Section: Malaysia
Merkel says Nord Stream 2 not possible without clarity for Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could not go ahead without clarity on Ukraine’s role as a gas transit route, appearing to harden her stance towards the project. …read more Source: The...
Indonesia seizes alleged ‘slave ship’ wanted by Interpol
Interpol tipped off Indonesian authorities the stateless STS-50, a vessel with a notorious maritime rap sheet, would be entering its waters with authorities concerned the crew were being forced to work. AFP photo JAKARTA: Indonesia seized an alleged “slave ship” following a dramatic high seas chase sparked by an Interpol alert after the vessel...
Indonesia seizes alleged ‘slave ship’ wanted by Interpol
The boat had 20 Indonesians, two Ukrainians and eight Russians aboard, including the captain. (File pic) JAKARTA: Indonesia seized an alleged “slave ship” following a dramatic high seas chase sparked by an Interpol alert after the vessel escaped capture in China and Mozambique, authorities said Tuesday. Interpol tipped off Indonesian authorities...
Ukraine urges cancellation of Russia-Germany gas pipeline
Gazprom is behind the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. (AFP pic) KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday urged Germany to abandon plans to build a controversial second pipeline to bring gas from Russia, saying it would enable a “blockade” against his country. The Nord Stream 2 project is “political bribe money for loyalty to Russia,”...
Manafort says FBI illegally searched storage unit for evidence
Manafort’s lawyers say that an FBI agent improperly obtained access to the unit from a former employee of his political consulting firm who still had a key. (Bloomberg pic) WASHINGTON: Paul Manafort, the indicted former campaign chairman to President Donald Trump, claims the FBI illegally searched a storage unit that held his business and...
US imposes sanctions on Putin’s oligarch allies
WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on seven Russian oligarchs accused of supporting and profiting from President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to undermine western democracies. Senior US officials described the wealthy international businessmen as members of Putin’s “inner circle” and said that any assets...
Ukraine investigates claims Gaddafi funded Tymoshenko campaign
KIEV (Reuters) – Corruption investigators in Ukraine are looking into allegations that late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gave a multi-million euro donation to the presidential campaign of Yulia Tymoshenko in 2010, Ukrainian MP Volodymyr Ariev said. …read more Source: The...
Long-range drones return to monitor Ukraine conflict
STEPANIVKA: Drones with night vision that can fly at more than 200km per hour are the latest tools being used to monitor the most volatile areas in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Along with 700 human monitors, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is using an armada of short-, medium- and long-range drones to check...
Putin launches Turkey nuclear project, vows faster arms delivery
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a meeting in Ankara, Turkey April 3, 2018. (Reuters pic) ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday launched the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power station and vowed to accelerate the delivery of air defence systems to Ankara, in a new...
Hungarian avoids jail for fighting with Ukraine rebels
Supporting the Donetsk People’s Republic is illegal in Hungary. (AFP pic) BUDAPEST: A Hungarian man was handed a two-year suspended jail term on Tuesday for fighting with Russian-backed secessionists in eastern Ukraine in the first ruling of its kind in Hungary. Krisztián L., 43, was convicted by a judge in Szekszárd for “prohibited...
