On Monday, Russia brought to an end its military exercises near the Ukrainian border, days ahead of a vital Presidential vote in Ukraine which aims to end the crisis in the country. The office of Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had ordered several thousand Russian soldiers stationed near the Ukrainian border to return to their barracks as the …
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The UN Security Council is expected to put to vote next week a resolution which would call Syria to the International Criminal Court; the measure, however, will likely fail due to opposition from China and Russia. The resolution was drafted by France and aims to “send a message that there is accountability for the crimes committed in Syria”. According to …
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The fourth round of nuclear talks between six world powers and Iran came to an end on Friday, with both sides arguing that major hurdles remained ahead of the July 20th deadline for an accord. Abbas Araqchi, the chief nuclear negotiator for Iran, said on state television that “no tangible progress” was made at the negotiations in Vienna as the …
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Fighting between Jihadist groups ISIL and the Al-Nusra killed 63 people in Eastern Syria on Monday despite the al-Qaeda chief’s call for a ceasefire, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The clashes between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Al-Nusra Front have prompted over 60,000 people to abandon their homes in the oil-rich region. …
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Suspected Jewish extremists vandalized a church and a mosque in Israel, the police said on Tuesday, in the latest of a string of religious and racist attacks in the country. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that the vandals scribbled “Close mosques and not yeshivas” on the outer walls of a mosque in the Arab town Fureidis, near the port city …
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The US is sending 600 troops to Poland and the Baltics to show its commitment to its NATO allies, as tensions between Ukraine and Russia rise over the Ukrainian crisis. To show its continual support to its allies, 150 soldiers from the US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy will be in Poland by Wednesday, and 450 troops …
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The World Economic Forum has released its latest report, The Global Competitiveness Index, an annual report which ranks countries according to how well they are able use resources available to them in an effective and productive way.. The Global Competitiveness Index also measures how the institutions, policies, and factors in a country affect economic prosperity in current and medium-term levels. …
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On Friday, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won his fourth Presidential election by a landslide despite his ailing health, in an election tainted by allegations of fraud and a poor turnout. The 77 year old voted from his wheelchair on Thursday, and picked up 81.53% of the votes; his main rival Ali Benflis received only 12.18% of the vote. In a …
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France-based international Media organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday hit out at Algerian authorities for delaying the issue of visas for foreign journalists who want to cover the Presidential elections in the country. Many journalists were “issued visas late in the day accompanied by drastic restrictions”, the Paris based organization said in its statement, issued on the eve of …
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On Wednesday, the US warned Russia to stop its “provocation” in Ukraine, reiterating it could slap new sanctions on them. The US State department demanded demobilization and de-escalation from the Russian forces. US Secretary of State John Kerry is on his way to Europe for international talks regarding the Ukrainian crisis. Kerry and the EU will hold a four-way talk …
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