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Obama, EU leaders agree to maintain cooperation via NATO after Trump victory
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders on Friday underscored the importance of working together in NATO and chided Russia for its bombing of Syria and failure to implement a Ukrainian peace accord. …read more Source: The...
Merkel – Didn't discuss sanctions on Russia over Syria with Obama, EU leaders
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that President Barack Obama and European leaders did not discuss imposing sanctions against Russia over its military involvement in Syria when they met in Berlin on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Obama in Berlin urges Trump to ‘stand up to Russia’
BERLIN: US President Barack Obama, on a farewell visit to Europe, said Thursday he hoped Donald Trump would “stand up” to Russia but added he was “cautiously optimistic” about his successor in the White House. Speaking in Berlin, Obama also praised as an “outstanding” international partner his host Angela...
Obama in Berlin urges Trump to ‘stand up to Russia’
US President Barack Obama (L) speaks while German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens during a press conference after their meeting at the chancellery in Berlin on Nov 17, 2016. AFP Photo US President Barack Obama, on a farewell visit to Europe, said Thursday he hoped Donald Trump would “stand up” to Russia but added he was “cautiously optimistic”...
U.S.'s Kerry says discussed Aleppo, Ukraine with Russia's Lavrov
LIMA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters on Thursday he discussed “all aspects” of Aleppo, Syria and Ukraine in a meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. …read more Source: The...
Obama says hopes Trump will ‘stand up’ to Russia
BERLIN: US President Barack Obama said Thursday he hoped his successor Donald Trump would “stand up” to Russia when it breaches international norms, citing the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. Obama said he hoped Trump, who has voiced admiration for President Vladimir Putin, “is willing to stand up to Russia where they are deviating from our...
Russia's Lavrov, USA's Kerry to discuss Syria, Ukraine in Peru
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov would meet his U.S. counterpart John Kerry in Peru this week, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a news briefing on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Saakashvili says Ukraine president allowing corruption to flourish
KIEV (Reuters) – Firing an honest prosecutor, starving reformers of funding and support, allowing the intimidation of progressive officials. …read more Source: The...
Haute cuisine: top French chefs’ food bound for space station
French space rookie Thomas Pesquet will lift off for a six-month mission to the ISS with a selection of dishes by top French chefs Alain Ducasse and Thierry Marx. – AFP Photo BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN): A French astronaut will join Russian and US counterparts blasting off Friday for the International Space Station, taking some Michelin-starred cuisine...
Obama to pass torch to Merkel on farewell visit
BERLIN: US President Barack Obama pays a farewell visit Thursday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, widely seen as the new standard bearer of liberal democracy since the election of Donald Trump. On the last leg of his final European tour as president, Obama will underline shared values, try to ease fears about the future of the transatlantic...
