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UN council weighs measure rejecting US Jerusalem decision
The United States is expected to use its veto power to block the measure while it is predicted most, if not all, of the 14 other council members are expected to back the draft resolution. – AFP photo UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution finding any change to the status of Jerusalem has no legal...
UN council weighs measure rejecting US Jerusalem decision
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution finding any change to the status of Jerusalem has no legal effect and must be reversed, after the US recognized the city as Israel’s capital. Egypt circulated the draft text on Saturday, and diplomats said the council could vote on the proposed measure as early as...
Russia election date set for March 18
MOSCOW: Russia’s presidential election will take place on March 18, the upper house of parliament said Friday, in polls that are all but certain to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for a new six-year term. The election campaign will kick off on Monday, agencies quoted senators as saying. “According to our calculations there are...
Four Ukraine soldiers killed in rebel east
KIEV: Ukraine on Saturday reported the death of four soldiers in the latest spike of fighting with Russian-backed rebels in the east, in the heaviest daily toll over the past weeks of the simmering conflict. The military said the soldiers died in clashes in the area north of the insurgents’ de facto capital of Donetsk. “The situation...
Protesters gather in Kiev after police recapture former Georgia leader Saakashvili
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian police recaptured the former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili on Friday, prompting further protests in central Kiev by his supporters who freed him from police custody earlier this week. …read more Source: The...
Paul Manafort, Special Counsel Mueller tussle over Ukrainian op-ed
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort did not violate a court gag order when he helped edit an opinion piece about his political work in Ukraine, his defence lawyer Kevin Downing argued in a court filing on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Manafort tried to pen positive op-ed on Ukraine work – special counsel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Monday accused President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, of working with a Russian colleague to draft an opinion piece about his political work for Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Trump seeks to quash Tillerson sacking rumour
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday tried to shut down reports that he is on the verge of sacking or forcing out his chief diplomat, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Trump took to Twitter to brand reports of Tillerson’s imminent replacement “FAKE NEWS!” – although the US leader’s admission that he has had to...
The Trump-Russia probe: What we know
WASHINGTON: In a spectacular twist to the US probe into allegations of Russian election meddling, Donald Trump’s former top advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to lying over his contacts with Moscow, and promised to cooperate with the wide-ranging investigation. While Russia continues to deny it interfered in the 2016 election, US...
Millions at risk in ‘forgotten’ Ukraine crisis: Aid groups
BERLIN: The “forgotten” humanitarian crisis in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine threatens millions as harsh winter weather sets in, aid groups warned on Wednesday. Action Against Hunger, Doctors of the World and other non-government groups called on the international community to help alleviate food, water and heating fuel shortages....
