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Russia to roll out Red Square military parade on unprecedented scale
MOSCOW – Russia is pulling out all the stops for celebrations on Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany with 16,000 troops marching in a Red Square parade, along with hundreds of units of military hardware.In a defiant show of military strength despite international condemnation over its actions in...
Iran, powers toil to overcome divisions in nuclear talks -envoys
UNITED NATIONS – Iran and world powers are struggling to overcome deep divisions on two core sticking points in talks on a possible nuclear deal: reimposing UN sanctions if the Iranians violate the agreement and how Tehran can buy atomic technology, envoys said.Negotiators were wrapping up nearly a week of talks in New York on Tuesday, the...
Russia says EU does not want Ukraine truce to hold
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused “someone in the European Union” on Tuesday of trying to ensure a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine does not hold. …read more Source: Channel...
Forget tanks. It’s Russia’s ruble that’s conquering East Ukraine
KIEV – As a wobbly cease-fire keeps eastern Ukraine’s warring factions apart, Russia’s ruble is conquering new territory across the breakaway republics. In Donetsk, the conflict zone’s biggest city, supermarkets have opened ruble-only checkout counters to… …read more Source:...
Two killed, five wounded in Ukraine clashes: Kiev
KIEV – Two soldiers were killed and another five were wounded in the past 24 hours in Ukraine’s separatist-held east, Kiev said Monday, as both sides traded blame over the increasing number of ceasefire violations.Two servicemen died and three more were wounded after their armoured vehicle hit a mine in the Lugansk region, said...
China’s Xi to visit Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia this week to attend World War II anniversary celebrations, the foreign ministry announced Monday, with Kazakhstan and Belarus also on his itinerary.Xi will visit Moscow from Friday through Sunday at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the ministry said on its...
Last MH17 crash remains arrive in Netherlands
May 02, 2015 10:59 PMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – A flight carrying the last remains of Dutch victims killed in last year’s MH17 plane crash in rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine arrived in the Netherlands on Saturday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Search of Ukraine MH17 crash site is over: Dutch team
May 01, 2015 12:03 AMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – Dutch and international investigators have finished recovering human remains and wreckage from the MH17 plane crash site in eastern Ukraine, the mission’s head said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukrainian serviceman killed in rebel attacks in eastern Ukraine – Kiev military
A Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and 14 others wounded as pro-Russian separatists significantly increased attacks on government forces despite a ceasefire, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Japan PM won’t attend Russian WW2 ceremony: Govt spokesman
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend an official ceremony in Moscow on May 9 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two because of a schedule conflict, the nation’s top government spokesman said on Tuesday.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference Japan’s ambassador to...
