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G7 foreign ministers seek to put pressure on Russia, Iran at Toronto summit
April 23, 2018 2:54 AMTORONTO (REUTERS) – Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations on Sunday (April 22) discussed ways to pressure Russia on conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, which have badly tarnished Moscow’s ties with the West. …read more Source: The Straits...
G7 leaders seek common front on Russia stand-off
TORONTO, CANADA: The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations were gathered in Toronto on Sunday seeking a common front against what they see as provocation from Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The envoys will also be keen to glean clues from their US colleague about whether President Donald Trump plans to tear up the Iran...
IMF unveils new corruption policy for member states
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde attends a press conference during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in US. (Reuters pic) WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund will systematically address corruption and its impact on economic growth with all its member countries under new guidelines launched on Sunday. The new policy also tackles how...
Yerevan: People “Occupy” Parekamutyun Metro Intersection
Hovsep Muradyan, who drives the #8 minivan route, joined the protesters on foot after leaving the vehicle parked in the middle of Kievyan Street. …read more Source:...
G7 foreign ministers to discuss Russia, sanctions not on agenda
Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at the scene of the nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, in Salisbury, Britain (Reuters pic) TORONTO: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations will discuss how to maintain pressure on Russia when they meet on Sunday...
G7 foreign ministers to discuss Russia, sanctions not on agenda
TORONTO: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations will discuss how to maintain pressure on Russia when they meet on Sunday but extra sanctions are not on the agenda, officials said. The ministers, in Toronto for a two-day meeting, will also review recent events in the Korean peninsula, Syria, the Middle East and...
Syria War: German minister Heiko Maas urges Russia to cooperate in solving crisis
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Saturday urged Russia to help solve the Syria crisis as he set off for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations in Toronto. The Syrian conflict has badly damaged already strained relations between the West and Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad. The...
German minister urges Russia to cooperate in solving Syria crisis
BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Saturday urged Russia to help solve the Syria crisis as he set off for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations in Toronto. The Syrian conflict has badly damaged already strained relations between the West and Russia, which backs President Bashar...
Trump campaign, Russia sued
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Democratic Party filed a lawsuit on Friday (Saturday in Manila) alleging that Russia, WikiLeaks and top officials from Donald Trump’s campaign conspired to tilt the 2016 US presidential election in the Republican’s favor. The civil complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan by the Democratic National Committee...
Watch: Russia’s latest weapons for future ‘new’ cold war
MOSCOW: Tensions between Moscow and the West have reached their highest point since the end of the Cold War due to the war in Syria, Russian annexation of Crimea, Salisbury attack in the UK and alleged Russian interference in the US Presidential elections of 2016. Analysts in the West have described Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war...
