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Russian poisoning denials ‘increasingly absurd’: UK’s Johnson
BRUSSELS: Moscow’s denials over its involvement in the nerve agent poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain are growing “increasingly absurd”, British foreign minister Boris Johnson said Monday. The Kremlin has rejected allegations by London and its allies that Russia was behind the March 4 attack on Sergei Skripal and his...
Merkel to push for EU unity on delicate Poland trip
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and President Andrzej Duda. (Reuters pic) BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will emphasize bilateral ties and the need for European unity when she meets with leading Polish officials, amid ongoing differences between the allies over Polish judicial reforms,...
Cirque du Soleil aerialist falls to his death
MIAMI: An aerialist fell to his death while performing in a Cirque du Soleil show in Tampa, Florida, the Montreal-based company said Sunday. Yann Arnaud was suspended by straps above the stage during a performance of its VOLTA show on Saturday night when he fell, according to a statement. He was rushed to a hospital but died of his injuries....
Cirque du Soleil aerialist falls to his death
Yann Arnaud was performing in a Cirque du Soleil show in Tampa, Florida, when he fell. (File pic) MIAMI: An aerialist fell to his death while performing in a Cirque du Soleil show in Tampa, Florida, the Montreal-based company said Sunday. Yann Arnaud was suspended by straps above the stage during a performance of its VOLTA show on Saturday night...
Russian voters share concerns in predictable poll
MOSCOW: From frustration with corruption and poverty to Moscow’s showdown with the West, Russians shared their concerns as they voted in Sunday’s presidential election that is set to extend President Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin term to 2024. “Of course I’m for Putin, he’s a leader,” said Olga Matyunina, a...
Putin eyes 4th term in polls as opposition cries foul
Russian President and Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin at a polling station during the presidential election in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2018. (Reuters pic) MOSCOW: Russians were voting Sunday in an election set to hand President Vladimir Putin a fourth Kremlin term but slammed by the opposition as a sham as tensions with Britain escalated...
Putin eyes fourth term as Russians go to polls
MOSCOW: Russians voted Sunday in an election set to hand President Vladimir Putin a fourth term, as the country is embroiled in a crisis with Britain and its allies over a spy poisoning. With the vast country stretching across 11 time zones, polls opened in the Russian far east at 2000 GMT on Saturday and will close in Kaliningrad, the...
Russia votes with strongman Putin set for fourth term
Vladimir Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, is polling at around 70 percent ahead and is expected to win a historic fourth term in the presidential election on Sunday. – AFP photo Russians headed to the polls Sunday in elections set to hand President Vladimir Putin a historic fourth Kremlin term, as the country faces increasing...
Isolated but defiant, Russia set to re-elect strongman Putin
MOSCOW: Russia was on Sunday set to elect Vladimir Putin to a historic fourth Kremlin term, as the country faces increasing isolation over a spy poisoning in Britain and a fresh round of US sanctions. Since taking power 18 years ago, Putin has stamped his total authority on the country, silencing opposition and reasserting Moscow’s lost...
EU summit to send ‘clear message’ on ex-spy poisoning
EU leaders will discuss a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy in Britain at a Brussels summit next week, with president Donald Tusk saying the bloc would send a “clear message”. AFP file photo BRUSSELS: EU leaders will discuss a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy in Britain at a Brussels summit next week, with president Donald Tusk saying...
