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Germany says still far away from a solution to Ukraine
SOFIA (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday that a solution to the crisis in Ukraine was still a long way off, and that Ukraine will need significant support given the dire state of its economy. …read more Source: The...
China holds man who ‘sold 500 aircraft carrier images’
BEIJING: A Chinese man who sold 500 pictures of the country’s first aircraft carrier has been detained in a spying investigation, local media reported, the latest web user allegedly exploited by foreign intelligence agencies. The man, surnamed Zhang, began taking pictures of the Liaoning – a Soviet-era vessel bought from Ukraine – after he...
Japan vows to stop gaffe-prone ex-premier visiting Crimea
Japan vowed Tuesday to try to stop a gaffe-prone former prime minister from visiting Crimea to ask its citizens how they feel about being annexed by Russia. A clearly exasperated Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters the government was trying to prevent Yukio Hatoyama from making the trip, amid fears he might muddy the diplomatic…...
Carnegie Hall debut cancelled over Nazi anthem
NEW YORK: A debut at Carnegie Hall meant to showcase a young composer was abruptly cancelled after management realized it featured a snippet of a Nazi German anthem. The New York Youth Symphony was set to premiere the orchestral work on Sunday at the prestigious concert hall but the orchestra’s management removed it, saying that such an...
Carnegie Hall debut canceled over Nazi anthem
NEW YORK: A debut at Carnegie Hall meant to showcase a young composer was abruptly canceled after management realized it featured a snippet of a Nazi German anthem. The New York Youth Symphony was set to premiere the orchestral work on Sunday at the prestigious concert hall but the orchestra’s management removed it, saying that such an...
Ukraine says rebels attack near Mariupol, Nato deploys Baltics troops
Ukraine accused pro-Russian separatists Monday of using mortars and a tank to fire on government positions near the eastern port of Mariupol in clashes that lasted several hours, violating a nearly month-old ceasefire. The militants fired on Ukraine’s positions and were attempting to “force our contingents from Shyrokyne,” a...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says rebels have withdrawn significant amount of heavy weapons
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday pro-Russian rebels had withdrawn a significant amount of weaponry from the front-lines in eastern Ukraine in accordance with a three-week-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Obama – U.S., Europe need to work to ensure monitoring of Ukraine ceasefire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday that Europe and the United States need to work to ensure there is effective international monitoring of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Rebel fighters enjoy lull on eastern Ukraine front
MOLOCHNOYE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Uneasy calm and domesticity have settled over rebel positions in the ruins of front-line towns in east Ukraine as steps are taken to observe a fragile ceasefire that each side expects the other to violate with a fresh offensive. …read more Source: The...
U.S. military unit headed to Baltics for training mission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 750 U.S. Army tanks, fighting vehicles and other pieces of military equipment arrived in Latvia on Monday as a part of a training mission to reassure NATO allies worried about potential Russian aggression due to the Ukraine crisis, the Pentagon said. …read more Source: The...
