Section: The Star (Malaysia)
French reform bill a major test for a weakened Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Socialist government will propose on Wednesday a reform bill which is crucial for avoiding EU sanctions but risks being watered down by lawmakers angry with President Francois Hollande’s deregulation drive. …read more Source: The...
Soprano Netrebko sparks outcry by posing with flag of Ukrainian rebels
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, one of the biggest names in international opera, has stirred up controversy after poising with a flag of Ukrainian rebels and donating 1 million rouble (£11,762) to a theatre in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
'Day of Silence' for Ukraine army, rebels; Russian gas flows resume
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government troops and separatists said their forces were complying with an agreed “Day of Silence” in Ukraine’s war-torn east on Tuesday, marking an attempt to forge an effective ceasefire which may lead to a new round of peace talks. …read more Source: The...
EU should be ready for more sanctions against Russia – Polish PM
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – The European Union should be ready for a new round of sanctions against Russia for its role in Ukraine’s east, Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Dutch to begin assembling MH17 wreckage for investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Crash investigators will try to reconstruct the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July from wreckage that was brought by truck to a Dutch air force hangar on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
U.S. says to discuss possible new Russia sanctions with Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will talk to European allies this week about imposing further sanctions on Russia if pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine do not halt violence, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Dutch to begin assembling MH17 wreckage for investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Crash investigators were to begin reconstructing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 shot down over eastern Ukraine in July, killing all 298 people on board, after wreckage arrived by truck at a Dutch air force hangar on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says will continue to press for diplomatic solution in Ukraine
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused Russia of violating international law with its actions in eastern Ukraine but said she would do all in her power to achieve a diplomatic solution to the conflict. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Gazprom confirms resuming gas supplies to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas producer Gazprom said on Tuesday it had resumed gas supplies to Ukraine after a six-month gap over a price dispute, confirming earlier comments from Ukraine’s gas transport monopoly, Ukrtransgaz. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Lavrov says easing of tensions in east Ukraine a long way off – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday the easing of tensions in eastern Ukraine between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists was still a long way off. …read more Source: The...
