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Ukraine president confident Dutch voters won’t reject EU pact
WASHINGTON: Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko expressed confidence Friday that Dutch voters next week will not reject his country’s cooperation deal with the European Union. The Netherlands is to hold a referendum on Wednesday on the accord, which puts Ukraine on the path towards eventual EU membership, after a grassroots...
Australia, Ukraine uranium deal on
SYDNEY: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced on Friday a pact to export uranium to Ukraine, which could help ease Kiev’s traditional reliance on hostile neighbor Russia for energy. Ukraine has previously expressed interest in buying the material, as well as coal, from Australia, the world’s third-ranking uranium producer...
After Brussels, spies debate security risks of Brexit
LONDON: The Brussels attacks have pushed security to the forefront of Britain’s EU referendum campaign this week, as intelligence experts came out of the shadows to press the benefits and disadvantages of membership. A claim by the former head of foreign spy agency MI6, Richard Dearlove, that leaving the bloc would have few security...
Ex-rights ombudsman named Russia’s election chief ahead of polls
MOSCOW: Russia’s former human rights ombudsman Ella Pamfilova was on Monday appointed the country’s top elections chief ahead of parliamentary polls this year. Her candidacy was approved by the majority of members of the central election commission. Russia will hold parliamentary elections this September amid a prolonged economic...
Vatican envoy brings pope's Easter message to east Ukraine
The Vatican envoy to Ukraine on Easter Sunday held services for the first time in the war-torn east since the separatist uprising began, bringing a message of support from Pope Francis. …read more Source: GMA News...
Pope: Use “weapons of love” to fight evil of terrorism
Pope Francis prepares to deliver the “Urbi et Orbi” blessing for Rome and the world from the central loggia of St Peters’ basilica following the Easter Sunday mass on March 27, 2016 at St Peter’s square in Vatican. Christians around the world are marking the Holy Week, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, leading up to his...
Easter ‘Urbi et Orbi’ Message of Pope Francis
Pope Francis (R) celebrates the Eucharist during the Easter Sunday mass on March 27, 2016 at St Peter’s square in Vatican. Christians around the world are marking the Holy Week, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, leading up to his resurrection on Easter. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP / ANDREAS SOLARO Dear Brothers and...
‘End wars, help migrants’
Pope Francis Pope Francis called for an end to all wars as he prayed for victims of violence and conflict, shortly after slamming Europe’s indifference to migrants. In his Easter message, the Holy Father called on warring groups in Syria to negotiate their way to peace and for the international community to support peace initiatives....
Ukraine pilot Savchenko ‘will serve’ her sentence – Kremlin
MOSCOW: Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko will serve her 22-year jail term over the killing of two Russian journalists, the Kremlin said Saturday despite Kiev’s pushing for a prisoner exchange. “With Savchenko, the situation is as simple and understandable as possible. Savchenko is a convict… She will serve her sentence,” Kremlin...
Islamic State a growing threat to East Asia, including Japan: defense review
THE Islamic State group is becoming a growing threat to East Asia, including Japan, highlighted by the kidnapping and killing of Japanese nationals, according to a defense review released Friday. “The ISIL is threatening the security of East Asia, including Japan, by targeting the Asian people and Asian embassies in the Middle East, showing its...
