Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine votes as Putin says Russians, Ukrainians ‘one people’
Ukrainians vote to elect a new parliament as comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky seeks to bring in political novices and consolidate his power. …read more Source:...
Parliamentary Election Voting Begins in Ukraine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Voting has begun in the Ukrainian parliamentary election. Polling stations opened at 08:00 local time in 199 constituencies. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Two soldiers, civilian killed in east Ukraine ahead of polls
Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in incidents involving Kremlin-backed separatists, Kiev said Saturday, a day before the country votes in a parliamentary election. The Ukrainian army’s press secretary, Dmytro Gutsulyak, said the two soldiers were killed by sniper fire, and added that four other servicemen were injured. In...
Death Toll In China Gas Plant Blast Rises To 12
A damaged car is seen near the site of an explosion at the Henan Coal Gas Group factory in Yima city, in China’s central Henan province on July 20, 2019. AFP The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China rose to 12, state media said Saturday, with three people still missing. Friday’s blast at the Henan...
Two Soldiers, Civilian Killed In Ukraine Ahead Of Polls
An Ukrainian serviceman attends on his position on the front line with the Russia-backed separatists near Avdiivka, Donetsk region on July 19, 2019. Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in incidents involving Kremlin-backed separatists, Kiev said Saturday, a day before the country votes in a parliamentary...
Two soldiers, civilian killed in east Ukraine ahead of polls: AFP
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Ukraine gears up for high-stakes parliamentary election
Sunday’s vote will determine newly-elected president’s tenure as he needs power in legislature to implement his agenda. …read more Source: AL...
Kiev offers to swap jailed Russia journalist for filmmaker Sentsov
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday offered to hand Moscow a detained Russian state media journalist in exchange for Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov who is behind bars in a Russian Arctic penal colony. Russia and Ukraine are in the midst of sensitive talks on a prisoner exchange following the first-ever phone call between...
Ukraine's President Says He Backs Prisoner Swap with Russia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ukraine’s president on Friday outlined the details of an impending prisoner swap with Russia, saying that Kiev is willing to release a jailed Russian journalist in exchange for a Ukrainian film director. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Why did a Ukrainian MP distribute chocolate in Kfar Chabad?
Read the moving story behind MP Georgiy Logvinsky’s distribution of chocolate bars to the children of Kfar Chabad. …read more Source: Arutz...
