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Political novice wins Lithuania presidential race
VILNIUS: Gitanas Nauseda, a centre-right independent and political novice, won Lithuania’s presidential runoff in a race marked by low populist sentiment and concerns over inequality in the Baltic eurozone state.Although Lithuanian presidents do not directly craft economic policy, bread-and-butter issues have dominated the race. Experts...
Defying tribunal ruling, Moscow court prolongs detention of 24 Ukraine sailors
A Moscow court on Monday upheld extending the arrest of 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia off Crimea last year, defying an international tribunal that … …read more Source: The Japan...
Hundreds of prisoners start fires, wound staff in Ukraine riot
ODESSA, UKRAINE: A major riot involving 500 prisoners broke out at a penitentiary in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on Monday with the inmates setting fire to buildings and wounding seven staff members, officials said.Authorities deployed several hundred National Guard troops and police to help put down the riot, an AFP photographer at the scene...
Ukraine president holds contest for new ‘highly moral’ lawmaker candidates
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Ukraine president holds contest for new 'highly moral' lawmaker candidates
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s team on Monday invited applications from members of the public to fight a snap election in July for his new Servant of the People party, betting they can wrench power from a discredited political class. …read more Source: The...
Political novice wins Lithuania presidential race
Centre-right independent candidate Gitanas Nauseda won Lithuania’s presidential election as challenger Ingrida Simonyte, a conservative-backed independent MP, conceded defeat. (AFP pic) VILNIUS: Gitanas Nauseda, a centre-right independent and political novice, won Lithuania’s presidential runoff in a race marked by low populist...
Kremlin rebuffs call to release Ukrainian sailors: Vedomosti
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Kremlin rebuffs call to release Ukrainian sailors – Vedomosti
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said an investigation and trial of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia in the Black Sea must be completed despite an international maritime tribunal calling for their release, the Vedomosti newspaper reported late on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Curtain up for returning Federer at new-look Roland Garros
PARIS: Roger Federer returns to a new look Roland Garros on Sunday after a four-year absence, admitting he’ll be an underdog in his attempt to claim a 21st Grand Slam title. The 37-year-old Swiss star is the headline act on opening day, 10 years after his one triumph in Paris and two decades since his tournament debut. Federer, who played...
UN urges Russia to release Ukrainian sailors, ship
Ukraine stresses that Russia stopped its ships in the Black Sea as they were returning to the Ukrainian port city of Odessa. …read more Source: Daily News &...
