MOSCOW, (APP/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Moscow is holding to its part of the Syria agreement, with the regime army “fully abiding” by the truce, but accused the rebels of using it to “regroup.” “We see attempts to regroup among these terrorists,” he said, Interfax news agency reported. “As for Russia, […]
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Putin says Syrian army honouring truce, rebels ‘regrouping’
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UN Security Council cancels meeting on Syria
UNITED NATIONS, United States, (APP/AFP) – The UN Security Council on Friday canceled an urgent meeting that had been called to discuss a US-Russian deal on Syria, at the request of both the United States and Russia, diplomats said. During the scheduled meeting, US and Russian envoys were to present details of the joint agreement […]
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Activists launch leaflets into N. Korea after nuclear test
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – South Korean activists launched tens of thousands of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border into North Korea on Thursday, denouncing its latest nuclear test and defying threats of retaliation. The leaflets, criticising leader Kim Jong-Un for putting nuclear weapons before the wellbeing of his people, were launched with helium balloons from the border […]
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Mexico investigator slammed in 43 student case resigns
MEXICO CITY, (APP/AFP) – Mexico’s head of criminal investigation, who has faced a probe into his handling of the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, stepped down on Wednesday. Attorney General Arely Gomez accepted the resignation of Tomas Zeron as director of the Criminal Investigations Agency, the federal prosecutor’s office said in […]
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235,000 migrants ready to head to Italy: UN
ROME, (APP/AFP) – Some 235,000 migrants in Libya are ready to make the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Italy as soon as the opportunity arises, UN envoy Martin Kobler said in an interview published Thursday. According to Italy’s interior ministry, nearly 128,400 migrants have arrived via the Mediterranean since the start of the year — which […]
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Clinton to meet Ukrainian leader in jab at Trump
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – White House hopeful Hillary Clinton will meet Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko later this month, her campaign said hoping to contrast her pro-Kiev stance with Donald Trump’s embrace of neighboring Russia. Officials said Clinton would meet the beleaguered Ukrainian leader, who has struggled to keep his country on track since Moscow annexed Crimea […]