Section: The Star (Malaysia)
WHO issues warning as measles infects 34,000 in Europe this year
LONDON (Reuters) – More than 34,000 people across Europe caught measles in the first two months of 2019, with the vast majority of cases in Ukraine, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday as it urged authorities to ensure vulnerable people get vaccinated. …read more Source: The...
Trump says had 'long and very good' talk with Russia's Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a “very productive” call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on issues ranging from North Korea, Ukraine and Venezuela to trade and nuclear weapons. …read more Source: The...
Trump, Putin discuss possible new nuclear accord – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than an hour on Friday, discussing the possibility of a new nuclear accord, North Korean denuclearisation, Ukraine and the political situation in Venezuela, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Putin signs law on fast-tracked Russian passports for Ukraine's rebel regions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed has signed a law on fast-tracked Russian passports for Ukrainians who live in rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Exclusive: Wife of Ukraine president-elect got penthouse bargain from tycoon
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The wife of Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy bought a luxury apartment for less than half the market rate from business tycoon Oleksandr Buryak, according to official income and property records. …read more Source: The...
Putin says Russians and Ukrainians would benefit from shared citizenship – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russians and Ukrainians would only benefit from sharing common citizenship, the Interfax news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainians will reject Putin’s passport offer – President-elect
KIEV (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin should not expect many Ukrainians to take up his offer of a Russian passport, Ukraine’s President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, while offering Ukrainian citizenship to Russians. …read more Source: The...
Putin wants to know Ukraine president-elect's position on Eastern Ukraine
BEIJING (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he wanted to know the position of Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russia testing Ukraine's new leader with passport move – Lithuania
KIEV (Reuters) – Russia’s decision to make it easier for residents of rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine to obtain a Russian passport is meant to test Ukraine’s new leader and the West should not recognise the documents, Lithuania’s foreign minister said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's president-elect says being blocked from calling snap poll
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy, keen to build parliamentary support, said on Thursday the election commission was preventing him from calling a snap parliamentary election by delaying the announcement of his election victory. …read more Source: The...
