Section: Malaysia
Biden tells Ukraine U.S. ready to OK loan guarantee – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Biden told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in a call on Friday that the United States is prepared to move forward with a third loan guarantee agreement to support reforms, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
US missile shield in Romania goes live to Russian fury
DEVESELU: A US anti-missile defence system in Romania aimed at protecting NATO members from threats by “rogue” nations became operational Thursday, triggering Russian fury despite US insistence it does not target Moscow. Located in Deveselu in southern Romania, the missile interceptor station will help defend NATO members against the...
Ukrainian MPs clear path for Poroshenko ally to become top prosecutor
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmakers paved the way on Thursday for a close ally of President Petro Poroshenko to become the new General Prosecutor, a position seen by the West as crucial to tackling entrenched corruption. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine, Russia agree some security measures – Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia agreed on Wednesday to create demilitarised zones and implement other security measures in separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine, but they remained at odds over how to move towards local elections. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine recovers 17 paintings stolen from Verona museum
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has recovered 17 paintings, including works by Peter Paul Rubens and Tintoretto, stolen by armed robbers from the Castelvecchio museum in Verona last year, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia boosts power supplies to annexed Crimea
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw on Wednesday the launch of a fourth and final electricity line from Russia to Crimea, which will almost completely end the peninsula’s reliance on the Ukrainian grid for its power. …read more Source: The...
No Ukraine-Russia meeting during London EBRD summit: deputy finance minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Ukrainian government representatives have no plans to meet with their Russian counterparts during the annual meeting of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Kiev’s deputy Finance Minister Artem Shevalev said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Wars displace record 40.8m people in the world
LONDON: The number of people internally displaced by conflicts around the world rose last year to a record 40.8 million people, a report out on Wednesday showed. “This is the highest figure ever recorded and twice the number of refugees worldwide,” said Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), co-authors of the report...
New Panama leaks show offshore firm linked to associate of Ukraine's Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – A deputy director of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s confectionery empire is a beneficiary of a company registered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), according to new information from the leaked “Panama Papers”. …read more Source: The...
Germany to increase troops for first time since Cold War ended
BERLIN: Germany is raising the number of its troops for the first time since 1990, ending a quarter of a century of successive cuts in the army since the end of the Cold War. The Bundeswehr is expected to increase in the next seven years by 14,300 soldiers, while 4,400 civilian officers will also be added to the service, Defence Minister Ursula...
