Section: The Indian Express (India)
Germany’s Angela Merkel says talks with Britain on EU exit won’t be easy
(From L to R) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Francois Hollande, at PGE National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, July 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Negotiations between the European...
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau says Russia not been “positive partner” on Minsk ceasefire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau smile as they talk to each other during a signing ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine. (Source: AP Photo) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that Russia has not been a “positive partner” as regards its obligations in the Minsk ceasefire agreement to...
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in separatist east
Eight of the injured soldiers suffered concussion during artillery shelling over the weekend near Luganske, a village 50 kilometres northeast of the rebels’ de facto capital Donetsk. (Source: Google maps) Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and sixteen wounded as violent clashes continued between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in...
Hollande asks for military action against Syrian Qaeda affiliate
French President Francois Hollande speaks at a press conference during the second day of the NATO Summit, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, July 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz) French President Francois Hollande has called for international action against an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, warning that the recent losses sustained by the Islamic State...
NATO to hold next summit at new Brussels new HQ in 2017
NATO’s new headquarters at Brussels. (Google Maps) NATO leaders will hold their next summit in Brussels in 2017 at the alliance’s new headquarters, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday. “We look forward to meet again in 2017 at our new headquarters in Brussels,” Stoltenberg said in Warsaw, where leaders had gathered to...
US expels 2 Russian officials after diplomat attack
Diplomatic relations between US and Russia remain constraint despite co-operation on several issues. (Representational Picture) The United States has expelled two Russian officials in retaliation over an “unprovoked” attack on its diplomat by a Russian policeman outside the US embassy in Moscow last month. “On June 17, we expelled two Russian...
UN launches global warning site to publish attacks on commercial airlines more quickly
In response to downing to recent events such as downing of Commercial airlines Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine last year UN aviation wing has launched the global warming system. A UN website launched as part of a global response to the downing of a Malaysian airliner in 2014 will post warnings about potential attacks against aircraft more...
US expelled two Russian officials after ‘attack’ on US diplomat
The United States expelled two Russian officials on June 17 in response to what it described as a Russian policeman’s attack on a US diplomat in Moscow earlier in the month, the State Department said. “On June 17, we expelled two Russian officials from the United States in response to this attack,” State Department spokesman John Kirby told...
NATO chief says helping partners’ armed forces is crucial
President Barack Obama, center, speaks during a joint statement with European Council President Donald Tusk, left, and the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, right, in Warsaw, Poland Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The NATO military alliance doesn’t only need to reinforce its own armed forces, it also...
President Barack Obama to huddle with European Union leaders over Brexit
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Minister Krzysztof Szczerski, Foreign Policy Adviser to Poland, after arriving at Chopin Airport in Warsaw. President Obama is scheduled to meet other EU leader as well.(Source: AP) President Barack Obama is in Poland to huddle with European Union leaders and discuss how the 28-member body plans to...
