Section: The Manila Times (Philippines)
Trump’s embattled campaign chairman resigns
Donald Trump sought to reboot his flagging presidential bid Friday, dismissing his tainted campaign chairman, seeking to broaden his shrinking support base by appealing to black voters and visiting flood-ravaged Louisiana. The resignation of the seasoned Republican strategist Paul Manafort — under fire for his pro-Kremlin ties and role in a...
WTO backs EU in Russia pork dispute
GENEVA: Russia’s import ban on pork products from the European Union is not legitimate, a World Trade Organisation panel said Friday, in a key victory for the bloc. The WTO ruling concerns a ban imposed by Russia in early 2014, which Moscow said were necessary to protect its consumers following a small flare up of African Swine Fever in...
Trump campaign chief worked for Marcos
PAUL Manafort, Jr., the campaign manager of US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is under fire after being named this week in a Ukrainian corruption investigation. Growing scrutiny into the background of the 67-year-old lobbyist however has also unearthed past dealings with dictators, including the late former President Ferdinand...
Republican bet proposes ‘extreme vetting’
NEW YORK: Donald Trump on Monday laid out a US blueprint for defeating global terrorism in partnership with NATO and Middle East allies, demanding extreme restrictions on immigration and likening the fight to the Cold War. The Republican nominee, who is tanking in the polls following weeks of self-inflicted disasters, made his pitch to be a...
Trump vows ‘Cold War’ terror fight, immigrant controls
NEW YORK: Donald Trump on Monday laid out a US blueprint for defeating global terrorism in partnership with NATO and Middle East allies, demanding extreme restrictions on immigration and likening the fight to the Cold War. The Republican nominee, who is tanking in the polls following weeks of self-inflicted disasters, made his pitch to be a...
Lavrov urges calm after Ukraine flare-up over Crimea
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday appealed for calm after a flare-up with Ukraine over the annexed Crimea peninsula but warned Moscow was ready to stamp out any attempts to destabilize the region. A simmering feud between Russia and Ukraine sparked by the Kremlin’s seizure of Crimea in 2014 burst back into life on...
EU backs Ukraine as tensions mount with Russia
BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Friday (Saturday in Manila) reiterated the bloc’s support for Ukraine and urged Kiev and Moscow to avoid any action which could further escalate tensions. Mogherini said she had telephoned Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin to discuss the situation, as Kiev accused Russia...
Ukraine accuses Russia of plotting unrest amid Crimea tensions
KIEV: Ukraine on Friday accused Russia of planning to stoke further unrest as the international community sought to ease tensions after the two sides ramped up security around the disputed Crimean peninsula. Russia’s FSB security service said on Wednesday it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea this week by Ukrainian military...
US calls for Ukraine-Russia restraint over Crimea
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday called on Ukraine and Russia to show restraint after Moscow accused Kiev of plotting attacks in disputed Crimea, and urged a resumption of talks. Ukraine has put its forces on high alert after Russia’s FSB security service said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in the Black Sea peninsula this week...
Putin reviews Crimea security after alleged Ukraine raids
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for security to be ramped up on the annexed Crimea peninsula after accusing Ukraine of attempting armed incursions into the disputed region. Russia’s security agency on Wednesday said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten...
