Month: October 2020

Categories Russia

‘Politicizing the issue’: Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Merkel of using Navalny’s alleged poisoning for political gain

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Angela Merkel’s visit to Alexey Navalny was an attempt to politicize the situation, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry. The German Chancellor dropped in to see the Russian opposition figure when he was hospitalized in Berlin. … Read More >‘Politicizing the issue’: Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Merkel of using Navalny’s alleged poisoning for political gain

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Navalny ‘is working with CIA’: Kremlin makes explosive allegation after opposition figure blames Putin for alleged poisoning

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Western intelligence agencies – in particular, agents from the American CIA – are working with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman alleged on Thursday. … Read More >Navalny ‘is working with CIA’: Kremlin makes explosive allegation after opposition figure blames Putin for alleged poisoning

Categories World

Ukrainian police investigate possible murder after suspicious death of US embassy staffer in Kiev

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Police in Kiev have announced that a woman reported to be a US embassy staff member died in mysterious circumstances on Wednesday. She was found with head injuries in a wooded area of the city’s western Shevchenkovsky district. … Read More >Ukrainian police investigate possible murder after suspicious death of US embassy staffer in Kiev

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Fokin fired: Ukraine’s Zelensky sacks ex-PM from his Donbass peace delegation for saying Russia is not at war with Kiev

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Former Prime Minister Vitold Fokin has been removed from Ukraine’s delegation to the contact group tasked with regulating the Donbass conflict after remarks he made in Kiev’s parliament that were deemed to be supportive of Russia. … Read More >Fokin fired: Ukraine’s Zelensky sacks ex-PM from his Donbass peace delegation for saying Russia is not at war with Kiev

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UN Security Council calls for ‘immediate end’ to Azerbaijan-Armenia clashes over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory

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Following an emergency meeting, on Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council has called for a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed region contested by Armenia and Azerbaijan, and a return to “meaningful negotiations.” … Read More >UN Security Council calls for ‘immediate end’ to Azerbaijan-Armenia clashes over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory

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Baku claims to have destroyed S-300 air defense system & killed or wounded 2,300 Armenian soldiers as Karabakh clashes continues

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Azerbaijan claims to have killed or wounded more than 2,000 Armenian troops during four days of fierce fighting in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. Yerevan’s own estimate of losses sustained, so far, is considerably lower. … Read More >Baku claims to have destroyed S-300 air defense system & killed or wounded 2,300 Armenian soldiers as Karabakh clashes continues

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RT crew films remains of downed Azerbaijani drone on frontline of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

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An RT crew has become the first media team to visit the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, filming the debris of a military UAV that had been shot down shortly beforehand. … Read More >RT crew films remains of downed Azerbaijani drone on frontline of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Categories EU

US applauds Germany for moving in ‘right direction’ on Huawei oversight, but Berlin doesn’t actually plan to ban it

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A top US State Department official has praised Germany for strengthening regulations on Chinese company Huawei. However, Berlin decided against caving into pressure and banning the company outright, reports say. … Read More >US applauds Germany for moving in ‘right direction’ on Huawei oversight, but Berlin doesn’t actually plan to ban it

Categories Asia & Pacific

Japanese govt & TEPCO ordered to pay $9.5 million in damages over Fukushima disaster, high court rules

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A Japanese appeals court has said that the state and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) could have taken steps to prevent the Fukushima nuclear disaster, ruling they must pay one billion yen ($9.5 million) to 3,550 plaintiffs. … Read More >Japanese govt & TEPCO ordered to pay $9.5 million in damages over Fukushima disaster, high court rules