President Vladimir Putin on Sunday welcomed China's willingness to play a "constructive role" in ending the conflict in Ukraine, saying Sino-Russian relations were "at the highest point".. Putin hailed "China's willingness to play a constructive role in resolving" the year-long conflict in Ukraine.
A shooting attack in the northern West Bank town of Huwara on Sunday left an Israeli seriously wounded, the army and rescuers said, as Israeli and Palestinian officials in Egypt agreed to "restore calm".. The attack in Huwara came three weeks after the fatal shooting of two Israeli settlers, also in the same occupied West Bank town, and adds to a surge in violence this year and fears of escalation during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan starting in the coming week.
Montenegrins voted Sunday in a presidential election pitting the Adriatic nation's longest serving leader Milo Djukanovic against a range of rivals hoping to shake up the country's political scene.. Nonetheless, Djukanovic remains one of the country's most instrumental figures, famed for wielding power and influence since he broke with Serbia and helped oversee Montenegro's independence in 2006.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Sunday with Emirati leaders in Abu Dhabi, his second Gulf visit since last month's earthquake prompted renewed efforts to bring Damascus back into the Arab fold.. On Thursday, Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani met the Emirati president in Abu Dhabi and held talks with UAE national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who on Sunday attended the welcoming ceremony for Assad.
Montenegrins cast ballots Sunday in a presidential contest pitting the Adriatic nation's longest serving leader Milo Djukanovic against a range of rivals hoping to shake up the country's political scene.. - 'Disappointed' - Djukanovic remains the heavy favourite heading into the contest but will likely face stiff competition from the pro-Russian Democratic Front's Andrija Mandic, Jakov Milatovic -- a young economist from the increasingly popular Europe Now Movement -- and the leader of the centre-right Democrats Aleksa Becic.
Vote counting was underway in Nigeria on Sunday following local elections marred by reports of violence, bribery and signs of low turnout. . Instances of vote buying was also more rampant than during the presidential election, observers reported.
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the fourth show of force in a week as South Korea and the United States stage major military drills.. The ICBM launch followed two short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday, and two strategic cruise missiles fired from a submarine last Sunday.
President Xi Jinping heads to Russia on Monday hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as China seeks to position itself as a peacemaker.. "Whether (China) is actually stepping up its efforts to play peacemaker in a meaningful way will depend on the substance of what it proposes during meetings with leaders from Ukraine and Russia," said Chong, who specialises in Beijing's international relations.
Every Sunday, Chinese tutor Kirill Burobin begins work in the early morning and is kept busy until midnight.. "Sunday is the busiest," 20-year-old Burobin, who makes a good living with his online lessons, told AFP. "I have 16 hours of classes virtually without a break."
Russia has found itself in an unequal relationship with China since intensifying its pivot toward Beijing after the assault on Ukraine.. The two last met when Putin visited Beijing three weeks before launching his campaign in Ukraine.
