Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted economic protectionism and sanctions in an implicit gesture at President Trump a day before the two leaders are set to meet for the first time. Published in the German financial newspaper Handelblatt ahead of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Putin praised the strategy for free trade and action on climate change, while warning…
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EU-Cuba relations Renaissance
MEPs gave their consent to the first ever EU-Cuba cooperation agreement, thereby marking a turning point in bilateral relations. “With this vote the European Parliament is giving its support to use dialogue and cooperation with Cuba as the best instruments to build a constructive and future-oriented relationship, beneficial for citizens on both sides of the…
Russia considers control of Syria's borders
Russia might deploy its military to control the borders of planned de-escalation zones in Syria within two to three weeks after finalizing an agreement with Turkey and Iran, Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said. ASTANA (Reuters) – Russia may deploy its military to police the borders of planned de-escalation zones in Syria … https://t.co/TnV2wPO4Im — Thus…
Qatar willing to engage in dialogue
Demands made of Qatar by four other Arab states were designed to be rejected, Doha’s foreign minister said, explaining that their ultimatum was aimed not at defeating terrorism but at curtailing his country’s sovereignty. In spite of this assessment of the oppontents position Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, speaking to reporters in Rome, ensured Qatar was ready…
Scaramucci accepts CNN apology on Russian connections
CNN retracted a story on that connected Antony Scaramucci, a prominent ally of President Trump, to a Russian investment fund managed by a Kremlin-controlled bank. The brief encounter on public between American and Russian happened on the margins at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “On June 22, 2017, CNN.com published a story connecting Anthony Scaramucci…
Russian diplomat to lead UN Counter-terrorism office
United Nations head Antonio Guterres has chosen to appoint a Moscow envoy in Vienna Vladimir Voronkov to head a newly created U.N. Office of Counterterrorism, giving a Russian a top job at U.N. headquarters in New York. Russia’s Ambassador to International Organisations in Vienna, Vladimir Voronkov, will have the rank of undersecretary-general. He’s spent more…
Two Pakistani diplomats missing in Afghanistan
Two Pakistani diplomats based in a consulate office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad have been missing since Friday, when they set off by road back to their homeland, Pakistan’s foreign office said on July, 18, Sunday. “Pakistan has requested the Afghan Government that all efforts may be made to ensure early recovery of…
Philippines military fighting rido culture
Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera, a military spokesman, said on June, 15 (15.06.2017) that the army had retaken higher ground to the east of the city, reducing the enemy’s field of fire. Three bridges over the Agus were also now under the army’s control, Herrera said. Many of the militants are locals, from the…
Japan Emperor Akihito to abdicate
Japan’s parliament passed a law 9th of June, allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years. Akihito, 82, said in a special television address last August that his time to go was approaching because of declining health and age. What does the #emperor as #Japan's national symbol exactly mean? The debate must continue #abdication #Akihito…
EU expresses condolences to Iran
At least 12 people have been killed and dozens more injured in Tehran as a result of double attack of a gunmen and suicide bombers targeted the Iranian parliament and the mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Republic. At the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (pictured) the founder of the Islamic Republic after deposing…
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