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Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron optimistic on Ukraine but clash over Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Monday agreed that changes in Ukraine had bolstered the chances of peace in its east but clashed on Syria, as the Russian leader made a rare bilateral visit to a key EU power.Macron, who hosted Putin at his summer residence in southern France, made clear he wanted to keep...
Putin, Macron to meet for French-Russian talks before G-7
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in southern France to discuss the world’s major crises, including Ukraine, Iran and Syria, and try to improve Moscow’s relations with the European Union. Macron has invited Putin on Monday afternoon to his summer residence, the Fort de Bregancon...
Iranian tanker sought by US heads to unknown destination
GIBRALTAR: An Iranian supertanker hauling $130 million worth of light crude oil that the US suspects to be tied to a sanctioned organisation lifted its anchor and begun moving away from Gibraltar late on Sunday. The trail left by GPS data on Marinetraffic.com, a vessel-tracking service, showed the Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1, previously known as...
Iranian tanker sought by US heads to unknown destination
Renamed Adrian Aryra 1 super tanker hosting an Iranian flag sails in the waters in the British territory of Gibraltar, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)GIBRALTAR (AP) — An Iranian supertanker hauling $130 million worth of light crude oil that the U.S. suspects to be tied to a sanctioned organization lifted its anchor and begun...
HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ sparks tours, stokes fears in Lithuania
IGNALINA: Walking along the top of Lithuania’s decommissioned nuclear reactor, the set of HBO’s critically acclaimed “Chernobyl” TV series, tourist Vytas Miknaitis says he’s not “afraid at all”.“They know what they’re doing,“ the retired computer engineer from Chicago says, referring to organisers of the three-hour tour of...
Netanyahu visits Ukraine ahead of September poll
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarked Sunday on an official visit to Ukraine — from which many Israelis hail — a month ahead of the Jewish state’s elections.Netanyahu said he was travelling at the invitation of Ukraine’s recently elected President Volodymyr Zelensky, in what Israeli media reported was...
Suspected online dope-dealer back in Israel
OCCUPIED AL-QUDS: A man accused of operating a large drug-dealing ring on a popular messaging app appeared in an Israeli court on Sunday after his extradition from Ukraine, where he had previously sought to escape.Amos Dov Silver, an Israeli-American, was taken to court in Rishon Lezion near Tel Aviv after his arrival from Ukraine, police said....
Suspected online dope-dealer back in Israel after extradition
JERUSALEM: A man accused of operating a large drug-dealing ring on a popular messaging app appeared in an Israeli court Sunday after his extradition from Ukraine, where he had previously sought to escape.Amos Dov Silver, an Israeli-American, was taken to court in Rishon Lezion near Tel Aviv after his arrival from Ukraine, police said.His remand...
Ukraine peace the prize as Macron hosts Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron will attempt to convince Russia to accept Ukraine’s overtures of dialogue when he meets Vladimir Putin for talks on Monday ahead of a G7 summit. Macron, who hosted his Russian counterpart in grand style at the palace of Versailles in 2017, will this time meet Putin at his official holiday residence in...
Ambassador: No Armenians among hotel fire victims in Ukraine
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