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      Important Points to Note About the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest
      May17

      Important Points to Note About the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest

      The hands of the clock are slowly ticking down to the wee hours of May 18, 2019, which is billed to be the finals for the 2019 edition of the most anticipated music competition in Europe, that is, the Eurovision Song Contest. This year’s event is impressive because of the many features that we have seen of late. For the sake of people that...

      Ukraine parliament election: Rock star bids to be MP after comedian becomes president
      May17

      Ukraine parliament election: Rock star bids to be MP after comedian becomes president

      Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, the frontman of one of Ukraine’s most successful rock bands Okean Elzy, has put forward his party for the parliamentary elections this autumn. …read more Source:...

      Council of Europe restores Russia’s voting rights
      May17

      Council of Europe restores Russia’s voting rights

      Russia will remain in the Council of Europe after members of the human rights watchdog reached agreement Friday to resolve a years-long dispute that began after Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. Foreign ministers of the 47-nation organization overwhelmingly voted in favor of restoring Russia’s voting rights, which the Council of Europe...

      Ministers agree way for Russia to rejoin Europe’s human rights body
      May17

      Ministers agree way for Russia to rejoin Europe’s human rights body

      Foreign ministers from the Council of Europe, the continent’s chief human rights watchdog, reached an agreement on Friday that opens the way for Russia to return to the organization, resolving a dispute that began after Moscow’s seizure of Crimea. …read more Source:...

      Council of Europe and Russia reach tentative compromise
      May17

      Council of Europe and Russia reach tentative compromise

      Russia said it had no desire to leave the Council of Europe and was ready to pay its dues following an apparent breakthrough between Moscow and Western nations. Russia’s delegation had faced sanctions over Crimea. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Ukraine’s ruling coalition breaks up ahead of Zelenskiy inauguration
      May17

      Ukraine’s ruling coalition breaks up ahead of Zelenskiy inauguration

      A group of lawmakers has quit Ukraine’s ruling coalition allied with the outgoing President Petro Poroshenko. This could pose an obstacle to incoming leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his efforts to call for new elections. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Ukraine coalition falls, denting president-elect’s plans for snap poll
      May17

      Ukraine coalition falls, denting president-elect’s plans for snap poll

      Ukraine’s coalition government collapsed Friday after the People’s Front party quit, potentially blocking President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy from calling an early election. Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience, won a landslide victory against incumbent Petro Poroshenko in April, and wanted to be sworn in quickly to...

      Poroshenko secures agreement on extending EU sanctions on Russia – official  – The Baltic Times
      May17

      Poroshenko secures agreement on extending EU sanctions on Russia – official – The Baltic Times

      KYIV – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has been able to reach agreement with the European Union on extending the sanctions on Russia in Jun…… …read more Source: The Baltic...

      POLITICO Pro Morning Tech, presented by RTL Group: Christchurch call redux — Social media ongoing EU woes — Bruno Le Maire on digital tax
      May17

      POLITICO Pro Morning Tech, presented by RTL Group: Christchurch call redux — Social media ongoing EU woes — Bruno Le Maire on digital tax

      View in your browser or listen to audio By Mark Scott With Laurens Cerulus, Laura Kayali, Annabelle Dickson, Nicholas Vinocur and Janosch Delcker SNEAK PEEK — Macron says ‘non’ to Trump’s ban on Huawei — Facebook and Twitter are back in the news when it comes to the EU elections — France’s Bruno Le Maire talks digital tax and...

      The countries in range of Iranian ballistic missiles (infographic)
      May17

      The countries in range of Iranian ballistic missiles (infographic)

      As tensions heighten between Washington and Tehran, fears about a military clash in the Persian Gulf are growing. As part of its military arsenal, Iran maintains a sizeable quantity of ballistic missiles. It is also known to have supplied its allies with short-range ballistic missiles, particularly Hezbollah. Since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war,...