Section: The Borneo Post (Malaysia)
Trump under fire for saying he respects ‘killer’ Putin
Donald Trump (left) refused to criticise Vladimir Putin during the 2016 election campaign, arguing that better relations with the Kremlin would be in the US national interest. AFP Photo PALM BEACH: President Donald Trump is drawing fire from Republicans and Democrats alike after playing down political assassinations in Russia and Moscow’s...
Trump lashes at both friend and foe
US President steps up war of words against the world, takes aggressive stance WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump stepped up his war of words against the world on Thursday, firing on friend and foe alike even as his new top diplomat arrived for work. Even Russia, with which Trump hopes to mend ties, was not spared: US ambassador to the United...
US condemns ‘aggressive’ Russia as Ukraine fighting continues
Ukrainian servicemen in the town of Avdiivka on Feb 1, 2017. AFP Photo U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in eastern Ukraine on Thursday and warned Moscow that U.S. sanctions imposed after its annexation of Crimea will remain until the peninsula is returned to Ukraine. But the new American envoy tempered her...
Trump vows better Russia ties, reassures NATO allies
US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin from the Oval Office of the White House on Jan 28, 2017. AFP Photo WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to improve floundering ties with Russia, while also reassuring close US allies he supports NATO. Amid growing international alarm over...
Trump vows ‘new vetting’ to weed out Islamic radicals
by Dave Clark | Making good on one of his most controversial campaign promises US President Donald Trump suspends the entire US refugee resettlement program for at least 120 days -AFP photo WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping new executive order to suspend refugee arrivals and impose tough new controls on travelers from seven...
Council of Europe decries rising attacks against media
Protesters hold copies of Turkish daily newspaper “Cumhuriyet” during a demonstration outside the newspaper’s headquarters in Ankara in November 2016, following the arrest of nine Cumhuriyet staff – AFP STRASBOURG (FRANCE): The Council of Europe on Tuesday voiced concern at the rising levels of violence against journalists throughout the...
‘Three-parent’ baby born in Ukraine using new technique
Explanation of IVF using mitochondrial DNA donation, which is designed to allow women carriers of hereditary diseases to have healthy, genetically-related children -AFP photo KIEV: A baby boy has been born in Ukraine to an infertile couple after the first ever use of a new technique using the DNA of three parents, the head of a Kiev fertility...
Trump: NATO ‘obsolete’, Brexit a ‘great thing’
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Trump Tower, Jan 13, 2017 in New York City. AFP Photo President-elect Donald Trump, in remarks published on Sunday, described NATO as “obsolete” and suggested a deal with Russia that would reduce nuclear arsenals and ease sanctions on Moscow. He also hailed Britain’s exit from the EU and...
US Secretary of State pick could talk his way into war – Chinese media
BEIJING: Prospective US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson better watch his mouth, angry Chinese media said yesterday, warning Donald Trump’s nominee that his threats to block China in the South China Sea are fighting words. The comments came after the former ExxonMobil CEO told US senators that he would seek to deny Beijing access to the...
Trillerson shows readiness to oppose Trump
Nominee for secretary of state prepared to diverge from US president-elect on multiple ‘dangerous’ fronts WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state signalled Wednesday he is prepared to diverge from the US president-elect on numerous key issues, notably nuclear non-proliferation, climate change and Russia, which he...
