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- Philippines (1,081)
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- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
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Bulgaria gives green light to NATO command centre
SOFIA (AFP) – Bulgaria cleared the way Friday for a new NATO command centre in the former Warsaw Pact country to shore up the eastern flank of the alliance against Russian aggression.The centre is one of six being set up over the next year by the alliance alongside the creation of a rapid reaction force of 5,000 troops in response to...
Eyeing Russia nervously, Poles enrol in volunteer militias
WARSAW (Reuters) – Spurred by the war in Ukraine, growing numbers of Poles are joining volunteer paramilitary groups to get basic military training and prepare to defend their homeland from what some see as a looming Russian invasion. …read more Source: The...
EU's Tusk: increasingly hard to keep unity on Russia sanctions
WARSAW (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday it was increasingly difficult to maintain a united European Union position on sanctions imposed on Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
Dutch visit previously inaccessible MH17 Ukraine crash site
The wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over Ukraine in July 2014 is laid out in a hangar on Gilze-Rijen airbase, southern Netherlands -© ANP/AFP/File THE HAGUE: Dutch experts returned to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday to probe the MH17 crash site, including visiting a location previously considered unsafe because of...
Turkey offers Ukraine US$50 million loan – Ukraine’s Poroshenko
Turkey has offered a US$50 million loan to Ukraine to help cover its budget deficit, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a joint press conference with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan. …read more Source: Channel...
EU summit wraps up with talks on Libya, economy
BRUSSELS: (AP) – European Union heads of state and government spent the final day of their spring summit focused on the situation in Libya and on ways to boost the blocs economy.ECONOMY: Leaders backed a plan by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to spur investment. They also affirmed a target of the end of the year to...
Turkey offers Ukraine $50 milllion loan to cover budget deficit
Turkey has offered a $50 million loan to Ukraine to help cover its budget deficit, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a joint press conference with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan. “I’m grateful to Erdogan for the decision to offer a loan of $50 million towards covering the budget deficit,” Poroshenko said following...
Turkey offers Ukraine $50 million loan – Ukraine's Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Turkey has offered a $50 million loan to Ukraine to help cover its budget deficit, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a joint press conference with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan. …read more Source: The...
One civilian killed in rebel attack in east Ukrainian town – regional police
KIEV (Reuters) – One civilian was killed on Friday in an attack by pro-Russian separatist rebels in the government-controlled town of Avdiyivka in east Ukraine despite a ceasefire deal, Ukrainian regional police said. …read more Source: The...
Russia says sanctions ‘destructive’, will act in own interests
Russia described “sanctions rhetoric” as destructive on Friday and said it would do what is in its national interests after European Union leaders kept economic sanctions in place over the Ukraine crisis.Russians celebrate first anniversary of Crimea annexationRussia starts nationwide show of force …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
