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Comedian to be inaugurated as new president of Ukraine
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky will formally become the country’s new president at a ceremony in the capital, Kiev tomorrow. …read more Source: Radio New...
Ukraine election: Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky overwhelmingly wins presidency against Poroshenko
Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian with no political experience, has won an election to become the country’s next president with more than 70 percent of the vote, exit polls suggest. …read more Source: Radio New...
Today’s world news: What you need to know
A comedian leads the Ukrainian elections, Turkey’s president has taken a hit in his, and the Pope criticises leaders who put up walls to keep migrants out. …read more Source: Radio New...
From satire to polls surge: Comedian leads Ukraine’s presidential race
Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy plays a normal citizen who becomes president on TV. Now, he’s won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential elections. …read more Source: Radio New...
Russian rescue amid deadly blaze on two cargo ships off Crimea
At least 10 people have died in a fire involving two Tanzania-flagged cargo vessels in the Black Sea near the Kerch Strait, authorities say. …read more Source: Radio New...
Ukraine bars Russian men aged 16-60 from entry
Ukraine will not allow Russian men aged 16-60 into the country following the imposition of martial law, Kiev says. …read more Source: Radio New...
Ukraine-Russia sea clash: Trump cancels Putin talks
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over a naval confrontation between Ukraine and Russia. …read more Source: Radio New...
Ukraine-Russia sea clash was pre-election stunt, says Putin
Russian border guards fired on three Ukranian boats and seized the crews, but Putin says it was staged. …read more Source: Radio New...
Investigators confirm missile that shot MH17 was Russian-owned
The missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014 belonged to a Russian brigade, international investigators say. …read more Source: Radio New...
Trump lawyer ‘paid by Ukraine’ to arrange White House talks
Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, received a secret payment of at least $400,000 to fix talks between the Ukrainian president and President Trump, according to sources in Kiev close to those involved. …read more Source: Radio New...
