Section: Free Malaysia Today (Malaysia)
Donald Trump: The (Russian) people’s choice
MOSCOW: Is Donald Trump Russia’s best friend? Many in the country seem to believe the flamboyant White House candidate could help fix shattered ties between the two ex-Cold War foes. Hillary Clinton’s rival in the US presidential race has raised eyebrows with his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, reviled by many in the West...
Russian jet came within 10 feet of U.S. spy plane
WASHINGTON: A Russian fighter jet carried out an “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept of a U.S. spy plane over the Black Sea and came within 10 feet (3.05 meters) of the American aircraft, two U.S. defense officials said on Wednesday. The incident is likely to cause more tension between the United States and Russia, who are at odds over the...
Trump’s embattled campaign chairman resigns
Donald Trump sought to reboot his flagging presidential bid Friday, dismissing his tainted campaign chairman, seeking to broaden his shrinking support base by appealing to black voters and visiting flood-ravaged Louisiana. The resignation of the seasoned Republican strategist Paul Manafort — under fire for his pro-Kremlin ties and role in a...
Trump overhauls campaign team again as Clinton surges
NEW YORK: Donald Trump on Wednesday shook up his campaign team for a second time in just two months, fending off suggestions that his presidential run is in crisis as polls show Hillary Clinton cruising toward victory. The Republican White House nominee, who is tanking in swing states, hired a news executive from a virulently anti-Clinton website...
Trump shakes up campaign, names combative news executive in senior role
WASHINGTON: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump overhauled his troubled campaign on Wednesday, hiring the combative head of a conservative news website as chief executive officer and promoting a seasoned political operative to a senior role. Stephen Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart website, was named CEO, while Kellyanne...
Ukrainian protesters accuse prosecutors of abetting corruption
KIEV: Ukrainian activists on Wednesday held a protest in central Kiev accusing the country’s powerful prosecutors of obstructing a newly formed national agency that has exposed massive official corruption. Some 100 protesters gathered outside the office of prosecutor-general Yuri Lutsenko holding posters saying: “Lutsenko, don’t stay...
Trump vows ‘Cold War’ terror fight, immigrant controls
NEW YORK: Donald Trump on Monday laid out a US blueprint for defeating global terrorism in partnership with NATO and Middle East allies, demanding extreme restrictions on immigration and likening the fight to the Cold War. The Republican nominee, who is tanking in the polls following weeks of self-inflicted disasters, made his pitch to be a...
Lavrov urges calm after Ukraine flare-up over Crimea
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday appealed for calm after a flare-up with Ukraine over the annexed Crimea peninsula but warned Moscow was ready to stamp out any attempts to destabilise the region. A simmering feud between Russia and Ukraine sparked by the Kremlin’s seizure of Crimea in 2014 burst back into life on...
Putin accuses Ukraine of incursions into Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. Russia’s security agency announced it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back an armed assault, claims that have ratcheted up...
Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift
SAINT PETERSBURG: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia on Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began healing a bitter feud over Ankara’s downing of a Russian warplane. Erdogan’s visit to Putin’s hometown of Saint Petersburg is also his first foreign trip...
