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Kerry to meet Russian counterpart as tensions soar over Ukraine
MOSCOW (AFP) – Top US diplomat John Kerry is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine.The meeting in Rome will take place with tensions soaring after US lawmakers passed a bill — dubbed the...
Ukraine ill-prepared for trauma of war
KIEV: With Ukraine still trapped in a Soviet-era approach to mental health and psychiatric hospitals so under-funded that some have less than 10 cents …read more Source: The News...
Russia reaches out to Europe’s far-right parties
VIENNA (AP) — A Russian loan to Frances National Front. Invitations to Moscow for leaders of Austrias Freedom Party. Praise for Vladimir Putin from the head of Britains anti-European Union party.As the diplomatic chill over Ukraine deepens, the Kremlin seems keener than ever to enlist Europes far-right parties in its campaign for influence...
Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome
MOSCOW (AFP) – Top US diplomat John Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday amid a toughening American response to a Kremlin-backed separatist insurgency in Ukraine.Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said Saturday that an agreement has been reached on a meeting between Russian Foreign...
Ukraine says 11 attacks and drones spotted despite truce
KIEV (AFP) – The Ukrainian army on Saturday reported 11 attacks against its positions in the east where a ceasefire is tentatively holding and said a drone was spotted over Mariupol, the last major eastern town under its control.The surveillance activities of the enemy have intensified around Mariupol where a drone was identified, the...
Ukraine is its own worst threat: Dmitry Rogozin
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees defence, said Saturday that Ukraine was its own worst threat, after Kiev announced plans to boost its armed forces because of the conflict in east Ukraine.Rogozin quoted Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak as telling parliament Friday that Kiev faced threats...
Ukraine cheers US vote for military aid, Russia outraged
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine welcomed a US bill that would allow Washington to provide lethal military assistance to the embattled country, but Russia expressed outrage at the openly confrontational legislation.The bill — passed late on Thursday and due to get final approval in Congress on Friday before being sent to US President Barack Obama...
Ceasefire in Ukraine is real
SYDNEY: President Petro Poroshenko on Friday said a “real” ceasefire was in place in Ukraine after the first 24 hours in seven months without a milita …read more Source: The News...
Two more Congo patients admitted to JPMC
Two more people with Congo Crimean Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) were admitted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center for treatment while condition of one patient was reported critical. Joint Executive Director & In-charge Emergency Department Dr Seemin Jamali confirmed that the two more patients with Congo fever had been admitted to a hospital...
Ukraine president pleads with Russia to withdraw
SYDNEY – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday pleaded with Russia to withdraw its troops from his country and close the border, saying it would lead to almost immediate peace. His comments came as a day-old ceasefire that aims to end eight months of brutal war in the east of Ukraine largely held along the bloodied frontline on...
