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‘It’s been an honor,’ says Merkel as German CDU picks new leader
HAMBURG: Angela Merkel bowed out as leader of her Christian Democrats on Friday with an emotional speech to her conservative party as it met to pick her successor who will move into pole position to become Germany’s next chancellor. The frontrunners are Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a Merkel protege seen as the continuity candidate, and...
Mourinho reveals why he is not picking Fred in Man Utd team
MANCHESTER: Jose Mourinho suggested Friday that Manchester United must get stronger defensively before he is ready to give Fred more games. United spent £52 million ($66 million) on buying the Brazil midfielder from Shakhtar Donetsk in June but he has made just six Premier League starts. Fred was left on the bench this week as United drew...
Merkel’s party votes for new leader, and new era in Germany
HAMBURG: Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats vote on Friday to decide who replaces her as party leader and moves into pole position to succeed her as German chancellor. The frontrunners are Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a Merkel protege seen as the continuity candidate, and Friedrich Merz, a Merkel rival who has questioned the constitutional...
US, allies conduct Open Skies flight above Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. said Thursday it and unspecified allies have conducted an “extraordinary flight” over Ukraine amid heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine. “The timing of this flight is intended to reaffirm U.S. commitment to Ukraine and other partner nations,” the Pentagon said in a statement. The flight comes under the auspices...
Putin threatens to develop nuclear missiles banned by US-Russia treaty
MOSCOW: A defiant Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to develop nuclear missiles banned under a treaty with the United States after Washington gave Moscow a deadline to comply with the key arms control agreement. The latest spike in tensions came a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would withdraw from a major Cold...
Putin rejects US claim Russia breaking arms treaty
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday dismissed US claims Russia is violating a major Cold War treaty limiting mid-range nuclear arms, as a senior general lashed out at Washington’s attempts to “contain” Moscow. The tense rhetoric comes a day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would withdraw from the...
NATO expects Russia, Iran to support Afghan peace
BRUSSELS (Pajhwok): NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said the alliance expected all regional powers, including Russia and Iran, to support an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process and play a constructive role. Speaking ahead of a two-day NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels that began on Tuesday, Stoltenberg said...
Trump wants o discuss ‘arms race’ with Russia, China
WASHINGTON (AA): U.S. President Donald Trump predicted Monday he and his Russian and Chinese counterparts would talk about an end to what he described as an arms race “at some time in the future.” “I am certain that, at some time in the future, President Xi and I, together with President Putin of Russia, will start talking about a meaningful halt...
Putin informed Macron, Merkel about Kerch Strait incident: Kremlin aide
BUENOS AIRES (TASS): Russian President Vladimir Putin informed French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the details of the Kerch Strait incident when he met with them on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty summit in Argentina, Russian president’s aide Yuri Ushakov said on Sunday. “I can tell that during...
Netherlands draw Germany in pick of Euro 2020 qualifying groups
DUBLIN (Reuters): The Netherlands and Germany were grouped together in qualification for the 2020 European Championship at Sunday’s draw in Dublin, one of 12 host cities for the finals that will be staged across the continent for the first time. Germany, the team everyone wanted to avoid after their poor showing in UEFA’s new Nations...
