Section: Malaysia
First Putin-May meeting ‘constructive’: Kremlin
HANGZHOU, China: Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May for the first time Sunday, telling her Russia wants to re-establish ties in all areas, the Kremlin said. The meeting, on the margins of a G20 summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, was “good, constructive and open”, Kremlin...
Germany's foreign minister eyes regulation to keep Ukraine ceasefire in weeks
OSLO (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday he hoped a new regulation aimed at maintaining a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine could be completed soon by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). …read more Source: The...
Crimean dissident says psychiatric detainment a risk to his health
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – A Crimean dissident undergoing enforced psychiatric testing by Russian authorities is being held in a dilapidated medical facility and says the poor conditions are a danger to his physical health. …read more Source: The...
EU and neighbouring states join global aviation emissions pact
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and 16 surrounding countries including Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia, said on Saturday they would join the first phase of a UN-brokered deal to limit carbon emissions from international flights, following a similar pledge by China and the United States. …read more Source: The...
Lithuania says it supplies ammunition to Ukraine for first time in two years
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania says it has supplied lethal weaponry to Ukraine for the first time since 2014. …read more Source: The...
Abe calls for ‘new epoch’ in Russia-Japan ties hit by WWII dispute
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pix) on Saturday appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a new era in ties hampered by a territorial dispute dating back to WWII. “Let’s put an end to this abnormal situation, which has lasted 70 years and together start to build a new epoch in Russia-Japan ties...
EU's Mogherini says 'back-to-school' ceasefire holding in east Ukraine
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – The European Union’s top diplomat said on Friday that a “back-to-school” ceasefire seemed to be holding in eastern Ukraine where Russia-backed fighters took up arms against Kiev troops in April, 2014, a conflict that has killed more than 9,500 people. …read more Source: The...
Putin: I have no idea who hacked US Democratic Party
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he did not know who was behind the hacking of US Democratic Party organisations but it was important the information had been made public, Bloomberg news agency reported on Friday. In an interview two days before a G20 meeting in China with US President Barack Obama and other world leaders, Putin said...
Putin says keen to solve Japan island row
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting Russia for the second time this year. AFP File Photo VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was keen to resolve a territorial dispute with Japan ahead of talks Friday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, although a solution appears far off. Tokyo-Moscow relations are hamstrung by a row...
Japan’s Abe in Russia to warm ties with Putin
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia’s far east on Friday as the countries step up efforts to boost trade ties and resolve a lingering territorial dispute. Tokyo-Moscow relations are hamstrung by a row dating back to the end of World War II when Soviet troops...
