Section: Malaysia
Iran seeks regional front against US ‘economic terrorism’
Hassan Rouhani TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said US sanctions were ‘economic terrorism’, as he sought to foster a united front from visiting regional officials yesterday. Addressing parliament speakers from Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey, Rouhani said they had all suffered economic pressure from the US. “We...
Bulgaria would face 'major crisis' if Black Sea tensions worsen
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria would face a “major crisis” if military tensions in the Black Sea were to worsen, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Friday, after Russia’s capture of three Ukrainian naval ships and its crews last month prompted fears of an escalation. …read more Source: The...
Germany sees no new EU sanctions on Russia for now
LISBON (Reuters) – Germany does not envision EU sanctions against Russia over its conflict with Ukraine as long as de-escalation efforts continue, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Russia ready to discuss fate of detained Ukrainian sailors after their trial
MILAN (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would only be ready to discuss the fate of a group of Ukrainian sailors it captured last month after their trial was finished. …read more Source: The...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: a 70-year-old aspiration
PARIS: On December 10, 1948 — three years after the Allied victory over the Nazis — the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hopes of creating a better world after the horrors of the war.It was the first time that countries agreed on fundamental rights and freedoms to be protected on a universal scale, for all...
Haley fails in UN bid to condemn Hamas
US Ambassador to the United Nation Nikki Haley addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine in New York. (AFP pic)UNITED NATIONS: A bid championed by US Ambassador Nikki Haley to condemn the Palestinian Hamas movement at the United Nations for firing rockets at Israel failed to secure enough votes for adoption on Thursday. The...
Ukraine asks West to ramp up sanctions on Russia
MILAN (Reuters) – Ukraine urged a gathering of dozens of foreign ministers on Thursday to increase sanctions against Russia, accusing Moscow of ramping up aggression against Kiev and sowing “instability and insecurity” across the West. …read more Source: The...
UN to vote on Haley’s last stand: condemning Hamas
US Ambassador to the United Nation Nikki Haley addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine in New York. (AFP pic)UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly will vote Thursday on a US-drafted resolution condemning the Palestinian Hamas movement, in what could mark US Ambassador Nikki Haley’s parting gesture at the United...
Putin threatens to develop nuclear missiles banned by US-Russia treaty
MOSCOW: A defiant Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to develop nuclear missiles banned under a treaty with the United States after Washington gave Moscow a deadline to comply with the key arms control agreement.The latest spike in tensions came a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would withdraw from a major Cold War...
Moscow dismisses ‘groundless’ US claim Russia breaching arms treaty
MOSCOW: Moscow on Wednesday dismissed US claims that Russia is violating a major Cold War treaty limiting mid-range nuclear arms, from which Washington is planning to withdraw.“Groundless accusations are again being repeated,“ foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday declared Russia in...
