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‘It’s been an honor,’ says Merkel as German CDU picks new leader
HAMBURG: Angela Merkel bowed out as leader of her Christian Democrats on Friday with an emotional speech to her conservative party as it met to pick her successor who will move into pole position to become Germany’s next chancellor. The frontrunners are Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a Merkel protege seen as the continuity candidate, and...
Bulgaria would face 'major crisis' if Black Sea tensions worsen
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria would face a “major crisis” if military tensions in the Black Sea were to worsen, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Friday, after Russia’s capture of three Ukrainian naval ships and its crews last month prompted fears of an escalation. …read more Source: The...
Germany sees no new EU sanctions on Russia for now
LISBON (Reuters) – Germany does not envision EU sanctions against Russia over its conflict with Ukraine as long as de-escalation efforts continue, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Mourinho reveals why he is not picking Fred in Man Utd team
MANCHESTER: Jose Mourinho suggested Friday that Manchester United must get stronger defensively before he is ready to give Fred more games. United spent £52 million ($66 million) on buying the Brazil midfielder from Shakhtar Donetsk in June but he has made just six Premier League starts. Fred was left on the bench this week as United drew...
Ukraine’s parliament approves bill to terminate Friendship Treaty with Russia
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Russia ready to discuss fate of detained Ukrainian sailors after their trial
MILAN (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would only be ready to discuss the fate of a group of Ukrainian sailors it captured last month after their trial was finished. …read more Source: The...
Merkel’s party votes for new leader, and new era in Germany
HAMBURG: Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats vote on Friday to decide who replaces her as party leader and moves into pole position to succeed her as German chancellor. The frontrunners are Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a Merkel protege seen as the continuity candidate, and Friedrich Merz, a Merkel rival who has questioned the constitutional...
US, allies conduct Open Skies flight above Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. said Thursday it and unspecified allies have conducted an “extraordinary flight” over Ukraine amid heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine. “The timing of this flight is intended to reaffirm U.S. commitment to Ukraine and other partner nations,” the Pentagon said in a statement. The flight comes under the auspices...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: a 70-year-old aspiration
PARIS: On December 10, 1948 — three years after the Allied victory over the Nazis — the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hopes of creating a better world after the horrors of the war.It was the first time that countries agreed on fundamental rights and freedoms to be protected on a universal scale, for all...
Haley fails in UN bid to condemn Hamas
US Ambassador to the United Nation Nikki Haley addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine in New York. (AFP pic)UNITED NATIONS: A bid championed by US Ambassador Nikki Haley to condemn the Palestinian Hamas movement at the United Nations for firing rockets at Israel failed to secure enough votes for adoption on Thursday. The...
