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How modern Russia navigates and balances its Soviet past
Esref Yalinkilicli Russia is struggling to chart a path towards reconciling the Bolshevik Revolution while not glorifying it as a means of political change. November 7 marks the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. It changed the course of Russian history and politics with its global ramifications still being felt today. To understand...
Putin, Trump agree political solution needed for Syria, Kremlin says
DANANG: Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a joint statement on Syria on Saturday that said they saw no military solution to the conflict and a political one was needed, the Kremlin said.The White House did not immediately respond to questions about the Kremlin announcement or the conversation the Kremlin...
US defence chief meets NATO to discuss Daesh, Afghanistan
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (L) talks to US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis (C) and Britain’s Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson (R) as they pose for a family photo during a NATO defence ministers’ meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, November 8, 2017. AFP/John Thys BRUSSELS: With Daesh crumbling in Iraq...
EU pushes for tax blacklist after Paradise Papers leak
The EU pushed on Tuesday for Europe to draw up a blacklist of tax havens after the “Paradise Papers” revealed loopholes used by Apple and Nike as well as celebrities including Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. Photo: AFP file BRUSSELS: The EU pushed on Tuesday for Europe to draw up a blacklist of tax havens after the “Paradise Papers” revealed...
Recent ICIJ leaks that shook the world
Launched in 1997 by the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in 2017 became a fully independent organisation. Its members include over 200 journalists from across 70 countries. While its exposures began in 2000 when the ICIJ exposed how the “leading tobacco companies...
Leaks show US commerce chief, UK queen’s offshore investments
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has business ties to a shipping firm linked to Vladimir Putins inner circle, according to a vast leak of financial documents that also revealed Britains Queen Elizabeth IIs investments in tax havens.It was also revealed that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus top fundraiser and...
Leaks show US commerce chief, UK queen’s offshore investments
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has business ties to a shipping firm linked to Vladimir Putins inner circle, according to a vast leak of financial documents that also revealed Britains Queen Elizabeth IIs investments in tax havens.It was also revealed that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus top fundraiser and...
Finland plans military drill with United States and Sweden
Finland’s flag flutters in Helsinki, Finland, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/FilesHELSINKI: Finland is planning large-scale military drills with the United States and other allies, its defence minister said on Friday, in a region worried by Russia’s increasing military activity.Jussi Niinisto said the exercises would help troops...
Venezuela to restructure foreign debt, default looms as possibility
CARACAS: Venezuela on Thursday announced plans to restructure its burgeoning foreign debt, a move that may lead to a default by the cash-strapped OPEC nation whose collapsing socialist economy has left its population struggling to find food and medicine.President Nicolas Maduro vowed to make a $1.1 billion payment on a bond maturing on Thursday,...
Venezuela to restructure foreign debt, faces looming default
CARACAS: Venezuela on Thursday announced plans to restructure its burgeoning foreign debt, a move that may lead to a default by the cash-strapped OPEC nation whose collapsing socialist economy has left its population struggling to find food and medicine. President Nicolas Maduro vowed to make a $1.1 billion payment on a bond maturing on Thursday,...
