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Ukraine leader defends himself in offshore account leaks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures during a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine, January 14, 2016. REUTERS TOKYO: The president of Ukraine has defended himself in the massive leak of records on offshore accounts that has named political officials, business and celebrities from around the world. Petro Poroshenko said at a news conference...
Abe to affirm Japan’s aid to Ukraine in talks with Poroshenko
…read more Source: Kyodo News
Ukraine pilot Savchenko starts refusing all food and liquids
MOSCOW: Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, began a hunger strike without water on Wednesday to demand her return to Ukraine, her lawyer said. Lawyer Mark Feigin wrote on Twitter that Savchenko had started a “dry” hunger strike— refusing both food and water—on Wednesday morning, after...
The ‘Panama Papers’ main revelations
PARIS: World leaders, aides and families, sports and movie stars are among those named in a huge leak of documents dubbed the Panama Papers, some of which reveal hidden offshore assets. An investigation by more than 100 media groups has shone a light on assets held by some 140 political figures with help from Mossack Fonseca, a law firm based in...
Ukraine president Poroshenko denies offshore vehicle was set up to minimise taxes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko denied he put his assets in an offshore trust to minimise taxes, after the country’s fiscal service said it was looking into documents relating to his offshore assets that were included in the “Panama Papers.” …read more Source: The...
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko phoned President Ilham Aliyev
…read more Source: Today.Az
Ukrainian president phones President Aliyev
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko phoned President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on April 5, Azertac state news agency reports. …read more Source:...
The ‘Panama Papers’ main revelations
An office of the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca in Shanghai on April 6, 2016. -AFP Photo PARIS: World leaders, aides and families, sports and movie stars are among those named in a huge leak of documents dubbed the Panama Papers, some of which reveal hidden offshore assets. An investigation by more than 100 media groups has shone a light...
Dutch cast votes on Ukraine treaty in test of anti-EU sentiment
Dutch voters began casting ballots in a national referendum on Wednesday on the European Union’s treaty with Ukraine – a test of anti-EU sentiment before Britain vote on its membership of the bloc in June. …read more Source: Channel...
Global military spending nearly $1.7T amid Mideast conflicts
Russian Su-25 ground attack jets are parked after returning from Syria, at a Russian air base in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, southern Russia, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (Olga Balashova/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) Global military spending rose in 2015 to nearly $1.7 trillion, the first increase in several years, driven by conflicts...
