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Humanitarian ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh will take affect on Monday
Monitoring Desk The announcement was made in a joint statement from the US State Department and the two governments hours after a new fighting erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces on Sunday. A humanitarian ceasefire will take affect on Monday morning in the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh. The...
US election 2020: Russia’s Putin rejects Trump’s criticism of Biden family business
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he saw nothing criminal in Hunter Biden’s past business ties with Ukraine or Russia, marking out his disagreement with one of Donald Trump’s attack lines in the US presidential election.Putin was responding to comments made by Trump during televised debates with Democratic challenger Joe...
Azerbaijan slams Russian involvement amid new Karabakh fighting
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev says third parties should not interfere militarily in the conflict. (AP pic)BAKU: New fighting erupted between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces on Sunday over the mountainous enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides blamed each other for blocking a peaceful settlement to the conflict. Armenia accused Azeri...
Giving aid with one hand, taking away rights with the other: Donor countries must hold Myanmar to account
The Daily Star October 25, 2020 An exhausted Rohingya refugee woman touches the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh September 11, 2017. Photo: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Shuprova Tasneem It the donors’ conference co-hosted by the US, UK, EU and UNHCR on October...
US expands sanctions against Putin’s pipeline
Diane Francis The US State Department just made another chess move as it seeks to halt Moscow’s continuing efforts to defy sanctions and finish the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is intended to deliver Russian gas directly to Germany via the Baltic Sea. On October 20, US officials announced more constraints on the controversial energy...
Crimea-Karabakh ․ Putin betrayed the sad state of Russia
In his speech at the Valdai Club, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Russia’s enemies who want to see Russia weaken. “One thing we are concerned about is not getting cold during your funeral.” Putin did not say who wants the weakening and destruction of Russia, at the same time in this context his observations on the Karabakh issue are...
Ukraine again reports record number of daily new coronavirus cases
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine registered a daily record of 7,517 COVID-19 cases, the national security council said on Friday, up from a previous record of 7,053 on Thursday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
US Presidential Debate 2020 Highlights: Biden says Trump has no Covid-19 plan; Trump hits back over his son’s Ukraine business dealings
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Ankara warns Moscow
The situation in Nagorno Karabakh cannot be resolved without Turkey, said Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay. “Russia tried to find a solution and hold discussions with the leaders of the two countries, but failed. The fact that Turkey was not present at the table was a big omission. “Aliyev has said that there can be no solution without Turkey,”...
Ukraine reports daily record of 7,053 coronavirus cases
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine registered a daily record of 7,053 COVID-19 cases, the national security council said on Thursday, up from a previous record of 6,719 on Wednesday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
