Section: Malaysia
US warns of new Chinese missile launchpads in South China Sea
WASHINGTON: China is nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, two US officials told Reuters. The development is likely to raise questions about whether and how the United States will respond, given its vows to take a tough...
U.S officials: China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles
WASHINGTON: China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, is nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, two U.S. officials told Reuters. The development is likely to raise questions about whether and how the United...
Ukraine ceasefire 'doesn't look too good' – OSCE head
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The head of the OSCE said on Tuesday that a ceasefire in Ukraine was not looking “too good” and confirmation of the agreed removal of heavy artillery would have to wait until at least Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian MP plans to travel to Washington to push peace plan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Ukrainian lawmaker who proposed an alternative plan for peace with Russian-backed separatists to U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration told Reuters on Tuesday he plans to travel to Washington to present the proposal publicly. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian businessman Firtash arrested in Vienna on European arrest warrant
VIENNA (Reuters) – Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash was detained in Vienna on a European arrest warrant, a spokeswoman for Vienna’s prosecutors said on Tuesday, minutes after an Austrian court decided to extradite Firtash to the United States. …read more Source: The...
Austrian court grants U.S. request to extradite Ukrainian mogul Firtash
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian court on Tuesday granted a request by the United States to extradite Ukrainian mogul Dmytro Firtash over bribery allegations. …read more Source: The...
Pence reassures Europe, demands NATO pay up
BRUSSELS: US Vice President Mike Pence told nervous Europeans Monday that Donald Trump will remain committed to transatlantic ties, but warned NATO allies they must boost their defence spending in return. Capping a European trip aimed at allaying fears about the new administration’s support, Pence said Washington’s backing for the EU...
Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin dead at 64
NEW YORK: Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who for years fended off Western criticism and skillfully defended Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and Syria, died Monday in New York. He was 64. Churkin collapsed while at work at the Russian mission to the United Nations Monday morning and was rushed to a Manhattan...
Pence reassures Europe, demands NATO pay up
BRUSSELS: US Vice President Mike Pence told nervous Europeans Monday that Donald Trump will remain committed to transatlantic ties, but warned NATO allies they must boost their defence spending in return. Capping a European trip aimed at allaying fears about the new administration’s support, Pence said Washington’s backing for the EU...
NYT: Trump aides in back-door Ukraine peace plan
NEW YORK: President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, a business associate and a Ukrainian lawmaker have drawn up a peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, presenting the proposal to the administration’s former national security advisor, the New York Times reported Sunday. According to the report, Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen...
