1. Russia seizes Ukrainian ships The United Nations Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on Monday after Russia shot at and seized three Ukrainian naval ships. The incident on Sunday is a major escalation of tension between the two nations. Russia accused Ukraine of illegally entering into its territorial waters and blocked access […] Read more
European Union negotiators from the 27 states remaining after Brexit were unable to agree on Gibraltar during talks on Friday, Reuters reported, citing diplomatic sources. Spain reportedly objected to portions of the text at the last minute, meaning little time was left for an agreement to be made. The Spanish government spokesperson said any decisions […] Read more
WASHINGTON — Responding to questions about Saudi Arabia’s role in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the U.S. can’t afford to punish foreign nations for killing people. “Do people really want me to give up hundreds of thousands of jobs?” he said. “And frankly, if we went […] Read more
The Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Igor V. Korobov passed away on November 21, 2018, aged 63 after a serious and long illness. I.V. Korobov […] Read more
The arrest, detention and expected dismissal of Carlos Ghosn as chairman of Nissan has been described as a “clinically planned hatchet job”. That’s according to sources close to the detained car industry executive. Mr Ghosn was arrested on Monday night charged with under-reporting his income from Nissan and using company assets for his personal use. […] Read more
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Vice President Mike Pence ended a week-long trip to the Indo-Pacific region on Sunday amid heightened tension between the U.S. and China and just two weeks before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold formal talks amid the superpowers’ trade war. On Sunday, the […] Read more
The CIA has concluded that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The agency says Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination in Istanbul, the Washington Post reported on Friday, a finding that contradicts Saudi government assertions that he was not involved. The Post said U.S. officials have expressed high confidence in the CIA […] Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Forced out of the White House in a feud with first lady Melania Trump, Mira Ricardel on Friday expressed admiration for U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife as a tumultuous week ended for the former deputy national security adviser. Ricardel ran afoul of the first lady in negotiations over government resources […] Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American prosecutors have obtained a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, whose website published thousands of classified U.S. government documents, a U.S. federal court document showed on Thursday. FILE PHOTO – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Britain, May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Neil […] Read more
Conakry, Guinea — President Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday on a two-day State visit at the invitation of President Alpha Condé and will use the occasion to appeal for African support in Zimbabwe’s efforts to re-engage the West and end economic sanctions on the country. Vice President Kembo Mohadi is Acting President. Zimbabwe is under illegal […] Read more
