Section: Africa&ME
Trump’s Russia reset on hold as White House adds anti-Moscow hawks
US Vice President Mike Pence (L) with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, has gone to great lengths to reassure European leaders Washington is not giving up on its allies © POOL/AFP/File / Virginia MayoWashington, United States, Feb 25 – President Donald Trump came to the White House promising a radical reset of US-Russia relations after...
Past, Present Collide on Set of ‘Bitter Harvest’
“I wanted something that looked like a fairy tale,” says German-born Canadian filmmaker George Mendeluk, describing what compelled him to tackle one of the darkest chapters in Ukrainian-Russian relations. Opening with a picturesque scene of a Ukrainian village in the 1930s, the historical juxtaposition is stark: Bitter Harvest, a historical drama...
Russian writer sparks war of words by joining Ukraine rebels
The shaven-headed writer has been a frequent visitor to the rebel east Ukraine since the start of the conflict in April 2014, acting as a “consultant” to Donetsk rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko. …read more Source: World...
Past, Present Collide on Set of ‘Bitter Harvest’
“Bitter Harvest” is a historical drama that weaves a love story around the Holodomor — a devastating famine in Ukraine that killed millions in the 1930s when the country was part of the Soviet Union. The movie sheds light on a tragedy that Soviet authorities concealed and is still little known outside of Ukraine. Tatiana Vorozhko and Iryna...
In Venezuela, Short on Food, Short of Hope
Venezuela is so short on food that tens of thousands are going hungry or even starving. Its murder rate is among the highest in the world. Its economy is so crippled that the average shopper spends 35 hours a month waiting in line – three times more than in 2014. Yet even as the country becomes increasingly unlivable, the socialist...
Poisoned: A Look at Other Assassinations or Attempts
A look at notable assassinations or attempted assassinations involving poison or chemicals: Kim Jong Nam Kim Jong Nam, the outcast half brother of North Korea’s leader, was poisoned amid crowds of travelers at Kuala Lumpur’s airport, February 14, 2017. He died the same day on the way to a hospital after telling medical workers that he...
Dutch MPs support for EU-Ukraine deal hailed
The lower house of the Dutch parliament has approved a trade agreement between Ukraine and the EU. …read more Source:...
Austria court orders release of Ukraine oligarch
His arrest on Tuesday came just moments after a Vienna appeals court ruled he could be extradited to the United States on bribery charges following a three year-trial. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine seeks end to paralysing coal strike
President Petro Poroshenko warned last week that protesters blocking a railway to the coal-rich war zone could cause power outages across the country and job losses as a result. …read more Source: World...
Svitolina upsets Kerber to meet Wozniacki in final
DUBAI — Seventh seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine bundled out top seed Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) Friday to set up a final with Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Wozniacki, former world No. 1 and currently 15th, took just 90 minutes to beat her Latvian opponent Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-4 and move...
