russia to deploy new weapons to counter US missile shield
Putin argued Tuesday that the US has kept working on the missile shield despite Iran’s deal with six world powers. (Source: AP photo) Russia will counter NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense program by deploying new strike weapons capable of piercing the shield, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Putin told defense officials that by...
Kremlin: Russian ban on flights to Egypt will last months
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow’s ban on all flights to Egypt in the wake of a Russian plane crash will last for at least several months, the Kremlin chief of staff said Tuesday, dealing a severe blow to Egypt’s struggling tourism industry. President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff, Sergei Ivanov, said on a visit to...
UK suffering identity crisis on world stage: Study
Britain is becoming “increasingly insular and self-absorbed“, as revealed by its impotence in the Syria and Ukraine crises and its “ambivalence“ towards the European Union, a report said on Monday . …read more Source: The Times of...
Nations across Asia-Pacific watching China’s maritime actions: Ashton Carter
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter who led a delegation to India raised the issue during his recent visit. Stating that nations across the Asia-Pacific are watching China’s actions in areas like the maritime domain and cyberspace, Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has said that the US is working with its allies to ensure the peace and...
