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Japan steps up Russia sanctions over Ukraine
Japan said it has stepped up sanctions against Russia over the unrest in Ukraine to be in line with other Group of Seven members before they meet in New York. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshih… …read more Source: The...
Japan Puts More Sanctions on Russia, Protests at Island Visit
Japan said on Wednesday it was imposing additional sanctions on Russia because of its involvement in the Ukraine conflict and that it had also formally protested at the visit to a contested island by … …read more Source:...
NATO sees significant pullback of Russian troops from Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO has observed a significant withdrawal of Russian forces from inside Ukraine, but many Russian troops remain stationed near the border, an alliance military spokesman said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ceasefire in eastern Ukraine violated
MOSCOW— A ceasefire between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine has been violated in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. The Donetsk mayor’s office reported two attacks, one late on Tuesday and another in the early hours Wednesday. In one of them, a mortar shell hit an apartment block. The RIA Novosti news...
Japan announces additional sanctions on Russia
Japan said on Wednesday that it is imposing additional sanctions on Russia, toughening its stance against Moscow to bring it more in line with steps taken by other nations, including its key ally the United States. …read more Source: The Times of...
Japan announces additional sanctions on Russia
Japan is toughening its stance against Moscow to bring it more in line with steps taken by other nations, including its key ally the United States. …read more Source: China...
Japan announces additional sanctions on Russia
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Wednesday that it is imposing additional sanctions on Russia, toughening its stance against Moscow to bring it more in line with steps taken by other nations, including its key ally the United States. …read more Source: The...
Obama forges anti-ISIL coalition, but will it hang together?
WASHINGTON: The Arabs are in. Turkey is on the fence. Britain, still smarting from an earlier Iraq war, is cautiously edging toward expanded action. Even Greece wants to help – if someone would tell it how. Two weeks after he announced plans to form a “broad coalition” to fight the militant group Islamic State, President Barack Obama’s...
World leaders meet with multiple crises on agenda
UNITED NATIONS — Facing a world in turmoil from multiple crises ranging from wars in the Mideast and Africa to the deadly scourge of Ebola and growing Islamic radicalism, leaders from more than 140 countries open their annual meeting at the United Nations on Wednesday with few solutions. The issue certain to top the agenda is the threat...
Ukraine’s uphill battle against graft as election looms
KIEV – Golden loaves became a symbol of Ukraine’s fight against graft after bread-shaped gold bars were discovered at Viktor Yanukovych’s lavish estate outside Kiev, one of the many symbols of the greed and tasteless excess of his regime. …read more Source: Bangkok...
