Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to respond accordingly to what he says is “a new phase in the arms race [that] is unfolding in the world”, whilst condemning the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) for expanding eastwards towards Russia’s borders.
“We are forced to retaliate,” he said. “Russia has, and always will have, responses.” Today’s [...]
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The BBC reports that former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has secured a breakthrough in mediation efforts between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga in Kenya. The BBC’s Nairobi correspondent, Adam Mynott, says that an opposition spokesman has suggested a joint interim government has been reached between the two sides.
This might just finally [...]
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