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Prominent Russian separatist commander killed in eastern Ukraine
A prominent Russian separatist commander was assassinated in eastern Ukraine on Sunday evening, his allies said on Monday, accusing Ukrainian government forces of murdering him to try to destabilize an already fragile ceasefire. Arseny Pavlov, a Russian national who went by the nom de guerre “Motorola”, was blown up in the lift of his...
Germany’s Merkel willing to meet Putin on Ukraine but needs progress
BERLIN, GERMANY: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine crisis but no meeting has been set and progress needs to be made on the peace process, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday. “It remains the case that the chancellor is ready for such a meeting if the opportunity for...
Wretched Syria
Superpowers’ chess board At the one-year anniversary of the Russian strikes, the State Department acknowledged that Russia had succeeded in its goal of propping up the Assad regime As the month started, US-Russia relations fell to a new post-Cold War low as the Obama administration abandoned efforts to cooperate with Moscow on ending the...
Russia slams ´unprecedented´ US threats over cyber attacks
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Saturday slammed Washington for its “unprecedented” threats against Moscow over an alleged series of cyber attacks and vowed to respond. Last week, Washington formally accused the Russian government of trying to “interfere” in the 2016 White House race through cyber attacks on American political...
Pakistan among 12 most dangerous countries in the world
Pakistan has been named amongst the least safe and secure country in the world, according to a report by the World Economic Forum. The top 12 is completed by Yemen in the Middle East and Pakistan, which continues to battle the Taliban. However, El Salvador has been named as the least safe and secure country in the world. The epicentre of central...
Children’s bed shaped like missile that downed MH17 plane stirs unease in Russia
A Russian firm has caused a stir after putting on sale a children’s bed in the shape of a Buk missile launcher of the kind that shot down a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet in eastern Ukraine in 2014. International prosecutors said last month the airliner had been shot down by a Buk missile fired from a village held by pro-Russian rebels....
Nato head backs stronger European defence
ROME: Nato head Jens Stoltenberg welcomed on Friday European efforts for a more closely integrated defence policy, boosted since Britain´s vote to leave the EU, but warned against trying to create “an alternative” to the North Atlantic Alliance. “Stronger European defence will be good for the European Union, it will be good for...
Children’s bed shaped like missile that downed MH17 plane stirs unease in Russia
The children’s bed, made by the company in St Petersburg, has angered many Russian consumers. A Russian firm has caused a stir after putting on sale a children’s bed in the shape of a Buk missile launcher of the kind that shot down a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet in eastern Ukraine in 2014. International prosecutors said last month...
Boxing: Fury vacates world heavyweight titles
LONDON (AFP) – Tyson Fury has given up his WBO and WBA world heavyweight titles with immediate effect to concentrate on his medical treatment and recovery, said a statement released by his promoters Hennessy Sports.The British boxer has admitted taking cocaine to deal with depression and was set to be stripped of his titles after cancelling...
Putin shuns Paris visit after France offers talks only on Syria: source
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not come to Paris next week after declining to meet President Francois Hollande only for talks on Syria, a source in Hollande’s office said, the latest deterioration in ties between Moscow and the West. French officials have been grappling for ways to put new pressure on Russia after Moscow vetoed a...
