Section: Africa&ME
News24.com | Ukraine war hero faces life in prison over parliament attack plot
A Ukrainian lawmaker once hailed as a hero and a symbol of resistance against Russia could face up to life in prison for plotting a terrorist attack in Kiev, authorities said Friday. …read more Source:...
Detained Ukrainian Lawmaker Savchenko Goes on Hunger Strike
“I am going on a hunger strike starting from today,” Ukrainian lawmaker Nadezhda Savchenko said during the judicial hearing. Earlier in the day, a court in Kiev started proceedings on the case of Savchenko. The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has asked for two months in prison for Savchenko, accusing the lawmaker of the preparation...
Ukraine: Saving white storks from the spring snow
Locals help migrant birds through bad weather. …read more Source: AL...
#FreeNadezhda No More? WATCH Footage of Savchenko Calling for Ukraine Coup
In a video shown to Ukrainian MPs on Thursday, Verhovna Rada deputy Nadezhda Savchenko is seen discussing a planned coup and the assassination of several senior politicians, including President Petro Poroshenko. The 28-minute video, posed on the Ukrainian prosecutor General’s YouTube channel, also shows Savchenko talking to the head of the...
Salva Kiir’s gestapo mentality
By Duop Chak Wuol It was a common perception in Adolf Hitler’s Germany that working as an assassin for the notorious Nazi’s secret police, the Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo), was a noble career in the Deutschland. It is now clear that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has adopted Gestapo-like tactics to terrorize the people of...
Politics: 5 times the Trump administration actually was tough on Russia
President Donald Trump has a complicated relationship with Russia. Here's what the Trump administration has actually done to confront Russian aggression. The Trump administration is often criticized for being hesitant to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House has frequently pushed back on that notion. Here’s what...
Ukraine detains MP over attack plot: Prosecutor
KIEV: Ukrainian MP Nadiya Savchenko, once hailed as a symbol of resistance against Russia, was detained on Thursday over accusations she plotted a terrorist attack in Kiev, authorities said. “She was detained after the prosecutor general read out her indictment,” the prosecutor’s spokesman Andriy Lysenko said by phone hours after lawmakers...
Politics: We read the whole report Republicans just released on the House Intel Committee’s Russia investigation — here are the main points
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee left out critical context from their report on the panel's Russia investigation. House Intelligence Committee Republicans released a report of their findings in the panel’s Russia investigation on Thursday. The report makes a number of incomplete assertions that seek to distance President...
Osaka powers past Serena in Miami
Serena Williams crashed out of the Miami Open in the first round here Wednesday, slumping to a straight sets defeat against Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the latest setback to the former world number one’s comeback.Osaka, who won her first major title in Indian Wells last weekend, was superior throughout and fully deserved her 6-3, 6-2 win...
Ukraine: Nadiya Savchenko held over alleged coup plot
Prosecutors allege Savchenko planned to attack Ukrainian parliament building with guns and grenades. …read more Source: AL...
