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Three Ukrainian troops killed in rebel east
KIEV: Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and two wounded in the country’s rebel east, the bloodiest day for government forces in more than a month, Kiev said Sunday. “Over the past 24 hours three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in combat,” military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk told journalists. “It happened as a result...
France blocks extradition of Kazakh oligarch to Russia
PARIS: Kazakh opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov was released from prison late Friday after France’s highest administrative authority blocked his extradition to Russia, where he is accused of embezzling billions of dollars. The 53-year-old Ablyazov, who has been held in French custody since July 2013 when he was arrested on the Cote...
Five Ukraine police killed in friendly fire mix-up
KIEV: Five Ukrainian police were killed by friendly fire in a tragic accident in which officers mistook colleagues for burglars, officials said Sunday. Three burglars initially escaped the crime scene amid a gunfight between different security forces, although they were later detained. “Last night a devastating tragedy took place that...
Russia says foreign spies plotted huge cyberattack
MOSCOW, Russia: Russia on Friday said it had uncovered plans by foreign intelligence services to carry out massive cyberattacks this month targeting the country’s financial system. The FSB security service said in a statement that it had received information on “plans by foreign secret services to carry out large-scale cyberattacks...
Putin says Russia not ‘looking for enemies’
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin adopted a conciliatory tone to international rivals in a key speech on Thursday, saying Russia needed has “never looked for enemies” in the international community. “We do not want confrontation with anyone. It is not needed — not by us, our partners, the international community,” Putin...
Norwegian Carlsen wins third World Chess Championship
NEW YORK: Norwegian Magnus Carlsen extended his dominance over the chess world on Wednesday by winning the World Chess Championship for the third consecutive time on Wednesday, beating his Russian challenger Sergei Karyakin in a tiebreaker. The win puts Carlsen closer to the status of chess legends such as Garry Kasparov, who dominated the game...
Ukraine moves new safety dome over Chernobyl’s doomed reactor
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine: Ukraine on Tuesday unveiled the world’s largest moveable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of Europeans for generations to come. The giant arch’s height of 108m makes it taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty while its weight of 36,000...
Ukraine to unveil giant new safety dome over Chernobyl
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine: Ukraine was on Tuesday due to unveil the world’s largest moveable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of future generations across Europe. The giant arch’s height of 108m makes it taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty while its weight of...
Conservative Fillon wins French presidential primary
PARIS: Francois Fillon, a conservative reformist promising to shrink the French state, on Sunday clinched the rightwing nomination for next year’s presidential election with a resounding victory over his rival Alain Juppe. Ex-prime minister Fillon, 62, will now become a favourite to be France’s next leader after winning the US-style...
Brexit on the agenda as British PM welcomes Polish delegation
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May (pix) on Monday welcomes her Polish counterpart Beata Szydlo to Downing Street, where Brexit will be high on the agenda of talks with ministers. The high-level meeting will see the Polish and British leaders accompanied by a total of 14 ministers, in what London described as the first such meeting of its...
