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Merkel, Macron, Putin agree on importance of ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
HAMBURG (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany, France and Russia met on Saturday and agreed on the importance of implementing a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, agreed under the Minsk accords, a German government spokesman said. …read more Source: The...
Trump versus the rest as violent G20 wraps up
HAMBURG: US President Donald Trump heads Saturday into the final day of a fractious and violent G20 summit in Germany at odds even with America’s traditional Western allies. Negotiators from the world’s 20 top economies were expected to have worked all night trying to hammer out a final summit statement that at least gives the...
Trump versus the rest as violent G20 wraps up
US President Donald Trump attends the banquet after a concert at the Elbphilharmonie concert hall during the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. AFP photo HAMBURG: US President Donald Trump heads Saturday into the final day of a fractious and violent G20 summit in Germany at odds even with America’s traditional Western allies....
Trump and Putin find chemistry, draw criticism in first meeting
HAMBURG: In a meeting that ran longer than either side had planned, US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed alleged Russian meddling in the US election on Friday but agreed to focus on better ties rather than litigating the past. Trump, a Republican who called it an “honor” to meet with the Russian president, drew...
Putin discussed Syria, Ukraine, cyber-security with Trump – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said he discussed Ukraine, Syria, terrorism and cyber-security with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Friday, Russian news agencies reported. …read more Source: The...
Trump-Putin in first showdown at fractious G20 summit
HAMBURG: US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were to meet Friday for the first time in a highly-awaited encounter at a G20 summit marred by divisive issues, a rift between America and its Western allies over climate change, and violent protests. New clashes erupted outside the fortified venue in the German port city of...
U.S. taps ex-envoy to NATO Volker to resolve Ukraine crisis – report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has appointed Kurt Volker, the former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, to serve as a special representative to Ukraine, according to a pooled media report citing State Department official R.C. Hammond. …read more Source: The...
Protests turn violent for Trump’s maiden G20
Up to 100,000 demonstrators are expected before and during the two-day Group of 20 meeting bringing US President Donald Trump, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and other leaders to Hamburg. AFP photo HAMBURG, Germany: Demonstrations turned violent late Thursday ahead of a tricky first G20 summit for US President Donald...
Protests turn violent for Trump’s maiden G20
HAMBURG: Demonstrations turned violent late Thursday ahead of a tricky first G20 summit for US President Donald Trump, as German police clashed with a hard core of masked anti-capitalist activists hurling bottles and stones. What should have been a peaceful march by around 12,000 people in Hamburg protesting against globalisation was halted as...
UK concerned at 'faltering' Ukraine reforms – foreign minister Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was worried Ukrainian government reforms were faltering, citing concerns over the selection of Supreme Court judges and obstacles facing anti-graft civil society groups. …read more Source: The...
