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Russian oligarch sues AP for libel
May16

Russian oligarch sues AP for libel

A Russian aluminum magnate with ties to U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is suing The Associated Press for libel over its reporting on the pair’s relationship. Lawyers for Oleg Deripaska filed the suit Monday in federal court in Washington, claiming the CEO of the Russian firm United Company RUSAL...

Russian oligarch sues AP for libel
May16

Russian oligarch sues AP for libel

A Russian aluminum magnate with ties to U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is suing The Associated Press for libel over its reporting on the pair’s relationship. Lawyers for Oleg Deripaska filed the suit Monday in federal court in Washington, claiming the CEO of the Russian firm United Company RUSAL...

Russian oligarch sues AP for libel
May16

Russian oligarch sues AP for libel

A Russian aluminum magnate with ties to U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is suing The Associated Press for libel over its reporting on the pair’s relationship. Lawyers for Oleg Deripaska filed the suit Monday in federal court in Washington, claiming the CEO of the Russian firm United Company RUSAL...

Condi Rice on Trump: ‘Words do matter’
May15

Condi Rice on Trump: ‘Words do matter’

Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on iTunes here. | Subscribe via Stitcher. In an extensive new interview for The Global Politico, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledges her concerns about a president accused of eroding democracy at home and ignoring it abroad. She says Trump, a novice in world affairs, has a...

Poland’s WWII museum under political bombardment
May15

Poland’s WWII museum under political bombardment

GDAŃSK, Poland — So sure was the staff of Poland’s new Museum of the Second World War that the country’s government would not like it, that it was advertised with the slogan, “See it before they close it.” They were right to be wary of the government’s reaction. Since the museum opened its...

Thousands in Moscow protest plan to demolish Soviet-era apartments
May14

Thousands in Moscow protest plan to demolish Soviet-era apartments

Thousands of people took to the streets of Moscow on Sunday to protest plans by the Russian government to demolish thousands of low-rise, Soviet-era apartment blocks in a move that could displace 1.6 million people from their homes over the next 20 years. Under a sunny sky that signalled that spring may have finally arrived in the Russian...

Eurovision 2017 Live Blog
May13

Eurovision 2017 Live Blog

While the European Union prizes uniformity and technical consensus, the Eurovision Song Contest celebrates difference and emotion — with brutal competition, a colossal volume of glitter and an LED light spectacular thrown in for free. It’s the world’s largest non-sporting event, generating both undying devotion...

NHS under attack from hackers
May12

NHS under attack from hackers

LONDON — The U.K.’s National Health Service was on Friday hit by a large-scale cyber attack, a spokesperson for the NHS confirmed. Some of the U.K.’s biggest hospitals and medical practices were hit by the hack on the NHS IT system, forcing vital services to be shut down. NHS Digital said in a statement that...

[Ticker] EU states adopt Ukraine visa-free travel
May12

[Ticker] EU states adopt Ukraine visa-free travel

EU states on Thursday adopted a regulation enabling Ukrainians with biometric passports to enter the EU (but not Ireland or the UK) without a visa for up to 90 days for “business, tourist or family purposes”. The visa-free regime is to enter into force 20 days after the European Parliament signs off on the accord on 17 May. Ukrainians...

Bulgaria’s Commission pick set for digital brief
May11

Bulgaria’s Commission pick set for digital brief

At her lavish society wedding in 2012, Mariya Gabriel’s guests were entertained by a troop of performers who danced barefoot on hot embers. If the MEP, who was officially nominated by Bulgaria Wednesday to be the country’s new commissioner, is to make a success of the politically toxic digital portfolio, she will need some...