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Russia decides to deploy nuclear-capable strategic bombers to Crimea: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters): Russia has decided to deploy nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bombers to the Crimean peninsula in response to the U.S. rolling out missile defense systems in Romania, the RIA news agency cited a senior Russian lawmaker as saying on Monday. Russia plans to station the bombers at the Gvardeyskoye air base in Crimea,...
EU reaffirms commitment to policy of non-recognition of Crimean referendum
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The European Union reaffirmed its commitment to the policy of non-recognition of the results of the referendum in Crimea, after which the peninsula rejoined Russia, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement on Sunday, amid the fifth anniversary of the peninsula’s reunification with Russia. “The...
Russia slams ?hypocrisy? of new Western sanctions
MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday slammed the “hypocrisy” of new Western sanctions against its officials over their role in a naval confrontation with Ukraine last year, and vowed to respond to the “unfriendly” move.The United States, Canada and the European Union Friday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian...
Russia slams ‘hypocrisy’ of new Western sanctions
MOSCOW (Web Desk): Russia on Saturday slammed the “hypocrisy” of new Western sanctions against its officials over their role in a naval confrontation with Ukraine last year, and vowed to respond to the “unfriendly” move. The United States, Canada and the European Union Friday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian officials and...
Ronaldo back in Portugal squad after 9-month absence
MADRID (Agenices): Cristiano Ronaldo was named in defending European champions Portugal’s squad on Friday nine months after his last international appearance at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. With Euro 2020 qualifiers against Ukraine and Serbia coming up, coach Fernando Santos has recalled Ronaldo, who has 85 goals in 154 international...
Bencic sweeps into Indian Wells semi-final against Kerber
CALIFORNIA: Resurgent Swiss Belinda Bencic toppled another top-10 player Thursday, downing fifth-ranked Karolina Pliskova to set up an Indian Wells WTA final against Angelique Kerber. Bencic, a former world number seven whose ranking slumped as injuries stalled her career, showed no sign of a let-down after her fourth-round victory over world...
NATO edges toward Trump’s spending demands, Germany lags
BRUSSELS (Reuters): More European allies in NATO increased defense spending in 2018, with sharp rises in the Baltics, Poland and the Netherlands, but only six governments met a target sought by the United States – while Germany lagged and Canadian outlays fell. European allies have tried to deflect threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, who...
Paul Manafort indicted on new fraud charges in New York
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: A Manhattan grand jury has indicted President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort on charges of residential mortgage fraud and other state crimes, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. “No one is beyond the law in New York,” DA Cy Vance Jr. said in a statement. “Following an...
Turkey takes helm of $55b wheat market
ISTANBUL (AA): Turkey’s trade group for flour producers is taking the Eurasian helm of an international millers’ association, it announced on Monday. By taking the Eurasia region administration of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM), the Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation (TFIF) took responsibility...
Illness ends Serena’s Indian Wells bid, Halep advances
INDIAN WELLS: Serena Williams’s first tournament since the Australian Open came to an abrupt end on Sunday as the ailing 23-time Grand Slam champion retired from her third-round WTA match against Garbine Muguruza at Indian Wells. Muguruza was leading 6-3, 1-0 when Williams called it a day in the battle of former world number ones because of...
