Section: Malaysia
India hopes to avoid US sanctions over Russian missile deal
Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system. (AFP pic)NEW DELHI: India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told AFP. New Delhi has been “heard and...
Defiant Poroshenko – Ukraine's voters will choose substance over style in election
PARIS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s leader on Friday said he was confident of turning the tables on his inexperienced opponent in the second round of the presidential election, saying voters would choose a substantive programme over his challenger’s dangerous populism. …read more Source: The...
U.S. lobbying probes persist though Mueller investigation over
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian interference in U.S. politics is over, but prosecutors are investigating two prominent Washington lobbyists for their work for the former pro-Russian government of Ukraine, according to three sources close to the probe. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian comedian gets serious with investors in bid for presidency
KIEV (Reuters) – In a popular TV series, a fictional Ukrainian president gets so drunk at a dinner with the head of the International Monetary Fund that he throws her into a swimming pool. …read more Source: The...
Factbox – Policies of Ukraine's presidential frontrunner Zelenskiy
(Reuters) – Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a 41-year-old comedian with no prior political experience, is the frontrunner to become Ukraine’s next president. …read more Source: The...
Ex-Obama lawyer Craig charged in Mueller spin-off probe for lying
WASHINGTON: Greg Craig, who served as former President Barack Obama’s top White House lawyer, was charged yesterday with lying about work he performed in 2012 for Ukraine in a case that grew out of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.Craig, 74, faces up to 10 years in prison for charges of making false statements and...
Former Obama lawyer Craig charged in Mueller spin-off probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Greg Craig, a former White House counsel in the Obama administration, was charged on Thursday with lying about work he performed in 2012 for Ukraine in a case that grew out of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. …read more Source: The...
Comedian Zelenskiy would win second round of Ukraine election – poll
KIEV (Reuters) – Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political novice who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series, is likely to win in Ukraine’s presidential election race, according to an opinion poll published on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ex-Obama White House counsel caught in Mueller-probe dragnet
Former White House counsel Gregory Craig is expected to be charged. (Bloomberg picture)WASHINGTON: Lawyers for a White House counsel during the presidency of Barack Obama said Wednesday they expected him to face federal charges in coming days linked to jailed disgraced lobbyist Paul Manafort, the Washington Post reported. Gregory Craig faces...
Ex-Obama White House Counsel expects to be charged over Ukraine work – statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gregory Craig, a former White House Counsel in the Obama administration, expects to be indicted this week on charges stemming from work for Ukraine in 2012, his lawyers said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
