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Ukrainian president visits eastern frontline as tensions rise with Russia

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Ukraine's president has visited the country's eastern frontline amid an escalation of tensions with neighbouring Russia that has raised fears of a resumption of large-scale hostilities.In Moscow, a senior Kremlin official sternly warned Ukraine against using force to reclaim control of the rebel east, saying that this might force Russia to step in to protect civilians there. The conflict with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine erupted shortly after Moscow's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula. More than 14,000 people have died in the fighting. Image: Ukraine's President Zelenskyy told soldiers they were 'a true example of heroism'. Pic: Associated Press Analysis: Russia using old Putin tactic to justify military pr...

Dec252020 by adminNo Comments

222 killed in Ethiopia village massacre as ethnic tensions flare – Red Cross

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Some 222 people have been killed following an attack in Ethiopia, a Red Cross volunteer has said.Homes were torched in the massacre that took place on Wednesday in Bekoji, a village in the western region of Bulen that borders Sudan, amid rising ethnic tensions. The death toll was originally estimated to be more than 100 by the state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. Image: Ethiopia has been grappling with outbreaks of deadly violence since 2018 But Melese Mesfin, who volunteers for the Red Cross, said on Friday that the organisation had buried the bodies of 207 victims and 15 attackers.A Bulen county spokesman confirmed 207 people were killed and that 40,000 more had fled their homes due to the fighting. ...

Dec222020 by adminNo Comments

Submarine USS Georgia transits Strait of Hormuz as Middle East tensions rise

Business

Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said Monday in a rare disclosure. The submarine, which can carry up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, was escorted by the guided missile cruisers USS Port Royal and USS Philippine Sea through the strait as it entered the Persian Gulf. Advertisement The U.S. military rarely announces the movements of its submarines, and the disclosure comes as U.S. officials are on alert for heightened tensions in the Middle East. Jan. 3 marks the first anniversary of the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who died in a U. S. drone strike in Iraq. "We are prepared to defend ourselves, our friends and partners in the region, and we're prepared to react, if necessar...

Nov92020 by adminNo Comments

U.S.-China trade tensions won’t be going away under Biden’s administration

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) at the State Department in Washington, U.S. June 23, 2015.Yuri Gripas | ReutersBEIJING — U.S.-China trade tensions are set for more predictability after Joe Biden's presidential win — which likely means calmer rhetoric in a continued tough stance on Beijing.Following years of brewing U.S. complaints about unfair business practices by China's state-dominated system, President Donald Trump stepped up pressure on Beijing with policy measures that were often abruptly first floated through social media posts on Twitter. Ultimately, his administration levied tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of Chinese goods and hurt Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei with sanctions."The issues that rema...

Oct12020 by adminNo Comments

Turkey and Greece set up military hotline amid energy tensions

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