Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukrainian anti-gay right stirs flap over Eurovision 'diversity' rainbow
KIEV (Reuters) – The transformation of a Soviet-era monument in Kiev into “the world’s largest man-made rainbow” was meant to trumpet Ukraine’s willingness to celebrate diversity as it hosts the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. …read more Source: The...
Merkel tells Putin: implement Minsk to get EU sanctions lifted
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on all sides in the conflict in Ukraine to work towards the ceasefire envisaged by the Minsk accords, saying implementation of those agreements could lead to the lifting of EU sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: The...
Austrian suspected of war crimes in Ukraine detained in Poland
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian man suspected of war crimes in the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine was arrested in Poland on Sunday, Austrian prosecutors said. …read more Source: The...
Merkel, Putin to discuss G20, Syria, Ukraine in Sochi on Tuesday
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi next Tuesday to prepare the upcoming G20 summit in July and discuss geopolitical conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, a German government spokesman said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine readies project to jam separatist broadcasting
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine plans to jam the airwaves transmitting broadcasts in support of Moscow-backed separatists in the eastern Donbass region, a top Ukrainian defence official said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Sanctions short-circuit Russia's electricity plans for annexed Crimea
MOSCOW/SEVASTOPOL, Crimea(Reuters) – Russia’s $1.3 billion (£1.01 billion) plan to build two new power plants in Crimea aimed to show that Moscow could complete high-tech projects on the annexed peninsula despite Western technology sanctions. …read more Source: The...
China launches first domestically-built aircraft carrier
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier, which will join an existing one bought second-hand from the Ukraine, amid rising tensions over North Korea and worries about Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine cuts power supply to separatist region, blaming unpaid debts
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s national power company said on Tuesday it had cut electricity to parts of an eastern region controlled by pro-Russian separatists because they had run up large debts. …read more Source: The...
Member of security watchdog OSCE killed in Ukraine
(Reuters) – One member of European security watchdog OSCE’s monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine was killed and another injured after their vehicle drove over a mine near Luhansk. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine not worried relations with U.S. fraying in Trump era
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has strongly signalled it will continue to support Ukraine, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk said on Friday, adding that the war-torn country had a “good, pragmatic” relationship with Washington. …read more Source: The...
