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Vladimir Putin Slams ‘External Control’ Over Ukraine on Crimea Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed alleged “external control” over Ukraine’s government as he made his third visit to the Crimean peninsula since Moscow seized the region from Kiev las… …read more Source:...
Russia investigates online community that promotes selfies with dead people
Russia is investigating an online community that urges members to post selfies with dead people and even offers cash prizes for the best shot, police said on Monday. A police spokesman in the northern city of Syktyvkar told AFP they have opened an investigation into a community called “Selfie with the Deceased” on popular Russian...
Civilians, soldiers die in east Ukraine fighting
Fighting flared between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels in separate parts of eastern Ukraine overnight, killing at least two Ukrainian soldiers and several civilians, Kiev’s military and separatist sources said on Monday. The clashes, near Mariupol in the southeast and at Horlivka, a rebel-held town, formed part of a resurgence...
UK’s Labour cannot win power as a party of protest, says former PM Brown
Britain’s opposition Labour Party must choose a leader who can make it electable and not just a party of protest, former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Sunday, after a poll found voters believe the current frontrunner would worsen its chances of winning an election. Labour, which in May suffered its worst election defeat since...
Germany says situation in eastern Ukraine ‘explosive’
Calling the situation in eastern Ukraine “explosive”, Germany’s foreign minister urged both parties in the conflict to come together quickly for talks to prevent a spiral in violence. In a newspaper interview on Sunday, Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he had proposed in talks with his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts that Kiev...
John Kerry Voices Concern to Russian Counterpart on Ukraine Fighting
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed “grave concern” to his Russian counterpart on Thursday over a sharp rise in separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine and urged an immediate ceasefire, the Sta… …read more Source:...
After food, now Russia burns Dutch flowers
A week after angering many in Russia by burning illegally imported Western food, authorities have started feeding Dutch flowers to the flames. Officials say blooms from the Netherlands, which supplies much of Russia’s $2.5 billion flower market, pose safety risks because they may be infected. Critics say the “flower war” marks a...
Ukraine and rebels trade blame for violating ceasefire
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of attempting to break a six-month-old peace agreement, with a rebel official warning of the threat of “big war” if the ceasefire crumbles. Ukraine’s allies expressed particular concern this week after the Ukrainian military reported the heaviest rebel artillery...
Fragments of Russian Buk missile found at MH17 crash site in Ukraine
Investigators in the Netherlands have claimed to find fragments of a suspected Russian Buk surface-to-air missile system at the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. According to the BBC, investigators said that the parts of the Buk system could show who was behind the crash. They said that the parts are “of...
Serena shakes off rust, Bouchard woes continue at Rogers Cup
Serena Williams shook off some hard-court rust before rolling to a 2-6 6-3 6-0 win over Italy’s Flavia Pennetta at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, but the home crowd failed to fire up local favourite Eugenie Bouchard, who slumped to another first round exit. Williams, playing her first match of the North American hard-court swing after pulling...
