Section: Qatar
An ageing Cinderella and a changed Donetsk
The rebel-administration, and the people, are cautious in the Ukrainian city as change takes hold and business suffers. …read more Source: AL...
Moldova and the Russia-EU tug-of-war
Wedged between Ukraine and Romania, one of Europe’s poorest nations must choose between the regional powers. …read more Source: AL...
Russia extends tit-for-tat sanctions against West
Moscow extends ban on food imports from West days after EU prolonged economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
Foreign students face uncertain future in east Ukraine
Those studying medicine in rebel-held Donetsk now risk being left without internationally recognised degrees. …read more Source: AL...
Putin says Russia is beefing up its nuclear arsenal
Russian army will receive 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles this year alone amid tensions with West over Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
Soldiers killed in fighting in Ukraine’s east
Military says six dead and 14 wounded in gun battles as Kiev protests against mob attack on diplomatic posts in Russia. …read more Source: AL...
Odessa’s future in Saakashvili’s hands
Even with his track record, Poroshenko has gambled big with Saakashvili’s appointment as governor of Odessa. …read more Source: AL...
G7 leaders wrap up summit with pledges and warnings
Ukraine crisis, global security threats, climate change and Greek economy dominated two-day meeting in Bavarian Alps. …read more Source: AL...
Leaders urge tough line on Russia as G7 summit begins
Ukraine crisis and economic situation in Greece seem likely to overshadow economic discussions in Germany. …read more Source: AL...
Georgians guide Ukraine’s reforms path away from Russia
Kiev grants Ukrainian nationality to Georgia’s ex-president and his team, charging them “to make impossible possible”. …read more Source: AL...
