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Moscow court extends arrest of 4 Ukrainian sailors until April 24 – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A court in Moscow on Tuesday ordered the first four of 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia off the coast of Crimea last year to be held in pre-trial detention until April 24, RIA and Interfax news agencies reported. …read more Source: The...
Thai trial of model claiming Trump secrets set to begin
Detained Belarusian model Anastasia Vashukevich, preparing to board a prison van after a court trial in Pattaya, following a police raid on a sex training course. (AFP pic)PATTAYA: A Belarusian model who sensationally claimed she had proof of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office appeared in court Tuesday for the expected start of her...
Thai trial of model claiming Trump secrets set to begin
PATTAYA, Thailand: A Belarusian model who sensationally claimed she had proof of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office appeared in court Tuesday for the expected start of her trial over running a “sex training course” in Thailand.Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen name Nastya Rybka, has been held in custody since a police raid in...
Trump under fresh scrutiny over relationship with Putin
US President Donald Trump (left) Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump faced uncomfortable new questions yesterday about his relationship with Vladimir Putin despite his angry dismissal of a report that he has kept top aides in the dark about his private conversations with the Russian leader. Republican...
US threatens sanctions over Russia-Germany gas pipeline
Gazprom chief Alexei Miller, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Engie chief Isabelle Kocher in Paris on April 24, 2017, after western partners of Russian giant Gazprom agreed on financing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. (Reuters pic)FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The US ambassador to Germany has warned of sanctions against firms linked to the...
Trump rejects report that he hid details of Putin meetings
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands on July 16, 2018 ahead of a meeting in Helsinki. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has rejected a Washington Post report that he has refused to share details of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin with top US government officials. Trump, in a...
FBI opened probe into whether Trump working for Russians
US President Donald Trump. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry in 2017 into whether US President Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia, The New York Times reported on Friday. The investigation — a dual counterintelligence and criminal probe — was launched after the president fired FBI director James...
FBI opened probe into whether Trump working for Russians
US President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey in May 2017 — a move that helped spark a counterintelligence investigation by the FBI, according to The New York Times. AFP Photo WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry in 2017 into whether US President Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia, The New York...
FBI opened probe into whether Trump was working for Russians
WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry in 2017 into whether US President Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia, The New York Times reported yesterday.The investigation — a dual counterintelligence and criminal probe — was launched after the president fired FBI director James Comey in May 2017, the Times said,...
Dutch to give free legal aid for MH17 claims
Malaysia Airlines MH17 was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 on board. (Reuters pic)THE HAGUE: Dutch officials will provide free legal advice to relatives of those killed in the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine for damages claims, the country’s justice minister said Monday. Justice Minister Ferd...
