Section: The News International (Pakistan)
Georgia celebrates EU visa waiver
TBILISI: Pro-Western former Soviet republic of Georgia on Tuesday hailed the “historic” first day of visa-free travel to Europe for its citizens as a waiver agreed with the European Union entered into force. The new regulation allows Georgians to travel to the EU for non-work purposes for up to 90 days, over any 180-day period, but...
Nato-Russia talks on eve of Tillerson visit
BRUSSELS: Nato ambassadors will meet the Russian envoy on Thursday in a new bid to ease tensions on the eve of the alliance´s first talks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The ambassadors will discuss the crisis in Ukraine as well as Afghanistan´s security, and terrorism in the region, a Nato official said. “Following consultations...
France?s Le Pen says Putin embodies ?new vision? of world
MOSCOW: France’s far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Russian President Vladimir Putin represents a “new vision” of the world, following her meeting with the Kremlin strongman in Moscow on Friday. “He represents a sovereign nation,” the leader of the National Front far-right party told reporters....
Ukraine probes arms depot explosion, mly blames ?sabotage?
KIEV: Ukraine on Thursday was probing a series of explosions that hit a munitions depot in the country’s east overnight as the military blamed the incident on an “act of sabotage”. “A fire broke out … as a result of an act of sabotage at a depot in the town of Balakliya where missiles and munitions were kept,”...
Lithuanian MP faces impeachment for ties to Russian spy
VILNIUS: Lithuania’s parliament on Wednesday launched impeachment procedures against a lawmaker over his ties with a former Russian spy and a Kremlin-controlled energy company, as tensions with Moscow simmer. Mindaugas Bastys, 52, resigned as deputy speaker of parliament after being denied top security clearance by the intelligence agency...
Russia marks takeover of Crimea
MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday marked a low-key third anniversary of the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, as Kiev blasted the annexation of the strategic Black Sea peninsula as a “crime”. State-run television showed footage of sparsely attended concerts and parades in cities across the vast country and there was much less fanfare over the...
US demands end to Russian annexation of Crime
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday reiterated its condemnation of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, vowing to maintain related sanctions until Moscow returns the strategic Black Sea peninsula to Ukraine. “Crimea is a part of Ukraine. The United States again condemns the Russian occupation of Crimea and calls for its immediate...
Nato urges Turkey, Austria to end ?spat?
‘We regret the current situation and the impact it is having on all of our cooperation programmes’ BRUSSELS: Nato urged Turkey and Austria on Wednesday to settle a dispute over Ankara’s EU membership bid, which has led Turkey to block cooperation with the alliance’s partner countries. Confirming press reports, a Nato official...
Russian woman pardoned by Putin over text message freed
MOSCOW: A Russian woman pardoned by President Vladimir Putin after she was sentenced to seven years in jail for treason over a text message about movements of military equipment was released on Sunday, local media reported. Shopkeeper Oxana Sevastidi, 46, was convicted in March 2016 over an SMS sent eight years earlier about a train carrying...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed
KIEV: Ukraine’s army reported on Saturday two soldiers killed in clashes with Russian-backed rebels, in a new uptick in violence across eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters that two servicemen were killed and another 16 wounded in the past 24 hours, accusing insurgents of using heavy weapons against...
