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Belarus re-elects ‘last dictator of Europe’ Alexander Lukashenko for fifth term
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected for a fifth term on Sunday. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko won a fifth term in office by a landslide on Sunday in an election that could see an easing of relations with the West and raise questions about his ties to Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Lukashenko’s re-election...
Pope Francis, Angela Merkel among contenders for Nobel Peace Prize to be announced Friday
Pope Francis (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are among the contenders for the Nobel Peace Prize Pope Francis and a line-up of anti-nuclear campaigners headed lists of favourites to win the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize on the eve of Friday’s announcement. The Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was...
Russian President Putin spends his birthday playing hockey with NHL stars
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in an ice hockey match between former NHL stars and officials at the Shayba Arena in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin spent his 63rd birthday on the ice, playing hockey with NHL stars against Russian officials and tycoons. (Alexei...
Syria airstrike: NATO criticises ‘unacceptable’ Russian incursion into Turkish airspace
Russian war planes and those of the United States and its allies are now flying combat missions over the same country for the first time since World War Two, with Moscow repeatedly targeting insurgents trained and armed by Washington’s allies. (Source: AP file photo) The United States and its NATO allies denounced Russia on Monday for...
Russia’s airstrikes in Syria playing well at home; reclaiming global power status
A demonstrator holds a picture depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin during a protest against Russian military operations in Syria, in Istanbul, Turkey. AP Photo Whatever effect Russia’s airstrikes are having on the ground in Syria, their impact at home is clear: They prove to Russians that their country is showing up the United States...
Russia says warplanes hit Islamic State, denying criticism
The Syrian civil war, which grew out of an uprising against Assad, has killed more than 250,000 people since March 2011 and sent millions of refugees fleeing to other countries in the Middle East and Europe. (Source: AP) Russia on Thursday insisted its warplanes in Syria were hitting at the same terrorists targeted by the US and contradicted...
Russia carries out ‘pre-emptive’ airstrikes in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, holds a meeting with senior government officials at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Russian military jets carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria on Wednesday for the first time, after President Vladimir Putin received parliamentary...
Kremlin grants President Vladimir Putin right to deploy troops in Syria
The last time the Russian parliament granted Putin the right to deploy troops abroad, a technical requirement under Russian law, Moscow seized Crimea from Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The Indian...
Vladimir Putin offers to meet Elton John after hoax call
Vladimir “Vovan” Krasnov and Alexei “Lexus” Stolyarov, who are famous for prank-calling Ukrainian and Russian celebrities, prank-called John after they heard that the singer told BBC he would like to meet Putin to discuss gay rights. …read more Source: The Indian...
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin to meet; Syria and Ukraine vie for attention
The White House insisted the meeting would focus on eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed forces are fighting the Kiev government, prompting tough sanctions that have damaged Russia’s economy. …read more Source: The Indian...
