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New Ukraine president commits to NATO, EU
Standing beside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said “the strategic course of Ukraine to achieve full-fledged membership in the EU and NATO … remains unchanged.” …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine's new president seeks pro-Western course, peace with Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – New Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he was ready to negotiate with Russia to end the war in eastern Ukraine while sticking to Ukraine’s goal of one day joining the European Union and the NATO alliance. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine’s new leader asks Europe to pressure Russia to end war
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky wants Russia to end the war in Crimea. (AFP pic)BRUSSELS: Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to press Europe to step up pressure on Russia to end the war in his country’s east, as he arrived in Brussels Tuesday for his first foreign trip as leader. The former comedian who...
Ukraine's new president to revive Russia peace talks, join NATO
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – New Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he is ready to negotiate with Russia to end the war in eastern Ukraine but will stick to the previous government’s goal of one day joining the NATO alliance. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian fraudsters made phone calls to take over ATMs in Bangladesh: Police
Suspected fraudsters from Ukraine cut off the connection between ATMs and the main server after making calls from their mobile phones and then withdrew money without leaving a trace, police say. …read more Source:...
Ukraine cops arrested over drunken shooting of 5-year-old boy
KIEV: Ukraine on Tuesday arrested two policemen on suspicion of shooting dead a five-year-old boy while drunk in a case that has sparked outrage over lingering corruption and impunity in the force.The National Bureau of Investigations said the shooting took place last Friday when the two patrol officers were drinking alcohol in a yard of a...
HBO show success drives Chernobyl tourism boom
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (Reuters) – The success of a U.S. television miniseries examining the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl has driven up the number of tourists wanting to see the plant and the ghostly abandoned town that neighbours it for themselves. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine police officers arrested for murder in killing of five-year-old boy
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian police officers were arrested on suspicion of murder on Tuesday, accused of fatally shooting a five-year-old boy while drunkenly firing weapons at cans and bottles in the courtyard of an apartment building, officials said. …read more Source: The...
South Korea could start returning bodies from Budapest boat disaster
A rescue boat searches for victims after a tourist boat crashed with a river cruise boat, in River Danube in Budapest. (AFP pic)BUDAPEST: The South Korean government expects to begin returning to Seoul the remains of some of the victims who died when a tourist boat sank last week in Budapest, an official said on Tuesday, as conditions for...
Wife of Israeli president dies at 73
The death of Israel’s first lady Nehama Rivlin drew expressions of grief from across the political spectrum. (AFP pic)JERUSALEM: The wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Nehama Rivlin, died on Tuesday at 73 a few months after a lung transplant, the president’s office said. Rivlin, whose formal title was Israel’s first lady,...
