Section: theSun (Malaysia)
Hong Kong protesters set busy schedule ahead of China National Day
HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters have set themselves a busy schedule for Saturday, rebuilding ‘Lennon Walls’ of anti-government graffiti and marking the fifth anniversary of the ‘Umbrella’ street movement that gridlocked the city for weeks.Thousands of protesters rallied at the harbourside on Friday, chanting slogans...
Austria, Russia keep in step ahead of polls
VIENNA: As Austrians go to the polls Sunday, one image that stands out from the last right-wing administration is that of the foreign minister dancing with Russian President Vladimir Putin at her wedding, causing widespread derision in the small Alpine country and abroad.With conservative Sebastian Kurz tipped again to take power, possibly in...
Russian jailed for 3 years for stealing painting in plain sight
MOSCOW: A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a man who snatched a 19th-century painting off the wall in a busy Moscow gallery earlier this year to three years in a maximum security prison.The court in the Russian capital found Denis Chuprikov guilty of theft of valuable items.In January, Chuprikov took the painting off the wall in...
US to deploy 500 troops to Lithuania in fresh signal to Russia
VILNIUS: The United States will move 500 troops to Lithuania in October for a six-month deployment, returning to the Baltic region where it first sent soldiers after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in 2014.The US military presence, part of a broader Nato deterrent, is likely to reassure Baltic allies that US...
Impeachment of a US president and how it works
WASHINGTON: The announcement Tuesday of a formal impeachment inquiry by the Democrats in the House of Representatives into President Donald Trump (pix) for abuse of power is a high-stakes gambit with uncertain consequences.Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House, had shown little appetite for impeachment during the first three years of...
Trump ordered aid freeze before Ukraine call: Reports
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump ordered almost US$400 million (RM1.6 billion) in aid to Ukraine to be frozen days before he allegedly asked its president to investigate the son of Joe Biden, US media said late Monday, quoting administration officials.The reports in The Washington Post and The New York Times add to a burgeoning crisis around...
Trump to boast to UN about US success, but troubles mounting
UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump will stand before the United Nations on Tuesday to declare his country top of the world. But with diplomatic troubles building, his annual boast may ring hollow.Trump’s political brand is as well known inside the United Nations as his businessman version is to the rest of New York: brash,...
EU says gas supply talks with Russia, Ukraine ‘constructive’
BRUSSELS: The EU official involved in talks with Russia and Ukraine to ensure gas supplies into Europe said that “constructive” three-way negotiations were held in Brussels Thursday, but agreement on a long term contract was still elusive.Russia accepted that EU rules will reign over supplies under a future contract still being worked out, the...
Russia scores WTO win in tariff case against Ukraine
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization on Thursday said that anti-dumping duties imposed by Kiev on Russian fertiliser ammonium nitrate violated international trade rules.The WTO’s Appellate Body, in a final ruling, upheld a previous decision by a panel of experts in its Dispute Settlement Body that Ukraine’s justification for the...
Bulgaria, Romania struggle with swine fever outbreaks
BEZMER: When Vanya Dimitrova received the Bulgarian veterinary services’ notice to kill her pigs because of African swine fever, she was shocked.No outbreaks of the disease — which is menacing countries around the world, including China and swaths of Europe — have been recorded in her area.While authorities say backyard farming is allowing...
