Month: February 2020

Categories Russia

Russia suspends ALL rail passenger service with China over coronavirus outbreak starting Monday

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All passenger trains between China and Russia, including a direct Moscow-Beijing link, will stop running starting Monday due to a coronavirus outbreak, Russian Railways has announced. It’s unclear when the ban will be lifted. … Read More >Russia suspends ALL rail passenger service with China over coronavirus outbreak starting Monday

Categories Middle East

Militants’ drone intercepted by air defense systems of Russian base at Syria’s Hmeymim

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Servicemen of the Russian airbase at Syria’s Hmeymim replied an attack of drones launched from the territory of the terrorists-controlled Idlib de-escalation zone, Major General Yuri Borenkov, chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, said on Sunday. … Read More >Militants’ drone intercepted by air defense systems of Russian base at Syria’s Hmeymim

Categories Asia & Pacific

Pakistani students should NOT be evacuated from Wuhan as China has better medical facilities – envoy

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Pakistani envoy to China said that local hospitals are better equipped to treat the deadly coronavirus, and therefore, unlike some other countries, Islamabad will not be evacuating its students amid the outbreak. … Read More >Pakistani students should NOT be evacuated from Wuhan as China has better medical facilities – envoy

Categories Op-ed

Pompeo in Kiev: Ukrainians want to be more than friends but Trump’s team ain’t interested

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The central problem in Ukrainian/US relations is very clear: Kiev thinks it’s a US ally, but Washington views it as a client state. And like any country which is politically, economically, or militarily subordinate to another, more powerful, actor, it’s subject to the changing whims of those who call the shots. … Read More >Pompeo in Kiev: Ukrainians want to be more than friends but Trump’s team ain’t interested