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Hollande says postponing Mistral warship delivery to Russia ‘until further notice’
November 25, 2014 8:12 PMPARIS (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday delayed the controversial delivery of a high-tech warship to Russia “until further notice” over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Straits...
Conditions not right to deliver warship to Russia: France
PARIS – France’s foreign minister Tuesday said the conditions were not right to deliver a high-tech warship to Russia given the Ukraine crisis, as pressure from Moscow grows to hand over the vessel.”We consider that the conditions for delivery are not met, for reasons that are obvious today,” Laurent Fabius told France...
Ukraine leader, under pressure from West, pledges new government soon
KIEV – Ukraine will take the first steps this week towards forming a new government, President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday, seeking to assuage concern among his Western allies that the delay is holding up reform and imperiling Western assistance.The US and other Western governments are criticising Kiev’s tardiness in putting...
Three more Ukrainian soldiers killed: Kiev military
KIEV – Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the past 24 hours in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east despite a ceasefire in place since early September, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Monday.Ukraine lost four other serviceman on Saturday, and the death toll among Ukrainian soldiers since the ceasefire came...
German business morale rebounds in November
BERLIN – German business sentiment rebounded in November, breaking a streak of six straight declines, in a sign that Europe’s largest economy may be gaining some momentum again after narrowly avoiding a recession in the third quarter.The Ifo’s business climate index, based on a monthly survey of some 7,000 firms, rose to 104.7...
Teenage cadets swear allegiance to Ukraine rebel state
Now, as fighting rumbles on between between pro-Russian insurgents and government forces, cadets are pledging an oath of loyalty to the rebels’ self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR). …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch complete MH17 wreckage recovery in Ukraine
Dutch experts have completed the recovery of wreckage from the crash site of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia to seek new partners if Western oil majors leave: minister
MOSCOW – Moscow will seek new partners in countries that have not imposed sanctions on it if Western oil and gas companies pull out of projects with Russia, RIA news agency quoted Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Saturday.The sanctions over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis have targeted the delivery of oil technology,...
Pope to urge Europe to tackle racism, religious intolerance
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is expected to take Europe to task over racial and religious intolerance during a visit to the European parliament Tuesday, as the crisis-hit continent battles with growing populism and the spectre of radicalisation.It will be the second visit by a pope to the Strasbourg-based parliament – a lightning,...
Russia regime change West’s real aim in Ukraine row: Lavrov
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke out against Western sanctions on Russia after US Vice President Joe Biden hinted on Friday at possible further measures over Moscow’s “unacceptable” role in the former Soviet republic. …read more Source: Channel...
