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Egypt beach resort attack kills two Ukrainians
CAIRO (AFP) – Two Ukrainian women were killed on Friday at an Egyptian beach resort when an assailant swam ashore and stabbed them and also wounded four others, state media said.The governor of Red Sea province, where the resort of Hurghada is located, said two foreign residents of the city were killed in the attack, a cabinet statement...
Nato warns Russia to honour war games promises
BRUSSELS: Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday welcomed Russian reassurances about a major upcoming military exercise that has deeply worried the allies, but warned Moscow must live up to its commitments. Speaking after a “frank” meeting between Russia’s Nato ambassador and envoys from the 28-nation alliance, Stoltenberg said both sides...
Killer of Putin’s critic sentenced to 20 years in jail
Zaur Dadayev, who was convicted of killing Russia’s opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, was given 20 years of jail by a Russian court on Thursday. Four other men convicted of being his accomplices were also given prison terms ranging between 11 and 19 years. Nemtsov, one of President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics, was murdered in...
Contingency plan designed to deal with rising Congo fever cases
ISLAMABAD: In the wake of recent surge in Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases, a contingency plan has been designed for prevention and control of the disease, especially during Eid-ul-Azha because of exposure to tick infected animals and their massive movement. An important meeting was held comprising representatives of the National...
Trump son ‘met Kremlin-linked lawyer’ during election campaign
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Sunday he wanted to work constructively with Russia despite confronting Vladimir Putin over alleged election meddling, as reports broke that his eldest son met a Kremlin-linked Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign.The New York Times, citing advisers briefed on the meeting, reported that...
Tillerson in Istanbul amid Turkey-US tensions
ISTANBUL (AFP) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on Sunday holding talks with Turkish leaders in Istanbul on issues ranging from Syria to last years failed coup.After arriving from Ukraine, Tillerson met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu and later held talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officials on both sides...
Trump says time to work ‘constructively’ with Russia
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Sunday he wanted to work constructively with Russia, including on cyber security, despite confronting Vladimir Putin over alleged meddling in last years American elections.While ruling out easing sanctions so long as the two countries remain at odds over Syria and Ukraine, Trump said it was...
Trump says time to work ‘constructively’ with Russia
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he wanted to work “constructively” with Russia, including on cyber security, despite confronting Vladimir Putin over alleged meddling in last year’s American elections.While ruling out easing sanctions so long as the two countries remain at odds over Syria and Ukraine, Trump said it was time...
Ukraine, rebels urged to ?ceasefire?
KIEV: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels to adhere to a ceasefire deal aimed at easing the bloody conflict in the country’s east. Guterres spoke to journalists at the start of a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, while making his...
Trump says time to work ‘constructively’ with Russia
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump pledged Sunday to work constructively with Russia but ruled out an immediate easing of sanctions while the countries remain at odds over the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine.In a series of tweets on his return from Europe, Trump said he had confronted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over...
