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      My vision for Ukraine
      Oct30

      My vision for Ukraine

      KIEV — After my father’s death, my mother went to the military pension office to collect her survivor’s benefit. No, the clerk told her, she was out of luck, there would be no more payments for us. Dumbstruck, she left the office wondering how the family of a career officer could be thrown to the wolves like this. The clerk chased her...

      Ukraine ammunition depot explosion kills at least
      Oct30

      Ukraine ammunition depot explosion kills at least

      At least two people have been killed in the Ukrainian town of Svatove after an “ammunition depot… …read more Source:...

      Russian police raid Ukrainian library in Moscow
      Oct30

      Russian police raid Ukrainian library in Moscow

      Armed and masked police raided a Moscow library specialising in Ukrainian literature before dawn on Thursday (October 29), confiscating books they… …read more Source:...

      IMF review rules for Ukraine’s benefit
      Oct30

      IMF review rules for Ukraine’s benefit

      KIEV – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will set a serious precedent in case it carries on its lending program for Ukraine …read more Source:...

      Mogherini’s very good year
      Oct30

      Mogherini’s very good year

      Federica Mogherini will next week clock up one year in office as the European Union’s foreign policy chief. That anniversary looks insignificant beside the geo-political crisis that is unfolding in Syria, where the EU watches helplessly as Russian planes fly bombing missions to assist President Bashar al-Assad, just as earlier it watched...

      At least two killed by ammunition dump explosion in Ukraine
      Oct30

      At least two killed by ammunition dump explosion in Ukraine

      Emergency services struggle to control blaze in Svatove as exploding shells force residents to take coverHuge blasts have rocked a town in eastern Ukraine after an ammunition depot exploded and a series of fireballs erupted into the night sky. At least two people were reported dead and three wounded, though the numbers of casualties are expected...

      Amateur footage ‘shows huge blast at Ukrainian ammunition depot’ – video
      Oct30

      Amateur footage ‘shows huge blast at Ukrainian ammunition depot’ – video

      Amateur footage published on YouTube purports to show a huge explosion after an ammunition storage facility reportedly caught fire in eastern Ukraine on Thursday. The footage, filmed from a distance, shows a fierce blaze sending large plumes of smoke into the sky, and a series of fireballs shooting over the nearby town. Early reports suggest...

      EU considers civil mission in the Balkans
      Oct29

      EU considers civil mission in the Balkans

      The EU is considering launching a “civil mission” to help Western Balkan countries deal with the flow of refugees through the region, officials said Thursday. Diplomats met in Brussels to discuss ways to control the influx of migrants traveling from the Middle East through the Balkan countries and on to northern Europe. The proposal for a civil...

      Europe suspends Belarus sanctions
      Oct29

      Europe suspends Belarus sanctions

      The European Union decided Thursday to suspend most of its sanctions against Belarus after the authoritarian country freed political prisoners and did not crack down on dissent following this month’s flawed presidential election. The asset freeze and travel ban applying to 170 people, including President Alexander Lukashenko, and an asset...

      Russia raids Ukrainian library in Moscow, arrests head
      Oct29

      Russia raids Ukrainian library in Moscow, arrests head

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – Armed, masked police raided a Moscow library specializing in Ukrainian literature, arresting its director before dawn on Thursday and carting off books that the authorities called illegal anti-Russian propaganda. …read more Source:...