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100 Indian students refuse to leave Ukraine
The lives of over eight dozen Indian students, most of them training to be doctors in eastern Ukraine, are in serious danger as heavy fighting continues between the country’s armed forces and Russian backed separatists in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. …read more Source: The Times of...
Senate Okays Defense Bill Over White House Objections
The US Senate on Thursday passed a $612-billion defense policy bill, over White House objections, that allows lethal weapons for Ukraine, and virtually prevents President Barack Obama from closing the… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Parliament Fires Powerful Security Chief
Ukraine’s parliament today fired the powerful head of the SBU state security service after he fell foul of President Petro Poroshenko and became embroiled in a conflict with the nation’s chief prosecu… …read more Source:...
Russia May Toughen Counter-Sanctions Over Ukraine, Says Kremlin Aide
Russia may toughen its response to sanctions imposed by the European Union over the crisis in Ukraine if the bloc extends its measures against Moscow, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Stan Wawrinka knocked out at Queen’s tournament
French Open champion Stan Wawrinka joins the list of the tennis stars to be knocked out of the Queen’s Club tournament as Kevin Anderson defeated him in the second round of the Aegon Championships. The second seed player struggled against Anderson’s stunning tennis display, crashing to a 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (13-11) defeat, the BBC reported....
More than 60 million people displaced last year; half of them children: UN Refugee agency
Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year, the highest ever recorded number, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday. More than half the displaced from crises including Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia were children, UNHCR said in its annual Global Trends Report. In 2014, an average...
Latvia says Russia tension worst since Cuban missile crisis
Russia’s nuclear “sabre-rattling” and refusal to abide by the terms of a ceasefire in Ukraine have dragged East-West relations to their lowest level since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on Thursday. This week Russia announced it was adding 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles...
NATO says implementing ‘biggest’ defence boost since Cold War, Spearhead force key element
Soldiers park their amphibious vehicles on a ship as they participate in a massive amphibious landing during NATO sea exercises BALTOPS 2015 that are to reassure the Baltic Sea region allies in the face of a resurgent Russia, in Ustka, Poland, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. (Source: AP) NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance was...
Putin to meet Saudi prince amid Syria tensions: Aide
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Saudi Arabia’s defence minister this week in a meeting aimed at boosting bilateral ties after years of tensions over Syria, his aide said today. Putin will meet Prince Mohammed bin Salman, believed to be a favoured son of King Salman, on Thursday on the sidelines of the Saint Petersburg...
Germany accuses Putin of Cold War reflexes after Moscow beefs up nuclear arsenal
Russian President Vladimir Putin is acting with Cold War reflexes, Germany’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, after Moscow decided to add more than 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal. “President Putin’s announcement to stock up Russia’s strategic missile arsenal is unnecessary and certainly...
