Section: Malaysia
Ukrainian, Iranian among 36 people killed in Istanbul airport attack – officials
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – One Ukrainian and one Iranian citizen were among 36 people killed by three suicide bombers in an attack at Istanbul’s main international airport on Tuesday night blamed on Islamic State militants, officials from the two countries said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Dutch PM Rutte wants 'legally binding' assurances over Ukraine deal – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte asked European Union leaders on Tuesday for “legally binding” assurances to address his country’s concerns over a trade and association deal with Ukraine, but did not say he would block it, diplomats said. …read more Source: The...
US accuses Russia of harassing, intimidating diplomats
WASHINGTON: The United States has complained to Russia about a mounting campaign of harassment and intimidation of American diplomats and their families in Moscow, the State Department said on Monday. Among those to raise objections, US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, State...
Kerry raises harassment of US diplomats in Moscow with Putin
WASHINGTON: Russian harassment and surveillance of US diplomats in Moscow has increased significantly and US Secretary of State John Kerry raised the issue recently with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the State Department said on Monday. Kerry last raised the matter with Putin on March 24 this year, a State Department official said. “He has...
Syria's HNC urges EU sanctions to push Russia onto peace track
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s main opposition group said on Monday the European Union should impose targeted sanctions on Russian companies supporting the war in Syria as it sought to consolidate its position before a potential new round of peace talks in Geneva next month. …read more Source: The...
Will the Dutch follow Britain out the door?
THE HAGUE: Britain’s vote to leave the EU has sent shockwaves across the Netherlands, a founding father of the European community, but despite a push by eurosceptics analysts say a referendum here is unlikely soon. “Now it is our turn,” trumpeted Geert Wilders, the leader of the anti-Islam far right Freedom Party (PVV), just...
Knockout ties will bring out best in Germany: Neuer
LILLE, France: Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer believes the world champions can put a slow start to Euro 2016 behind them and thrive under the pressure of knockout football when they face Slovakia on Sunday. Joachim Loew’s side progressed to the last 16 as winners of Group C, beating Ukraine and Northern Ireland, drawing with Poland and all...
'Brexit' threatens to undermine U.S.-Britain special relationship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to leave the European Union could send damaging shockwaves through the bedrock Anglo-American “special relationship,” raising questions about London’s willingness and ability to back U.S.-led efforts in global crises ranging from the Middle East to Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
EU referendums: Europeans sometimes say ‘No’
Leave.EU supporters wave Union flags and cheer as results come in at the Leave.EU referendum party at Millbank Tower in central London -AFP photo BRUSSELS: Britain’s referendum on whether to remain in the EU has taken place in a climate of growing euroscepticism across the bloc, and is just the latest of many EU plebiscites. National...
Russia seen putting new nuclear-capable missiles along NATO border by 2019
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is likely to deploy advanced nuclear-capable missiles in its European exclave of Kaliningrad by 2019, casting the move as a reply to a U.S.-backed missile shield, and may one day put them in Crimea too, sources close to its military predict. …read more Source: The...
