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Russia election date set for March 18
MOSCOW: Russia’s presidential election will take place on March 18, the upper house of parliament said Friday, in polls that are all but certain to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for a new six-year term. The election campaign will kick off on Monday, agencies quoted senators as saying. “According to our calculations there are...
Almaty independent theatre raises socially sensitive issues in Astana performance
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Almaty-based independent theatre Artishock travelled to Astana Dec. 12 to present its hit play “Uyat,” (“Shame” in Kazakh), which was warmly welcomed in Almaty in September 2016. “Uyat,” though translated as “shame,” actually reflects a much stronger...
May wins applause from EU leaders for Brexit efforts
BRUSSELS: European leaders applauded British Prime Minister Theresa May for her work so far on Brexit, assuring her at a summit in Brussels that sufficient progress has been made to allow Britain to move on to the next stage of leaving the union.A day after she suffered a defeat in parliament over her blueprint for quitting the EU, May told her...
After defeat at home, Britain’s May urges EU leaders to move on with Brexit
PM Theresa May. Photo: Reuters LONDON/BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge European Union leaders to approve an agreement to move Brexit talks on to a second phase on Thursday, just hours after an embarrassing parliamentary defeat at home that weakens her hand.At the beginning of a dinner in Brussels, May will repeat her case...
After defeat at home, Britain’s May urges EU leaders to move on with Brexit
PM Theresa May. Photo: Reuters LONDON/BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge European Union leaders to approve an agreement to move Brexit talks on to a second phase on Thursday, just hours after an embarrassing parliamentary defeat at home that weakens her hand.At the beginning of a dinner in Brussels, May will repeat her case...
Armenia to assume BSEC Chairmanship
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will leave for Kiev to participate in the sitting of the Council of Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization. Armenia will assume the chairmanship of the organization. …read more Source: Public Radio of...
Russian mly pushes into foreign policy
MOSCOW: From Damascus to Doha, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has been showing up in unexpected places, a sign of the military’s growing influence under Vladimir Putin.In the past few months, at times wearing his desert military uniform, Shoigu has held talks with Syria’s president in Damascus, met Israel’s prime...
British PM’s Brexit defeat looms over EU summit
BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to a Brussels summit Thursday reeling from a parliamentary defeat over Brexit that threatens to undermine her just as EU leaders back the opening of trade talks. The other 27 leaders are expected during the two-day meeting in Brussels to endorse an interim deal on the terms of Britain’s...
Britain’s May urges EU leaders to move on with Brexit talks
PM to attend Brussels summit after securing trade talks Government lost awkward Brexit vote in parliament May now needs cabinet consensus on new EU relationship British Union flag waves in front of the Elizabeth Tower at Houses of Parliament containing the bell know as “Big Ben” in central London, on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Photo: AP...
‘Fake News,’ Trump’s Obsession, Is Now a Cudgel for Strongmen
‘Fake News,’ Trump’s Obsession, Is Now a Cudgel for Strongmen By STEVEN ERLANGER DEC. 12, 2017 President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, center, answers questions at the Gostiny Dvor studio during the annual “Direct Line with Vladimir Putin broadcast live” by Russian TV channels and radio stations in Moscow in June. Credit Mikhail...
