ASTANA: Russia and China moved Thursday to extend their economic influence in Iran, while Europeans are finding it harder to ignore efforts by Washington to isolate Tehran economically. In one of the most concrete moves yet against renewed US efforts to choke off Iran economically, a Russian-led trade bloc signed an interim trade deal with Iran...

May17

Cumberbatch Cold War thriller is snapped up at Cannes

Thursday, May 17 , 2018 - 13:58 (EEST) Section: The Manila Times (Philippines)

CANNES, France: A Cold War spy thriller starring “Sherlock” star Benedict Cumberbatch has been one of the big sellers at the Cannes film festival, reports said on Thursday. “Ironbark” is based on the story of British spy and businessman Greville Wynne, who handled the double agent Oleg Penkovsky, a Russian military intelligence officer who tipped...

May17

Cumberbatch Cold War thriller becomes one of Cannes big sellers

Thursday, May 17 , 2018 - 13:58 (EEST) Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)

A Cold War spy thriller starring Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has been one of the big sellers at the Cannes film festival, reports said Thursday. Ironbark is based on the story of British spy and businessman Greville Wynne, who handled the double agent Oleg Penkovsky, a Russian military intelligence officer who tipped off Britain and the US...

May17

Rebels dig new line of trenches in Ukraine

Thursday, May 17 , 2018 - 10:58 (EEST) Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)

YASYNUVATA: A dozen volunteers dug a new line of trenches in the pro-Russian separatist east of Ukraine to keep out Kiev’s tanks. “We are preparing reserve positions in the event of a possible offensive by Kiev,” says 49-year-old Oleg. The trench-digging project was launched a month ago by a separatist battalion called Vostok, or east. In...

May17

Canada condemns Russia’s opening of Crimean bridge

Thursday, May 17 , 2018 - 10:13 (EEST) Section: Panorama.am (Armenia)

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May17

Fearing attack, Russian-backed rebels dig trenches in Ukraine

Thursday, May 17 , 2018 - 8:43 (EEST) Section: theSun (Malaysia)

YASYNUVATA, Ukraine: In the mid-day heat, a dozen volunteers are spading dry soil in the pro-Russian separatist east of Ukraine, digging a new line of trenches aimed at keeping out Kiev’s tanks. “We are preparing reserve positions in the event of a possible offensive by Kiev,” says Oleg, a 49-year-old unemployed man. The...

May17

Fearing attack, Russian-backed rebels dig trenches in Ukraine

Thursday, May 17 , 2018 - 7:28 (EEST) Section: The Times of India (India)

In the mid-day heat, a dozen volunteers are spading dry soil in the pro-Russian separatist east of Ukraine, digging a new line of trenches aimed at keeping out Kiev’s tanks. The trench-digging project was launched a month ago by a separatist battalion called Vostok, or east. …read more Source: The Times of...

May17

Russian Bikers, Crimeans Cross ‘Putin’s Bridge’ in Inaugural Drive

Thursday, May 17 , 2018 - 2:28 (EEST) Section: The Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)

Leather-clad bikers with Russian national flags joined motorists driving for the first time across a newly-opened bridge linking Crimea with Russia on Wednesday.President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday unveiled the new bridge to the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. He chatted… …read more Source: The Chosun...