Section: Malaysia
Germany, France press for peace plan action ahead of Ukraine visit
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany and France on Monday called for the implementation of the Minsk peace plan for Ukraine, urging both Moscow and Kiev to set aside differences and push forward with reforms. …read more Source: The...
EU says Ukraine at 'critical juncture', must stick to reforms
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s renewed political crisis has left the country at a “critical juncture” but Kiev must stick to necessary reforms, the European Union said on Monday after Kiev’s ruling coalition last week lost its majority in the parliament. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Eurovision song mourns Moscow purge of Crimean Tatars
KIEV (Reuters) – A Crimean Tatar who sings about Joseph Stalin’s deportation of hundreds of thousands of people from her Black Sea homeland will represent Ukraine at the Eurovision song contest, two years after Russia annexed the territory. …read more Source: The...
US dominates arms trade as Asia, Mid-East boost imports
STOCKHOLM: The global transfer of major arms has risen in recent years, with the United States increasing its dominance of the trade while the flow of weaponry to Africa, Asia and the Middle East has increased, a new study published Monday showed. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, the volume of...
Ukraine and rebels swap nine prisoners in first 2016 exchange
MARINKA: Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels on Saturday exchanged nine prisoners captured in the country’s war-torn east in the first such swap this year, an AFP journalist witnessed. The swap between the Kiev army and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) took place at mid-day on a road through fields close to the town of...
3,000 couples in Unification Church mass wedding
Newlywed couples attend a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong, South Korea. — Reuters photo SEOUL: Thousands of couples took part in a mass wedding yesterday by South Korea’s Unification Church, with the widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon presiding over the event at a giant...
Ukraine and rebels swap 9 prisoners in first 2016 exchange
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels today exchanged nine prisoners captured in the country’s war-torn east in the first such swap this year, an AFP journalist witnessed. The swap between the Kiev army and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) took place at mid-day on a road through fields close to the town of Marinka, some...
Biden welcomes passage of Ukraine reforms in call with Poroshenko – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in a telephone call on Thursday, commended Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on the passage of anti-corruption legislation sought by the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine vows to fight Russian US$3b debt claim in London court
KIEV: Kiev vowed on Thursday to fight Russia’s demand for the full repayment of a US$3 billion (RM12.53 billion) loan it issued to Ukraine in 2013 under ousted Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych. Russia on Wednesday filed a lawsuit with the High Court in London after the two sides failed to reach a private settlement over the debt....
Ukraine Samopomich party quits ruling coalition
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Samopomich party has decided to quit the ruling coalition, one of its leaders Oleh Berezyuk said on Thursday, increasing pressure on prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk to find new allies or risk the collapse of the government. …read more Source: The...
