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Estonia, Russia swap spies at border
TALLINN: Estonia and Russia swapped convicted spies on Saturday after the two men both received presidential pardons, Estonian authorities said.Estonian businessman Raivo Susi was exchanged for Russian national Artyom Zinchenko at the Koidula border post in southeast Estonia.”The Estonian state helps its citizens whenever it can,”...
Estonia, Russia swap spies at border
TALLINN: Estonia and Russia swapped convicted spies on Saturday after the two men both received presidential pardons, Estonian authorities said.Estonian businessman Raivo Susi was exchanged for Russian national Artyom Zinchenko at the Koidula border post in southeast Estonia.”The Estonian state helps its citizens whenever it can,”...
Ukraine hostages freed after police storm post office
Members of a police special operations unit gather outside a post office, where a man took people hostage, in Kharkiv, Ukraine December 30, 2017. REUTERSKHARKIV: Ukrainian police on Saturday freed the remaining hostages being held in a post office by an man believed to be strapped with explosives, and arrested the hostage taker after an...
Russia warns US decision to arm Ukraine encourages ‘new bloodshed’
MOSCOW: Moscow warned Saturday that Washington was encouraging “new bloodshed” in eastern Ukraine by its decision to provide the ex-Soviet nation with lethal weapons, while Kiev expressed the hope arms supplies could help contain Russia.The stern Moscow warning came after a new ceasefire deal between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels...
Russia warns US decision to arm Ukraine encourages ‘new bloodshed’
MOSCOW: Moscow warned Saturday that Washington was encouraging “new bloodshed” in eastern Ukraine by its decision to provide the ex-Soviet nation with lethal weapons, while Kiev expressed the hope arms supplies could help contain Russia.The stern Moscow warning came after a new ceasefire deal between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels...
IN PICTURES: Christmas lights and festivities around the world
QUETTA/JAKARTA: Christmas church services and other celebrations are being held this weekend under the gaze of armed guards and security cameras in many countries after numerous instances of bombings and attacks.Christmas shoppers look at a shop window in Oxford Street, London, Britain, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson A man carries a toy...
Britain’s Johnson, Lavrov exchange smiles and barbs on Moscow visit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) shakes hands with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at the end of a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia, December 22, 2017. AFP/Yuri KadobnovMOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson clashed Friday over Russia’s...
Britain’s Johnson, Lavrov exchange smiles and barbs on Moscow visit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) shakes hands with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at the end of a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia, December 22, 2017. AFP/Yuri KadobnovMOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson clashed Friday over Russia’s...
UN votes on Jerusalem after Trump warns ‘we’re watching’
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session today (Thursday) at the request of Arab and Muslim states. Photo: REUTERS United Nations: UN member-states will vote on Thursday on a motion rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel´s capital, under strong pressure from President Donald Trump who has...
UN votes on Jerusalem after Trump warns ‘we’re watching’
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session today (Thursday) at the request of Arab and Muslim states. Photo: REUTERS United Nations: UN member-states will vote on Thursday on a motion rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel´s capital, under strong pressure from President Donald Trump who has...
