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Merkel tells Putin Russia sanctions will have to remain
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that European Union sanctions will have to remain on Russia given the lack of progress in resolving the simmering conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
China Launches its First “Made-in-China” Jump Aircraft Carrier
China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier is seen during its launching ceremony in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer – BEIJING – China has launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and...
China launches 1st domestically-made aircraft carrier
BEIJING (AP) — China has launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries. In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a newly-built aircraft carrier is transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in...
Pope decries ‘vile’ attack on Syrians in Easter address
VATICAN CITY (AP) — On Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis lamented the horrors generated by war and hatred, delivering an Easter Sunday message that also decried the “latest vile” attack on civilians in Syria. Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world) message from the main balcony of St. Peter’s...
Trump declares US-Russia relations may be at ‘all-time low’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Laying bare deep and dangerous divisions on Syria and other issues, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that U.S. relations with Russia “may be at an all-time low.” His top diplomat offered a similarly grim assessment from the other side of the globe after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. “Right now...
Ukrainian president condemns attack on Polish consulate
MOSCOW – Ukraine’s president has condemned an overnight attack on the Polish Consulate in a western city that appeared to involve a shell fired from a grenade launcher. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Eight Prominent Russians Dead in Five Months
People place flowers at the site of the assassination of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov after a rally to mark the anniversary of his murder in Moscow, Russia, – ATLANTA – The brazen daytime slaying of a Russian politician outside a Ukrainian hotel this week brings to eight the number of high-profile Russians who have died over the past five months...
Eleven Naked Protesters Arrested Outside Former German Nazi Death Camp of Auschwitz
After killing the lamb, the seven men and four women, all aged between 20 and 27, draped a white banner with “love” written in red over the infamous gate, removed their clothes and chained themselves together. – WARSAW – Polish prosecutors Saturday said they had pressed charges against 11 people who slaughtered a lamb and then stripped naked at...
Coincidences Mount, as Another Putin Critic is Gunned Down in Kiev
Ukrainian police experts examine the body of former Russian MP Denis Voronenkov after he was shot dead in the center of Kiev. – KIEV – An outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin was shot dead in broad daylight in Kiev Thursday, just two days after a lawyer for the family of a slain Russian whistleblower was injured in a mysterious...
Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute
TOKYO (AP) The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia met in Tokyo on Monday for the first “two-plus-two” talks since Russia’s annexation of Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the start of their meeting as a part of Japan-Russia foreign and defence...
