Tag: Russia

3 Russian warships berth at Manila port

(Eagle News) — Three Russian Navy vessels, including two anti-submarine vessels, carrying Russia-donated equipment and vehicles to the Philippines, docked in Manila on Friday. Admiral Panteleyev (548), Admiral Vinogradov (572), and the large sea tanker Boris Butoma docked at Pier 15 of the Manila South Harbor as part of a six-day goodwill visit. According to Navy officials, they carried around 5,000 assault rifles, a million rounds of ammunition and 20 army trucks. President Rodrigo Duterte already made […]

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President Duterte: Weapons used to take out Hapilon, Maute were Russia-issued

(Eagle News) — The weapons that were used to take out Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute were the ones issued by the Russians to the Philippines for free only recently. This is according to  President Rodrigo Duterte, who spoke during the oath-taking ceremony of PDP-Laban members in Bicol on Tuesday. “Sniper (weapons) nila were of great help. A distance of about 1 kilometer. Yan ang nakakuha sa dalawa noong madaling araw,” he said, referring to the […]

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Tennis: Sharapova marches into Tianjin semi-finals

TIANJIN, China (AFP) — Maria Sharapova equalled her best performance since returning from a doping suspension when she reached the Tianjin Open semi-finals on Friday. The Russian easily defeated Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-1 in 64 minutes. The former world number one will face either China’s Peng Shuai or Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo in the last four. Sharapova returned from a 15-month suspension in April for taking the banned substance meldonium. In her first tournament back, […]

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Trump breaks with allies as US goes it alone on Iran

by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Donald Trump will unveil a more aggressive strategy to check Iran’s growing might Friday, withdrawing presidential backing for a landmark nuclear deal and targeting the country’s missile program and militia proxies. During a White House speech at 12:45 pm (1645 GMT), Trump is expected to declare a 2015 deal, which curbed Iran’s nuclear program in return for massive sanctions relief, is no longer in the US national […]

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PHL, handang makipagtulungan sa Amerika, China at Russia kontra terorismo

(Eagle News) — Umapela si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Amerika, China at Russia na magtulong-tulong sila para kontrahin ang bantang nuclear war ni North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. Sa kanyang pagbisita sa Australian ship na Her Majesty’s (HMAS) Adelaide, sinabi rin ng Pangulo sa Australian Navy na bantayang maigi ang lider ng North Korea. “I hope that in the coming days, we could stay together, especially the alliance between us…the Philippines, America, and even […]

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Russia to donate rifles, military trucks to PHL

(Eagle News) — Russia is set to donate assault rifles and military trucks to the Philippines. The planned donations were unveiled by President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech prior to the groundbreaking of Scout Rangers Ville on Wednesday, and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who accompanied him. Lorenzana told reporters that the 5000 Kalashnikovs and 20 military trucks would be turned over to the Philippine government later this month. The Kalashnikov is a brand of assault […]

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Saudi king’s visit consolidates Russia’s Middle East power

by Ola Cichowlas Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Saudi King Salman swept into Moscow with a vast entourage for a first ever visit that underscored Russia’s growing power in the Middle East, despite deep differences between the two oil giants over Syria. The Saudi king brought 1,500 people to Moscow and had a plane fly in fresh food supplies from Riyadh every day during his four-day visit last week, the first by a […]

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Thousands demand Putin quit as birthday protests turn violent

by Marina KORENEVA with Theo MERZ in Moscow Agence France Presse SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) — Russian police violently broke up a rally in Saint Petersburg as thousands took to the streets across Russia Saturday on President Vladimir Putin’s 65th birthday, urging him to quit power. Heeding the call of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny to demand competitive elections, around 3,000 people rallied in Russia’s second city and Putin’s hometown while more than a thousand […]

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At least 16 killed as train hits bus in Russia

by Theo Merz Agence France Presse At least 16 people were killed on Friday when a train slammed into a bus that had broken down on a level crossing east of Moscow, authorities said. Uzbekistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement that 19 Uzbek citizens had died in the crash, but Russia’s Investigative Committee reported a lower figure. The accident occurred before dawn on Friday near the town of Pokrov, some 110 kilometres (70 miles) […]

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Putin calls for better US ties as he meets new US envoy

  by Anna Smolchenko Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for “predictable and mutually beneficial” ties with the United States as he received diplomatic credentials from Washington’s new ambassador to Moscow. The US Senate last week confirmed businessman, veteran diplomat and former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia, filling a crucial post at a time when ties are at dangerously low ebb. “As far as […]

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Kyrgyzstan vote to test stability of region’s political oddball

by Tolkun Namatbayeva Agence France-Presse BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) – Storming through a crowded bazaar in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, presidential candidate Toktayim Umetalieva is in her element, hugging babies and female traders. Unlike the two male contenders viewed as favorites to win the hotly contested presidential election on October 15, 55-year-old Umetalieva is no newcomer to the ballot, but she will be a rank outsider. The combative rights activist first ran for president in 2005, just […]

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Twitter reveals Russia-backed ads ahead of US election

  by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twitter on Thursday revealed that nearly 2,000 ads were placed on the messaging service in 2016 by a Russian media group suspected of trying to interfere with the US presidential election. A Twitter statement said the social media company shared data with congressional investigators about ads from RT, a television group with links to the Moscow government. Twitter said RT spent $274,000 in 2016 on Twitter ads […]

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