Section: Malaysia
Tillerson takes charge of restive State Department
WASHINGTON: Former ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson was sworn in Wednesday to take charge of a US State Department simmering with opposition to President Donald Trump’s refugee ban. After the 64-year-old oilman’s nomination was confirmed by the Senate, he headed to the White House, where Trump formally named the political...
Moscow denies it shot at Ukrainian warplane – Tass
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Black Sea naval command on Wednesday denied an allegation by Kiev that a Ukrainian AN-26 military cargo plane had been shot over the sea, Tass news agency cited the command as saying. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says military cargo plane shot at from Russian-held gas rig
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said on Wednesday a Ukrainian military cargo plane had been shot at with a firearm from a Russian-held gas rig on the Black Sea. …read more Source: The...
NATO calls on Russia to help stop spike in violence in east Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Russia on Wednesday to use its “considerable influence” with rebels in eastern Ukraine to end what he described as “the most serious spike in violations” of a shaky truce there in a long time. …read more Source: The...
Global alarm over Ukraine fighting as death toll hits 19
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: The death toll from the latest escalation in fighting in Ukraine rose to 19 on Wednesday as international alarm rang out over the spike in bloodshed in the European Union’s back yard. Government forces and Russian-backed separatists exchanged mortar and rocket fire for a fourth day around the flashpoint eastern town of...
Kremlin says Ukraine flare-up shows need for U.S.-Russia talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A recent flare-up of hostilities in eastern Ukraine shows the need for a swift resumption in dialogue between the United States and Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Germany's Schulz calls Trump 'un-American', warns against lifting Russia sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s centre-left chancellor candidate Martin Schulz has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies as “un-American” and warned against lifting sanctions imposed against Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
U.N. Security Council expresses 'grave concern' over Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council expressed its “grave concern” on Tuesday over the “dangerous deterioration” in eastern Ukraine and called for a halt to the violence. …read more Source: The...
U.S. says deeply concerned by spike in violence in eastern Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is “deeply concerned” with the spike in violence in eastern Ukraine, which has caused dozens of Ukrainian military and civilian casualties, the State Department said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Clashes in Ukraine flashpoint town rage for third day
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels clashed heavily for a third straight day at a flashpoint town Tuesday, as thousands of locals remained without power after a deadly surge in fighting. The industrial hub of Avdiivka came under attack on Sunday from insurgents seeking to wrest back territory controlled by Kiev during...
