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Ukraine says it captured Russian military intelligence hit squad
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Serbia begins building TurkStream gas conduit stretch
TurkStream will carry Russian gas via pipeline under Black Sea, bypassing Ukraine, onward through Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine media demands access to runoff frontrunner Zelensky
Open letter by 20 news outlets calls on presidential candidate to stop avoiding journalists ahead of runoff vote. …read more Source: AL...
Russia sentences Norwegian charged with espionage to 14 years
A Moscow court on Tuesday convicted a retired Norwegian border guard who was charged with spying on Russian nuclear submarines and sentenced him to 14 years in prison. Frode Berg, 63, was detained in Moscow in 2017 following a sting operation by Russia’s FSB security service. A former Russian police officer was accused of handing Berg files...
Qatar and Ukrainian officials hold political consultations
The ministries of foreign affairs of Qatar and Ukraine have held a round of political consultations in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The talks were chaired by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary-General HE Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi and Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergiy Kyslytsya. The two sides discussed the relations...
Egypt imposes temporary 15% import tariff on iron billets, 25% on steel rebar
Egypt’s Finance Ministry has imposed, on Monday, a temporary import tariff of 15% on iron billets and 25% on steel rebar, set for 180 days. The ministry announced that the tariff aims to protect Egypt’s domestic iron and steel industry against dumping, and unfair competition. Local steel manufacturers have been calling on the...
Measles cases rose nearly four-fold in first quarter 2019: WHO
The number of measles cases worldwide nearly quadrupled in the first quarter of 2019 to 112,163 against the same period last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, citing provisional data. Higher rates of the preventable but contagious disease – which can kill a child or leave it blind, deaf or brain-damaged – have...
Poroshenko puts on one-man show as rival skips debate
Ukraine’s leader yesterday held a one-man debate next to an empty lectern, roused thousands of supporters at a stadium and even sang, as a comedian tipped to become the next president skipped the event before a high-stakes run-off vote.A week before the second round of voting, President Petro Poroshenko failed to lure his rival Volodymyr...
Ukraine: Poroshenko holds one-man ‘debate’ before runoff
Presidential vote frontrunner stays away from election debate organised by incumbent leader, prompting a one-man show. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine embassy suspect held under mental health laws
A driver arrested in London for ramming into the Ukrainian ambassador’s parked car and then trying to run over police officers is being held under mental health legislation, police said …read more Source: Al...
