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Clashes claim more lives in Ukraine as US pressures Russia
AVDIIVKA – Clashes between Ukrainian forces and Moscow-backed rebels left two more dead in a flashpoint town Friday and four others elsewhere in bloodshed that has prompted the US to condemn Russia’s “aggressive” stance. The latest reports from both sides put the death toll in fighting since Sunday in the eastern war zone...
Ukraine crisis
Local residents have a meal at an emergency center after shelling hit supply infrastructure in the government-held industrial town of Avdiyivka, Ukraine Local residents receive hot tea at an emergency center after shelling hit supply infrastructure in the government-held industrial town of Avdiyivka, Ukraine Local residents have a meal at an...
Global alarm over Ukraine fighting as death toll hits 19
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: The death toll from the latest escalation in fighting in Ukraine rose to 19 on Wednesday as international alarm rang out over the spike in bloodshed in the European Union’s back yard. Government forces and Russian-backed separatists exchanged mortar and rocket fire for a fourth day around the flashpoint eastern town of...
Netanyahu?s wall tweet angers Mexico?s Jewish community
MEXICO CITY: In kosher stores, synagogues and intellectual circles, Mexico’s small Jewish community condemned the Israeli prime minister’s support for US President Donald Trump’s border wall as disappointing and shameful. The Mexican government demanded an apology from Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, but the Israeli leader...
China, Russia, Trump administration statements on EU chief?s ?threats? list
EU chief Donald Tusk hit out Tuesday at “worrying” statements by the administration of Donald Trump, saying Washington´s new stance was among a series of “threats,” along with China, Russia and radicalism. Tusk said in a letter to EU leaders ahead of a summit in Malta that the bloc must take “spectacular steps”...
8 people killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
AVDIIVKA: Fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine escalated on Tuesday, killing at least eight people overnight, injuring dozens and briefly trapping more than 200 coalminers underground, the warring sides reported. Rebels in Donetsk said an electricity sub-station was damaged in shelling, cutting...
Merkel slams anti-Muslim bias in US travel ban
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday stepped up her criticism of a US travel ban slapped on travellers from seven countries, saying it smacked of anti-Muslim bias. “The essential and also resolute fight against terrorism in no way justifies general suspicion against people of a specific faith, in this case people of the Muslim...
Jan Jukubco remains invincible in Malam Jabba Int’l Ski Cup
Jan Jukubco of Slovakia remained unbeatable on the last day of the Malam Jabba International Alpine Ski Cup being held at the scenic resort of Malam Jabba, Swat. Slovakian skier outclassed his rivals in the 2nd race of men’s Slalom category as well and got 1st position in this momentous international event. IvanKovasnkyuk and Vasyle...
Ruble’s revival gives Russia an unexpected headache
It was a step that seemed unimaginable a year ago: the Russian authorities stepping in to stop the country’s currency from getting too strong. Back in January 2016 the ruble hit a record low of 85 to the dollar as a combination of plunging oil prices and Western sanctions over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine pounded the Russian economy....
Trump vows better Russia ties, reassures NATO allies
President Donald Trump vowed to improve floundering ties with Russia, while also reassuring close US allies he supports NATO. Trump faced a first legal defeat amid growing international alarm over his halt to refugees and travellers from certain Muslim-majority countries, with a federal judge blocking part of the ban. The temporary stay orders...
