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Trump under fire for saying he respects ‘killer’ Putin
PALM BEACH, United States: President Donald Trump is drawing fire from Republicans and Democrats alike after playing down political assassinations in Russia and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump – now two weeks into his four-year term – showed no signs of yielding to demands from within his own Republican Party to distance himself from...
Trump to meet Nato leaders in May: White House
PALM BEACH, United States: Donald Trump will meet fellow Nato leaders in May, the White House said Sunday after the president’s call with the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Trump expressed “strong support for Nato” but called on European members to pitch in more, the White House said in a statement, adding...
Trump tells Poroshenko he will try to bring peace to Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine: US President Donald Trump told Ukraine’s leader on Saturday that he would work with Kiev and Moscow to try to end the bloodshed in the European Union’s backyard. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s first conversation with the new US leader came during a sharp escalation in violence in the Russian-backed...
US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine and pledged strong US support to Kiev even as the new US administration seeks to improve ties with Russia. “We do want to better our relations with Russia. However the dire situation in eastern Ukraine is one that...
Tillerson takes charge of restive State Department
WASHINGTON: Former ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson was sworn in Wednesday to take charge of a US State Department simmering with opposition to President Donald Trump’s refugee ban. After the 64-year-old oilman’s nomination was confirmed by the Senate, he headed to the White House, where Trump formally named the political...
Global alarm over Ukraine fighting as death toll hits 19
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: The death toll from the latest escalation in fighting in Ukraine rose to 19 on Wednesday as international alarm rang out over the spike in bloodshed in the European Union’s back yard. Government forces and Russian-backed separatists exchanged mortar and rocket fire for a fourth day around the flashpoint eastern town of...
Clashes in Ukraine flashpoint town rage for third day
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels clashed heavily for a third straight day at a flashpoint town Tuesday, as thousands of locals remained without power after a deadly surge in fighting. The industrial hub of Avdiivka came under attack on Sunday from insurgents seeking to wrest back territory controlled by Kiev during...
Clashes in Ukraine flashpoint town rage for third day
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels clashed heavily for a third straight day at a flashpoint town Tuesday, as thousands of locals remained without power after a deadly surge in fighting. The industrial hub of Avdiivka came under attack on Sunday from insurgents seeking to wrest back territory controlled by Kiev during...
Trump vows better Russia ties, reassures NATO allies
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to improve floundering ties with Russia, while also reassuring close US allies he supports Nato. Trump faced a first legal defeat amid growing international alarm over his halt to refugees and travellers from certain Muslim majority countries, with a federal judge blocking part of the ban. The...
Trump vows ‘new vetting’ to weed out Islamic radicals
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping new executive order Friday to suspend refugee arrivals and impose tough new controls on travelers from seven Muslim countries. Making good on one of his most controversial campaign promises, and to the horror of human rights groups, Trump said he was making America safe from “radical...
