Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine`s new government to gather for first meeting on April 20
      Apr18

      Ukraine`s new government to gather for first meeting on April 20

      Newly elected Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman announces the first meeting of Ukraine`s new government on Wednesday, April 20.”Today we`re preparing the government`s first meeting, which will take place on Wednesday,” he said in his video address posted on Facebook on Monday.He also said he had held a number of meetings on different issues,...

      Oil prices tumble after Saudi-Iran tensions sink output deal – Reuters
      Apr18

      Oil prices tumble after Saudi-Iran tensions sink output deal – Reuters

      Oil prices tumbled on Monday after a meeting by major exporters in Qatar collapsed without an agreement to freeze output, leaving the credibility of the OPEC producer cartel in tatters and the world awash with unwanted fuel, Reuters has reported. Brent crude futures fell as much as 6% in early trading on Monday before recovering to $41.29 per...

      Czechs oppose permanent migrant quotas
      Apr18

      Czechs oppose permanent migrant quotas

      The Czech Republic cannot rule out legal action if the European Union tries to put in place any permanent quota system for distributing asylum seekers, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on Sunday, according to Reuters.The country was one of four central and eastern European states to oppose an EU quota scheme approved by member states last...

      Ecuador earthquake death toll grows to 272
      Apr18

      Ecuador earthquake death toll grows to 272

      Traumatized Ecuadoreans slept amid rubble while rescuers dug for survivors on Monday after an earthquake smashed the Andean nation`s coastal region, killing at least 272 people and flattening resort towns, according to Reuters.Saturday`s 7.8 magnitude quake ripped apart buildings and roads, knocked out power, and injured at least 2,068 people in...

      Russian proxies fire mortars, antitank system on Ukraine in last day
      Apr18

      Russian proxies fire mortars, antitank system on Ukraine in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 79 times in the past 24 hours, using mortars and antitank missile systems, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. ”In particular, the militants fired 120mm and 82mm mortars four times in the direction of the town...

      Iran displays new Russian S-300 defense missile parts – media
      Apr18

      Iran displays new Russian S-300 defense missile parts – media

      Iran has displayed parts of its new Russian-made air defense system during its Army Day celebrations, according to the BBC.Pictures released by the semi-official ISNA news agency showed S-300 missile tubes and radar equipment during a military parade in southern Tehran, the BBC wrote.Iran insists the system is necessary to defend itself, but the...

      CNN: U.S. and Russia meet on cybersecurity
      Apr18

      CNN: U.S. and Russia meet on cybersecurity

      Senior cybersecurity officials from the U.S. and Russia are holding meetings this week on cybersecurity, renewing efforts to prevent the countries from mistakenly getting into a cyber war, U.S. officials say, according to CNN.The meetings in Geneva include officials from the White House, State Department and FBI and will include a review of...

      Savchenko`s lawyer Novikov says Nadia on drip, condition critical
      Apr18

      Savchenko`s lawyer Novikov says Nadia on drip, condition critical

      Nadia Savchenko`s lawyer Ilya Novikov says his client has been put on a drip after her sister, Vira Savchenko, managed to persuade her into having intravenous infusions, but Nadia`s condition is critical, she`s completely exhausted.”If Nadia`s sister, Vira, had not persuaded her yesterday into agreeing to the infusions, her condition would be...

      TASS: Russian arms exports to remain around $15 bln in next 2-3 years
      Apr17

      TASS: Russian arms exports to remain around $15 bln in next 2-3 years

      Head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Alexander Fomin forecasts that Russian arms exports in the next 2-3 year will remain around $15 billion, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”As for last year`s exports, you probably already know, the plan was slightly exceeded in spite of all objective difficulties. We...

      Bloomberg: Oil-freeze talks end in failure amid Saudi demands over Iran
      Apr17

      Bloomberg: Oil-freeze talks end in failure amid Saudi demands over Iran

      Negotiations between 16 oil producers in Doha ended without any agreement on limiting supplies, a diplomatic failure that threatens to renew the rout in prices, according to Bloomberg. The summit in the Qatari capital, which dragged on for more than ten hours beyond its initially scheduled conclusion, finished with no final accord, Nigeria`s...