Section: theSun (Malaysia)
Russia’s Lavrov says ‘no facts’ on Chechnya gay persecution
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday insisted there were “no facts” in reports about the persecution of gay men in Chechnya, as he batted away criticism levelled by French leader Emmanuel Macron. “We don’t see one concrete fact either about hackers or about some secret probes into election meddling in...
Putin a bigger threat than Islamic State: McCain
SYDNEY: Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the so-called Islamic State group, according to veteran US Senator John McCain who also admits Donald Trump makes him “nervous”. Republican McCain – one of US President Trump’s most outspoken critics in his own party – said...
Macron hosts Putin in latest diplomatic test
PARIS: France’s new President Emmanuel Macron was to host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in the latest test of his diplomatic mettle after vowing firm stands on Ukraine and Syria. “It is essential to talk to Russia because there are many international issues that will not be resolved without a tough exchange with the...
Putin, Macron to air tough issues at Versailles meet
PARIS: France’s new President Emmanuel Macron will hold delicate talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday with the two countries harbouring longstanding differences over Ukraine and Syria. Coming just three weeks after an election in which the Kremlin was widely seen as backing centrist Macron’s far-right rival...
EU’s Tusk calls on G7 to maintain Russia sanctions
TAORMINA, Italy: European Union president Donald Tusk called Friday on G7 leaders to maintain sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, but the White House said it did not yet “have a position” on the issue. The EU and United States under then president Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Moscow over its 2014 annexation of...
Trump presses NATO on spending, terror
BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump will press his Nato allies on Thursday to increase defence spending and take a more active role in the fight against Islamist terror. Here are the expected main talking points during the brief summit at Nato’s new, futuristic headquarters on the outskirts of Brussels. Allies must do more Washington and...
Two police hurt in attack on LGBT rally in Ukraine
KIEV: Two Ukrainian policemen were hospitalised after they tried to disperse about 30 young men who attacked a rally by gay and transgender rights activists in the eastern city of Kharkiv, law enforcement officials said Thursday. Video footage from the event released by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty showed hooded hooligans burning an LGBT...
Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians: Sources
WASHINGTON: Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump’s campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the last seven months of the 2016 presidential race, current and former US officials familiar with the exchanges told Reuters. The previously undisclosed...
Shedding light on French deportees put to work on Hitler’s secret weapon
HELFAUT, France: The Resistance’s struggle against Nazi occupation in World War II is well-documented in France but much less is known about thousands of its members forced to work in Nazi Germany on Hitler’s secret weapon: the V2 rockets he hoped would bring Britain to its knees. Now, more than 70 years on, France aims to shed light...
Shedding light on French deportees put to work on Hitler’s secret weapon
HELFAUT, France: The Resistance’s struggle against Nazi occupation in World War II is well-documented in France but much less is known about thousands of its members forced to work in Nazi Germany on Hitler’s secret weapon: the V2 rockets he hoped would bring Britain to its knees. Now, more than 70 years on, France aims to shed light...
