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Oil falls, heading for biggest monthly slide since 2008
Business
November 29, 2018
Oil falls, heading for biggest monthly slide since 2008
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil fell on Thursday, bringing losses for the month so far to 23 percent, marking its…
Zurabishvili elected Georgia’s first woman president
World
November 29, 2018
Zurabishvili elected Georgia’s first woman president
Georgia has elected ruling party candidate Salome Zurabishvili as its first woman president, final results showed Thursday, but the opposition…
Kremlin says it expects Putin-Trump meeting to go ahead
World
November 28, 2018
Kremlin says it expects Putin-Trump meeting to go ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia said on Wednesday it still expects a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald…
Saudi Arabia wants united front on oil output; Russia and Nigeria hold out
Business
November 28, 2018
Saudi Arabia wants united front on oil output; Russia and Nigeria hold out
ABUJA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will not cut oil output on its own to stabilize the market, Energy Minister…
Martial law in Ukraine as Trump threatens to cancel Putin meet
World
November 28, 2018
Martial law in Ukraine as Trump threatens to cancel Putin meet
Ukraine’s president signed an act imposing martial law in border regions on Wednesday as mounting tensions over Russia’s seizure…
In phone calls, Turkey’s Erdogan urges Putin, Poroshenko to diplomatic solution: Turkish source
World
November 28, 2018
In phone calls, Turkey’s Erdogan urges Putin, Poroshenko to diplomatic solution: Turkish source
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in separate phone calls to resolve…
Trump says may cancel Putin meet after Ukraine-Russia sea clash
World
November 28, 2018
Trump says may cancel Putin meet after Ukraine-Russia sea clash
US President Donald Trump has said he may cancel a long-awaited summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after…
Chemical arms watchdog wants to probe alleged Aleppo gas attack
Middle East
November 27, 2018
Chemical arms watchdog wants to probe alleged Aleppo gas attack
The head of the OPCW says the watchdog agency is mulling a mission to Syria to probe an alleged…
Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid
Middle East
November 27, 2018
Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon has accepted a Russian aid offer comprising millions of bullets that will be given to…
Putin has ‘serious concern’ over Ukraine martial law
World
November 27, 2018
Putin has ‘serious concern’ over Ukraine martial law
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed “serious concern” over Ukraine’s decision to impose martial law, the Kremlin said Tuesday,…