Section: Australia&NZ
THE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF UKRAINE AND NEXT ELECTION – ПРО ПРАВОСЛАВНУ ЦЕРКВУ УКРАЇНИ ТА НАСТУПНІ ВИБОРИ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА
About the historical moment in Ukraine – the occasion of the enthronement of the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. President Petro Poroshenko emphasizes that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine is and will be independent of the state…And about next election in Ukraine… –...
Russian leader assails Ukraine Orthodox church reform
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has criticized Ukraine’s move to set up a new Orthodox church independent from Moscow and promised to defend religious freedom.Earlier this month, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s incumbent president announces re-election bid
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he will run for re-election in March’s presidential vote.Poroshenko declared Tuesday that he will seek another five-year term in office on March 31. Long before the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian police recover painting stolen in broad daylight
MOSCOW (AP) — Police have found the painting that was stolen a day ago from Moscow’s famed museum of Russian art in broad daylight.The painting of mountain ridges by Arkhip Kuindzhi, titled “Ai-Petri. Crimea,” was stolen in front… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian court finds ex-president guilty of treason
MINSK, Ukraine (AP) — A court in the Ukrainian capital Kiev has found former President Viktor Yanukovych guilty of treason.Yanukovych fled Ukraine in 2014 as tensions in Kiev flared up following a deadly police crackdown on protesters… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
News from Ukraine – Новини з України
News from Ukraine 24/01/2019 – Новини з України 24/01/2019. …read more Source:...
Interview with Elina Svitolina – Інтерв’ю з Еліною Світоліною
Exclusive interview with Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina at Australia Open 2019. – Ексклюзивне інтерв’ю з українською тенісисткою Еліною Свитоліною в Australian Open 2019. …read more Source:...
6 remain missing after Black Sea ship fire
MOSCOW (AP) — Ambulance crews on the Crimean Peninsula have transported a dozen survivors of a ship fire to hospitals while six of their crewmates have remained missing in the Black Sea. At least 14 sailors died in the tragedy.Two… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s ex-PM announces presidential bid
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has announced her presidential bid.Opinion polls have placed the 58-year-old, who was the country’s prime minister between 2007 and 2010, as a front-runner in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Crimea gas ship explosion: Fire engulfs two tankers, sends crews into the water
Rescuers are attempting to approach two burning ships in the Black Sea near Crimea’s Kerch Strait after the cargo vessels collided. One of them, a liquefied natural gas carrier, has exploded.Unconfirmed Russian media reports say… …read more Source: The New Zealand...