Photo: DPA US President Donald Trump is “offending” allies and risking a global trade war with his controversial tariffs on steel and aluminium, Germany’s economy minister said Friday. “This is protectionism which offends close partners like the EU and Germany and which limits free trade,” Brigitte Zypries said in a statement. “We will stand firmly […]
Continue reading …© Минобороны России / YouTube A group of US lawmakers have called for strategic dialogue with Moscow. They feel that the matter is “more urgent” following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unveiling of a number of cutting-edge weapons systems. “A US-Russia Strategic Dialogue is more urgent following President Putin’s public address on March 1st when he referred […]
Continue reading …News of U.S. President Donald Trump meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is shown on NHK TV in Tokyo. / Yonhap Anything related to North Korea ― especially something major ― should be taken not with a grain of salt but maybe with a spoonful. Apply that history-proven rule and the breaking news of Pyongyang’s […]
Continue reading …Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Harare(Xinhua/Shaun Jusa) HARARE, March 8 (Xinhua) — Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday met Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to discuss ways of boosting bilateral ties between the two countries. During the visit, the two countries signed three cooperation agreements on industry […]
Continue reading …Reuters File Photo A pair of Indonesian Islamic universities are pushing female students to ditch niqab face veils — with one threatening expulsion for non-compliance — as concerns grow over rising fundamentalism in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation. Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University said it issued the edict this week to more than three dozen […]
Continue reading …Mourners in Florence for Davide Astori’s funeral. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP Thousands of mourners and the cream of Italian football gave an emotional sendoff on Thursday to Fiorentina player Davide Astori, whose sudden death at the age of 31 has shocked the country. Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and his Juventus teammate Giorgio Chiellini were among those […]
Continue reading …Tillerson upon his arrival in Ethiopia Source : Fana Rex Tillerson has arrived in Addis Ababa yesterday for an official visit to Ethiopia as part of this tour of five African countries which analysts say is a sort of apology for Donald Trump’s characterization of African countries as “shithole.” He arrived in Ethiopia on the […]
Continue reading …The crown prince vowed to promote religious freedom during his meeting with Archbishopof Canterbury Justin Welby in Lambeth. (Supplied) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met with the Archbishop of Canterbury on the second day of his historic visit to the United Kingdom. The crown prince vowed to promote religious freedom during his meeting […]
Continue reading …Addis Ababa, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopian Airlines dispatched today an all-female flight crew to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on International Women”s Day. This is the first flight with these characteristics from the Ethiopia airline to the South American city, operating the B787 Dreamliner, although this is not the first time that the main Africa aviator […]
Continue reading …File image of a police officer patrolling in Vienna. Two women and a man from the same family were seriously injured in a knife attack in central Vienna on Wednesday evening, local police said. “At 19:45pm (1845 GMT), three people were stabbed by an attacker,” Vienna police said on its Twitter account. The victims were an Austrian family; […]
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