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Prague Open: Petra Kvitova battles past Mihaela Buzarnescu to win third title of 2018
May05

Prague Open: Petra Kvitova battles past Mihaela Buzarnescu to win third title of 2018

Petra Kvitova won her third title of the year as she fought back from a set down to beat Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Prague Open final on Saturday. The Czech second seed got off to a flying start and took a 4-1 lead in the opening set but Buzarnescu battled back to break Kvitova’s dominance, winning the next five games to...

Champions League: Liverpool will be on fire against experienced Real Madrid in final, warns coach Jurgen Klopp
May03

Champions League: Liverpool will be on fire against experienced Real Madrid in final, warns coach Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said his team will be “on fire” for the Champions League final in Kiev as they look to stop an experienced Real Madrid side from winning a third consecutive European title. The post Champions League: Liverpool will be on fire against experienced Real Madrid in final, warns coach Jurgen Klopp appeared first on...

Protesters block roads across Armenia in stand-off with authorities
May02

Protesters block roads across Armenia in stand-off with authorities

By Margarita Antidze and Hasmik Mkrtchyan YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenian protesters blocked roads in and around the capital on Wednesday, responding to a call from opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan for a campaign of civil disobedience to force the ruling elite to relinquish its grip on power. Ex-Soviet Armenia is locked in a political crisis...

Ukraine receives U.S. Javelin systems – Poroshenko
Apr30

Ukraine receives U.S. Javelin systems – Poroshenko

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has received the first U.S. Javelin missiles and launch units, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday. In March the U.S. The post Ukraine receives U.S. Javelin systems – Poroshenko appeared first on Firstpost. …read more Source:...

Mike Pompeo dives into NATO diplomacy as allies confront Russia
Apr27

Mike Pompeo dives into NATO diplomacy as allies confront Russia

Pompeo’s aim is to ensure that NATO maintains a unified position of “no business as usual” with Russia until it implements an agreement to end violence in eastern Ukraine and halts destabilising actions for which it is blamed elsewhere, according to a senior US official. …read more Source: The Times of...

‘World class’ Mohamed Salah threatens Ronaldo-Messi grip on Ballon d’Or
Apr25

‘World class’ Mohamed Salah threatens Ronaldo-Messi grip on Ballon d’Or

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah’s virtuoso display in the 5-2 win over AS Roma on Tuesday brought his side to the brink of the Champions League final and posed a serious threat to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s grip on the Ballon d’Or award. The Egyptian scored two brilliant goals in the first half against his former club...

Russian civilians helping Syrian President Assad use military base back home: Witnesses
Apr25

Russian civilians helping Syrian President Assad use military base back home: Witnesses

The Kremlin says it has nothing to do with Russian civilians fighting in Syria but on three recent occasions groups of men flying in from Damascus headed straight to a defence ministry base in Molkino, Reuters reporters witnessed. Molkino in southwestern Russia is where the Russian 10th Special Forces Brigade is based, according to information on...

Maria Sharapova’s claycourt season begins with a loss in Stuttgart opener
Apr24

Maria Sharapova’s claycourt season begins with a loss in Stuttgart opener

Maria Sharapova’s claycourt season got off to a poor start on Tuesday as she lost in three sets to Caroline Garcia in the first round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. France’s Garcia staged a strong fightback to prevail 3-6 7-6(6) 6-4 in two hours and 44 minutes for her first victory over the former world number one in...

Syria War: German minister Heiko Maas urges Russia to cooperate in solving crisis
Apr22

Syria War: German minister Heiko Maas urges Russia to cooperate in solving crisis

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Saturday urged Russia to help solve the Syria crisis as he set off for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations in Toronto. The Syrian conflict has badly damaged already strained relations between the West and Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad. The...

Merkel’s tougher Russia stance meets resistance in Germany
Apr16

Merkel’s tougher Russia stance meets resistance in Germany

With extensive business and energy links to Russia, Germany has been cautious in its relations with Moscow, though Merkel’s tone has hardened over the four years since Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. …read more Source: The...