ABUJA, Nigeria – The leaders of the coup that ousted Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita spent most of the year training in Russia before returning to oust the democratically elected leader at gunpoint, according to sources in the Malian army. The rebels on Tuesday seized control of Mali’s largest military …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s plan to roll out its “Sputnik-V” COVID-19 vaccine, even before full studies show how well it works, requires concern among virus experts, who warn of a partially effective shot at the new encourage coronavirus to mutate. PHILO PHOTO: A handout photo provided by the Russian Direct …
Read More »Erdogan announces historic Turkish gas discovery in Black Sea
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey announced its largest ever natural gas discovery on Friday, a 320 billion cubic meter (11.3 trillion cubic feet) Black Sea field, which President Tayyip Erdogan said was part of even larger reserves and could thus coming soon as 2023 streaming. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the …
Read More »US will ‘hit’ Russia ‘as hard as bounties reported as proven
President Trump on Thursday promised to “hit Russia” as hard as you could spin his head “if it is proven that the Russian government is paying fines for killing American troops in Afghanistan. Trump and his aides often say the accusation, reported in June, was not confirmed by intelligence agencies. …
Read More »Putin bets on Lukashenko for holding power in Belarus for now: sources
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Belarus’s leader Alexander Lukashenko is likely to remain in power despite protests against him and is content to let him fly, two sources close to the Kremlin said. PHOTO PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko take a break …
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