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Russian, North Korean leaders discuss denuclearization
Apr25

Russian, North Korean leaders discuss denuclearization

MOSCOW (AA): Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un concluded their summit on Thursday with a formal reception. Putin and Kim met in the Russian port city of Vladivostok to discuss bilateral relations and de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The closed-door talks lasted 3.5 hours. Speaking to the participating...

North Korea’s Kim arrives for summit with Russia’s Putin
Apr24

North Korea’s Kim arrives for summit with Russia’s Putin

VLADIVOSTOK (Reuters): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday for a summit he is likely to use to seek support from President Vladimir Putin while Pyongyang’s nuclear talks with Washington are in limbo. The armored train carrying Kim — on his first official visit to Russia — pulled into the...

Chinese navy shows off new warship in 70th anniversary parade
Apr24

Chinese navy shows off new warship in 70th anniversary parade

BEIJING: China celebrated the 70th anniversary of its navy on Tuesday by showing off its growing fleet in a sea parade featuring a brand new guided-missile destroyer.Under grey, foggy skies, Chinese President Xi Jinping stood on a warship to take the salute from 32 Chinese vessels, including submarines, and 39 planes off the eastern city of...

Ahead of new warships reveal, navy chief says China wants ?tranquility?
Apr23

Ahead of new warships reveal, navy chief says China wants ?tranquility?

QINGDAO: China’s navy wants maritime “tranquillity and good order”, its chief said on Monday, ahead of a parade to mark its 70th anniversary at which the military is expected to display new warships including nuclear submarines and destroyers.President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping plan to refurbish the People’s Liberation Army...

Talk of cooperation with Ukraine premature: Russia
Apr23

Talk of cooperation with Ukraine premature: Russia

Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: In the wake of Vladimir Zelensky’s apparent election win on Sunday, talk of cooperation between Kiev and Moscow is premature, according to President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman. “It’s too early to talk about President Putin congratulating Mr. Zelensky, as well as the opportunity to work together,” Dmitry...

Ukraine enters uncharted waters after comedian wins presidency
Apr22

Ukraine enters uncharted waters after comedian wins presidency

KIEV (Reuters): Ukraine entered uncharted political waters on Monday after near final results showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had dramatically upended the status quo and won the country’s presidential election by a landslide. Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s win was a bitter blow for incumbent Petro...

China wants ‘tranquillity’, navy chief says ahead of new warships reveal
Apr22

China wants ‘tranquillity’, navy chief says ahead of new warships reveal

QINGDAO: China’s navy wants maritime “tranquillity and good order”, its chief said on Monday, ahead of a parade to mark its 70th anniversary at which the military is expected to display new warships including nuclear submarines and destroyers. President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping plan to refurbish the People’s Liberation Army...

Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential polls
Apr22

Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential polls

KIEV (Reuters): A Ukrainian comedian, who plays a fictitious president in a TV show, is tipped to become Ukraine’s next leader, according to a national exit poll. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has no previous experience in politics, has won 73% of the vote, the poll showed, surpassing his rival, incumbent Petro Poroshenko, who has just 25% of...

Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential race by landslide: exit poll
Apr21

Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential race by landslide: exit poll

KIEV: Ukraine entered uncharted political waters on Sunday after an exit poll showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had easily won enough votes to become the next president of a country at war. The apparent landslide victory of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, is a bitter blow for incumbent Petro Poroshenko who tried to...

Czech PM says won?t resign if indicted over EU fraud
Apr21

Czech PM says won?t resign if indicted over EU fraud

PRAGUE: Czech billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Saturday he would not resign if indicted for his alleged role in a two-million-euro EU subsidy fraud.Police this week recommended that Babis be indicted over the case which could see him and several others, including family members, spending five to ten years in prison.”I would...