Italian parties say they have agreed on a nominee for prime minister
21 May, 2018 Comments Off on Italian parties say they have agreed on a nominee for prime minister
A picture of M5S leader Luigi Di Maio in Milan. Photo: Miguel Medina/AFP Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the far-right League party prepared on Monday to present their pick for future premier of the country’s new populist government and end more than two months of deadlock after inconclusive elections. They are due to […]
Continue reading …US to investigate ‘FBI spying’ on Trump campaign Justice Department probe follows US president’s call to check ‘infiltration’ allegedly ordered by Obama administration.
21 May, 2018 Comments Off on US to investigate ‘FBI spying’ on Trump campaign Justice Department probe follows US president’s call to check ‘infiltration’ allegedly ordered by Obama administration.
Trump beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in 2016 US election [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters] “If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action,” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said in a statement late on Sunday. Trump had demanded that the Justice Department look […]
Continue reading …North Korea charges $10,000 per reporter to cover Punggye-ri nuclear site blowup By Park Si-soo
21 May, 2018 Comments Off on North Korea charges $10,000 per reporter to cover Punggye-ri nuclear site blowup By Park Si-soo
South Korean reporters at Incheon International Airport, Monday. / Yonhap North Korea is demanding that each foreign reporter pay $10,000 for a visa to cover the planned dismantlement of a nuclear test site in Punggye-ri, Seoul government officials said Monday. South Korean reporters were exempt, the officials said. But people familiar with the situation said […]
Continue reading …US sanctions, China likely to be discussed at ‘agenda-less’ meeting between Putin & Modi
21 May, 2018 Comments Off on US sanctions, China likely to be discussed at ‘agenda-less’ meeting between Putin & Modi
Get short URL Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin in St.Petersburg in 2017. / Reuters Narendra Modi arrives in Sochi for an “agenda-less” meeting with Vladimir Putin, but there won’t be time for chit-chat – the two men must save key arms deals left up in the air by US sanctions, and find common ground on […]
Continue reading …Venezuelan Prez Nicolas Maduro wins re-election
21 May, 2018 Comments Off on Venezuelan Prez Nicolas Maduro wins re-election
Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelan President Caracas [Venezuela], May 21 (ANI): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected for a second six-year term in presidential elections on May 20. The results were announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) president Tibisay Lucena, who also said that about 5.8 million votes went to Maduro. President Maduro, during his victory rally, addressed the localities saying, […]
Continue reading …France warns Italy against breaking EU commitments
20 May, 2018 Comments Off on France warns Italy against breaking EU commitments
League leader Matteo Salvini and M5S leader Luigi Di Maio. Photos: Filippo MONTEFORTE, Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP The stability of the eurozone will be at stake if a populist new government in Italy fails to keep its financial commitments, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire warned on Sunday. “If the new government takes the risk […]
Continue reading …Spend on schools or bow to US demands? German politicians debate NATO strategy
20 May, 2018 Comments Off on Spend on schools or bow to US demands? German politicians debate NATO strategy
© Matthias Schrader / Reuters US President Donald Trump has accused Germany of not contributing enough to the NATO budget – but will German Chancellor Angela Merkel dance to Washington’s tune? Politicians on both sides of Germany’s political spectrum shared their views with RT. On Thursday, Trump warned NATO members that they will be “dealt with” if they […]
Continue reading …Moon, Trump vow to work together for successful US-North Korea summit
20 May, 2018 Comments Off on Moon, Trump vow to work together for successful US-North Korea summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump / Yonhap Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Sunday and exchanged views on making the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit a success, the presidential office said. The two leaders talked from 11:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. and agreed to […]
Continue reading …Erdogan calls on Muslim countries to unite and confront Israel
19 May, 2018 Comments Off on Erdogan calls on Muslim countries to unite and confront Israel
Erdogan said Israel should be held accountable over the killing of more than 60 Palestinians on Monday [Erdem Sahin/EPA-EFE] Istanbul, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Muslim leaders to unite and confront Israel, days after scores of Palestinians were killed by Israeli snipers as they marked 70 years of Israeli occupation. […]
Continue reading …Putin says Russia rightly among global arms market leaders
19 May, 2018 Comments Off on Putin says Russia rightly among global arms market leaders
© Mikhail Klimentyev/Russian presidential press service/TASS Russian companies are successfully building up their order book and expanding the geography of deliveries, according to the president Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated all the participants in the festive gathering devoted to the 65th anniversary of creating the system of state governance of Russia’s military and technical cooperation with […]
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