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Philippines seeks help from US in South China Sea dispute
“We are, at this point, seeking additional support from the United States in terms of being able to take a stronger position in defending our position, which is to uphold the rule of law,” Albert del Rosario, Manila’s foreign minister, told journalists. (Reuters) The Philippines is seeking more “substantive” support from its long-time...
Russia will go to court if Ukraine does not repay debt on time, Finance Minister says
Russia will turn to arbitration courts should Ukraine fail to repay a $3 billion debt on time, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Tuesday. “In case of no repayment, we will turn to arbitration courts,” Siluanov told Russia’s state-owned Rossiya-1 television channel. Russia, which holds $3 billion of Ukrainian bonds due in...
Günter Grass warned humanity of ‘sleepwalking’ into world war in final interview
Germany’s Nobel-winning author Gunter Grass said he feared humanity was “sleepwalking” into a world war in the last interview he gave before his death. “We have on the one side Ukraine, whose situation is not improving; in Israel and Palestine things are getting worse; the disaster the Americans left in Iraq, the...
Canada to send around 200 military trainers to Ukraine
Canada, following in the steps of the United States and Britain, will send around 200 troops to Ukraine to help train soldiers who are battling Russian-back separatists, Ottawa said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement that the troops would be based in western Ukraine – far from the fighting – until March 31,...
Government changes name of visa on arrival scheme to e-tourist visa
The newly-launched tourist visa on arrival scheme will be known as e-Tourist Visa from Wednesday with government making the change following requests from various quarters. Home Ministry officials said the name of the scheme – ‘Tourist visa on arrival enabled by electronic travel authorisation (TVoA-ETA)’ was creating confusion...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine rages on overnight despite talks
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, from left, pose for a group photo at Villa Borsig, the official guest house of the foreign ministry, in Berlin on Monday, April 13, 2015 before their meeting to discuss...
Putin ships missile sytem to Iran; US, Israel express grave concerns
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in the Novo Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow on Monday, April 13, 2015. The Kremlin says Russia has lifted its ban on the delivery of a sophisticated air defense missile system to Iran. (AP Photo) President Vladimir Putin on Monday sanctioned the delivery of a highly capable Russian air...
Violence escalates in east Ukraine ahead of talks
Ukraine’s military accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of using heavy weapons that were meant to have been withdrawn under a ceasefire deal, after one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six wounded in rebel-held territories. …read more Source: The Times of...
Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Meets Counterparts for Ukraine Talks
Germany’s foreign minister met his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Monday evening to discuss how the Minsk agreement can be put into action as violence intensified in eastern U… …read more Source:...
US raises concerns over Russia lifting ban on missiles to Iran
US Secretary of State John Kerry raised concerns with his Russian counterpart over Russia’s decision to lift a ban on missile deliveries to Iran, the White House said on Monday. Russia’s decision to start an oil-for-goods swap could also raise sanctions concerns, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at a daily briefing....
