Section: theSun (Malaysia)
Three Ukraine soldiers killed ahead of peace talks
KIEV: Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a flare-up of the conflict with Russian-backed separatists, the army said Wednesday, hours before peace talks were set to resume.It was the deadliest day in the conflict since new president Volodymyr Zelensky took office last month.Kiev’s armed forces accused insurgents of using heavy weaponry...
Xi Jinping in Russia to usher ‘new era’ of friendship
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping headed for Russia today to mark a new era of friendship and reinforce economic ties that had benefited from Moscow’s isolation from the West.Due to arrive in the early afternoon, Xi will be received with full honours.He will have talks in the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin before attending a...
Ukraine cops arrested over drunken shooting of 5-year-old boy
KIEV: Ukraine on Tuesday arrested two policemen on suspicion of shooting dead a five-year-old boy while drunk in a case that has sparked outrage over lingering corruption and impunity in the force.The National Bureau of Investigations said the shooting took place last Friday when the two patrol officers were drinking alcohol in a yard of a...
Nipah virus resurfaces in India’s Kerala after killing 17 last year
NEW DELHI: The deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus has resurfaced in the southern Indian state of Kerala a year after it killed 17 people, state officials said on Tuesday.A 23-year-old student tested positive for the virus, which is transmitted to humans through direct contact with infected bats, pigs or other people.Kerala Health Minister K. K....
Two people missing after blasts at Russian military plant, 22 injured
MOSCOW: At least two people were missing on Saturday after blasts at the explosives plant Kristall in the central Russian town of Dzerzhinsk, Interfax and RIA news agencies reported.“As we understand, two went missing,“ deputy governor Dmitry Krasnov was quoted by RIA as saying in a statement broadcast by Russian state TV channel Rossiya 24.Some...
Who won WWII? Russia’s role gets short shrift in France
PARIS: When world leaders gather for D-Day commemorations, Vladimir Putin’s absence will be a sign of how Russia’s huge sacrifices in World War II have gone missing in most French minds.It’s a striking reversal from 75 years ago, when the Soviet contribution at a cost of 27 million dead soldiers and civilians was hailed by the...
US risks losing measles elimination status with record cases
WASHINGTON: The United States risks losing its measles “elimination status” if current outbreaks continue, US health authorities said Thursday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday there have been 971 cases of measles reported in the US so far this year, which means more people have caught the disease in the last five...
Ukrainian parliament rejects PM’s resignation
KIEV: Ukraine’s parliament Thursday rejected the prime minister’s resignation, despite new president Volodymyr Zelensky urging the government to quit their posts ahead of a snap election.Volodymyr Groysman, considered close to ex-president Petro Poroshenko, presented his resignation to newly inaugurated Zelensky last week, pending...
Hundreds of prisoners start fires, wound staff in Ukraine riot
ODESSA, UKRAINE: A major riot involving 500 prisoners broke out at a penitentiary in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on Monday with the inmates setting fire to buildings and wounding seven staff members, officials said.Authorities deployed several hundred National Guard troops and police to help put down the riot, an AFP photographer at the scene...
Ukraine’s Zelensky under fire over top appointment
KIEV: Ukraine’s new president Volodymyr Zelensky came under fire Wednesday, just days after taking office, for appointing a chief of staff with links to a controversial oligarch.Zelensky — a former comedian with no previous political experience — won a landslide victory last month on promises of rebooting the political system and purging...
