Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine: Nationalists clash with police at Kiev corruption protest
Supporters of the Ukrainian far-right party National Corps held a protest in Kiev on Saturday, decrying government corruption and calling for the removal of the country’s president Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary celebrate 20 years of NATO membership
The accession of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to the Western military alliance NATO 20 years ago was celebrated with a military ceremony in Warsaw on Sunday. The first armoured brigade of the Polish Army displayed their vehicles and equipment as part of the ceremony, the Polish news agency PAP reported. Among the guests of honour were...
Tens of police hospitalized after Ukraine clashes ahead of poll
Ukraine’s police said Sunday that 25 officers were injured in clashes with ultra-nationalists who tried to attack a presidential motorcade ahead of elections at the end of this month. A total of …read more Source: Al...
Grave diggers desecrate mass burial site of Holocaust victims in Ukraine
Police have no suspects in custody in connection with the incident, according to RIA. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
US warns of ‘grave consequences’ if Turkey buys S-400s
The US warned of “grave consequences” Friday if Turkey purchases the Russian S-400 missile defense system because it could affect the deal for F-35 fighter jets and the Patriot missile system, Anadolu Agency reports.Pentagon spokesman Charles Summers told reporters Turkey’s decision to accept the Russian defense system “would mean that they...
Ukraine receives UAVs purchased from Turkey: President
Modern Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles already in Ukraine, says President Petro Poroshenko …read more Source: Anadolu...
Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort could face life in prison
Washington – US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort is to be sentenced for tax crimes and bank fraud on Thursday in a high-profile case stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Manafort, who turns 70 in April, faces potentially spending the rest...
Turkey-made drones purchased by Ukraine to begin test flights
Ukraine will soon begin test flights on Turkey’s domestically-manufactured TB2 drones after purchasing the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a deal made earlier this year.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote in a Twitter post that the agreement was signed for the Bayraktar TB2 armed UAVs to be purchased and used by the Ukrainian...
Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort faces years in prison in sentencing
Manafort was convicted after prosecutors accused him of hiding from the U.S. government millions of dollars he earned as a consultant for Ukraine’s former pro-Russia government. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Turkish Cargo Brings Circus Lions Back to Their Natural Habitat
The baby lion Nathan and the three lioness sisters Luca, Charlie and Kai had been used as circus animals. They lived in concrete and steel cages of 35 square meters in Ukraine under harsh conditions without direct sunlight and clean air, far away from their natural habitat. The lions were saved by the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO),...
