Section: Pakistan
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Ties between Russia and the Taliban worry Afghan, US officials
Afghan and American officials are increasingly worried that any deepening of ties between Russia and Taliban militants fighting to topple the government in Kabul could complicate an already precarious security situation. Russian officials have denied they provide aid to the insurgents, who are contesting large swathes of territory and inflicting...
Moscow may call shots in Afghanistan, soon
Let’s take a look at why “A person who does not learn from history is doomed to repeat it”. This famous quote of historian Santana has immensely pretentious Moscow. The Afghan War of 1979 led to the disintegration of the USSR. However, in the post-cold war era Afghanistan remained no longer imperative for Russia, because Russia was busy in...
Kerry on Europe farewell tour to reassure US allies
BERLIN: US Secretary of State John Kerry kicked off a European farewell tour on Monday, six weeks before the inauguration of President elect Donald Trump whose shock victory has deeply unsettled the continent. The top American diplomat is visiting Germany and Brussels seat of the EU and NATO to stress the importance of transatlantic ties before...
Kerry warns of ‘anxieties’ driving Western politics
BERLIN (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Monday that anxieties were sweeping Western democracies and stressed the need for strong transatlantic ties as Europe nervously awaits Donald Trumps start in the White House.Anxieties are building up in a lot of places and theyre manifesting themselves in the politics day to day all...
US reshaping budget to account for Russian military threat
Russia’s increasing military activities around the world have unsettled top US military officials, who say they are reshaping their budget plans to better address what they now consider to be the most pressing threat to US security. “Russia is the No 1 threat to the United States. We have a number of threats that we’re dealing with,...
Ukraine says missile tests will avoid Crimea, mollifying Russia
Ukraine’s military said its two-day missile drill starting on Thursday would avoid the airspace over Crimea, sidestepping a possible confrontation with Russia which annexed the peninsula in 2014. News of the tests had angered the Kremlin, prompting it to put its air defense forces on high alert and maneuver warships in the Black Sea. The...
Ukraine prepares missile test near Crimea, angering Russia
KIEV: Ukraine was due to start two days of missile tests on Thursday – a move that has angered Russia, prompting it to put its air defense forces on high alert on the annexed Crimea peninsula.The disagreement marks a fresh escalation in tensions between the one-time allies, whose relations collapsed in 2014 after Russia seized Crimea and...
Cavani helps PSG win to keep them one point away from top spot
PARIS, Nov 30, 2016 (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain hotshot Edinson Cavani bagged his 100th goal for the club in a 2-0 win over Angers on Wednesday to keep the reigning Ligue 1 champions on the heels of leaders Nice.Cavani scored from the spot, adding to Thiago Silvas opener to round off a win for the Parisians, who trail Nice by a solitary...
Peace talks on Ukraine end without agreement
MINSK: Four-way talks on ending a separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine finished without a breakthrough on Tuesday, with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier declaring that “lip service” statements were not enough to achieve lasting peace.Amid low expectations, the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia...
Conservative Fillon wins French presidential primary
Francois Fillon, a conservative reformist promising to shrink the French state, on Sunday clinched the rightwing nomination for next year’s presidential election with a resounding victory over his rival Alain Juppe. Ex-prime minister Fillon, 62, will now become a favourite to be France’s next leader after winning the US-style primary...
