Section: The Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Abe, Putin end summit with little to show on isles row
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a working lunch in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, on December 16, 2016. Photo: Reuters TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up two-day talks on Thursday, with agreement on economic deals but no big breakthrough on a territorial...
Abe, Putin to huddle at hot spring over Japan-Russia islands row
A woman walks in front of a sign board that reads “Welcome Japan Russia summit meeting” near a hot spring resort, the venue of the summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Nagato, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan, on December 15, 2016. Photo: Reuters NAGATO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
New course under Trump: Goodbye to the West
So what comes next? China, we can be certain, is preparing to fill America’s shoes. And in Europe, the crypts of nationalism have been opened; in time, they will once again release their demons upon the continent – and the world Now that Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States, the end of what was heretofore termed the...
As Aleppo falls, Trump faces test on posture toward Russia
Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen marching walk inside the destroyed Grand Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo, Syria on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Photo: AP WASHINGTON: Aleppo’s fall to Syrian government forces is shaping up as the first major test of President-elect Donald Trump’s desire to cooperate with Russia, whose...
Pogbas to clash as United draw Saint-Etienne
Manchester United’s Paul Pogba in action with Swansea City’s Angel Rangel. Photo: Reuters Nyon, December 12 Manchester United will take on Saint-Etienne in the last 32 of the Europa League, with Jose Mourinho’s side hosting the French club in the first leg, after Monday’s draw. The tie will see United and France midfielder...
Trump says reports Russia helped him in US election are ‘ridiculous’
File – US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears at a campaign roundtable event in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, on October 28, 2016. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump rejected as “ridiculous” US intelligence reports that Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf through targeted hacking,...
Conflict over Russia is rocky start for Trump and intelligence agencies
United States of America president-elect Donald Trump waves to the crowd from a suit during the first quarter of the 117 annual Army Navy game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, USA, on December 10, 2016. Photo: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump’s rejection this weekend of US...
Mkhitaryan sparkles as United reach Europa last 32
Manchester United’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters LONDON: Manchester United are warming to the task in the Europa League as they booked a spot in the last 32 with a 2-0 win over Zorya Luhansk on a freezing night in Ukraine on Thursday. Goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who made a mockery of his two-month...
Kane ready for a first against Mourinho’s Manchester United
Tottenham’s Harry Kane shakes the hand of Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino as he is substituted off for Josh Onomah (not pictured) Reuters LONDON: Harry Kane has yet to score against Manchester United in the Premier League but that could end at the sixth attempt on Sunday. Tottenham Hotspur’s England striker is not short of...
Nine-man Besiktas hopes end with 6-0 loss at Dynamo Kiev
Besiktas’ Marcelo in action against Dynamo Kyiv’s Andriy Yarmolenko. REUTERS KIEV: Besiktas’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage were crushed on Tuesday when they had two players sent off in a 6-0 mauling by previously winless Dynamo Kiev in Group B. The game turned on a controversial incident in the 29th...
