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Uncertainties deepens about upcoming Trump, Putin meeting
NEW YORK: The shadow of Helsinki lingers. Uncertainties about Russia’s past and future election interference continue. And tensions are high over hot spots from Iran to Venezuela. When President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet this week on the sidelines of an international summit in Japan, it will mark a new chapter...
Ukraine walks out of Europe rights body as Russia returns
KIEV: The Ukrainian delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Tuesday walked out in protest after Russian MPs were allowed to return to the human rights body five years after the annexation of Crimea.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “disappointed” by the decision of the assembly (PACE) to readmit...
Council of Europe assembly allows Russia’s return
STRASBOURG, FRANCE: The Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly agreed early Tuesday to allow Russian representatives to return to the body, five years after it was stripped of its voting rights over the annexation of Crimea.Despite strong opposition from Ukraine, 118 parliamentarians from Council of Europe member states agreed that...
Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine, Iran and arms control at G20 summit – White House
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European assembly will not discuss MH17 at meeting
The Joint Investigation Team has released names of four suspects they believe to be responsible for the downing of MH17 in 2014. (Reuters pic)STRASBOURG: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is not planning to discuss the MH17 plane that crashed in 2014 in Eastern Ukraine this week, although there have been proposals to do...
PACE will not discuss MH17 at assembly meeting
The Joint Investigation Team has released names of four suspects they believe to be responsible for the downing of MH17 in 2014. (Reuters pic)STRASBOURG: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is not planning to discuss the MH17 plane that crashed in 2014 in Eastern Ukraine this week, although there have been proposals to do...
International Eurasian Film Festival to feature awards ceremony, master classes, promote Kazakh filming locations
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – The International Eurasian Film Festival to be held in Nur-Sultan from June 30 to July 6 will include the usual film screenings and award ceremonies, as well as master classes and promotional events to Kazakh filming locations, the festival press...
Thousands march in Ukraine capital?s Gay Pride
KIEV: More than 8,000 people turned out on Sunday for Kiev’s annual Gay Pride parade amid tight security as far-right activists sought to disrupt the celebration, organisers said. Waving rainbow and Ukrainian flags, dressed in bright colours, marched they marched through the centre of the capital as thousands of police and National Guards...
Security, business, education are key areas of Afghan-Kazakh relations, says Kabul’s envoy
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Developing security cooperation, increasing business turnover and maintaining education cooperation are the key areas of the Afghan diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan, the country’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan Mohammad Farkhad Azimi told The Astana...
Everything you need to know about the MH17 charges
FOUR men – three Russians and one Ukrainian – will be charged in relation to the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which killed all 298 passengers and crew on board. Dutch prosecutors will launch a criminal trial in The Hague on March 9, 2020. But the accused are beyond the jurisdiction of the court, and will most likely be...
