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      Russia Seizes US Diplomatic Property & Expels Diplomats
      Jul28

      Russia Seizes US Diplomatic Property & Expels Diplomats

      Russia has ordered the USA to cut the number of diplomatic staff it has in the country and has also seized a dacha compound and warehouse used by US officials in retaliation for new sanctions against Moscow. Embassy staff must leave the country by 1 September, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, in a move triggered by the US Senate’s...

      ‘Alien boy’ found in two-thousand year-old Crimean tomb was a trainee ancient warrior
      Jul28

      ‘Alien boy’ found in two-thousand year-old Crimean tomb was a trainee ancient warrior

      AN “alien boy” with a weirdly elongated skull found in a tomb in Crimea was in fact a trainee ancient warrior, say Russian archeologists. …read more Source:...

      Bard Music & Fishing Festival promises non-stop music marathon
      Jul28

      Bard Music & Fishing Festival promises non-stop music marathon

      Taking part in the event will be musicians from ten countries: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Israel, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Poland and Estonia. …read more Source:...

      US Senate Imposes New Sanctions On Russia
      Jul28

      US Senate Imposes New Sanctions On Russia

      The U.S. Senate voted almost unanimously on Thursday (27 July) to impose new sanctions on Russia, placing President Donald Trump in a tough position by forcing him to take a hard line on Moscow or veto the legislation and infuriate his own Republican Party. It may also cause the EU to waver on its own sanctions amid fears over energy security....

      6 crises that could spoil Europe’s summer
      Jul28

      6 crises that could spoil Europe’s summer

      August is supposed to be a dull month for European politics, thanks to the long summer holidays enjoyed by many on the Continent. It rarely works out that way. Political crises, armed conflicts and financial fires have a habit of ignoring the holiday schedules of European politicians. When Greece tipped toward default in 2015, European leaders...

      ‘The whole thing stinks’: Saakashvili slams Ukraine for stripping his citizenship
      Jul28

      ‘The whole thing stinks’: Saakashvili slams Ukraine for stripping his citizenship

      Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili accused Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko of bowing to pressure from a Russian oligarch to strip him of his Ukrainian citizenship in an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 on Thursday. …read more Source: France...

      Swedish ministers resign amid data security breach scandal
      Jul27

      Swedish ministers resign amid data security breach scandal

      Two senior Swedish ministers resigned on Thursday as the country’s government tried to limit the political fallout from a security breach that may have led to large-scale disclosure of citizens’ sensitive personal information. Sensitive data was potentially leaked to contractors in Romania and the Czech Republic, among other Eastern...

      Gomel to host veterans, peacekeepers 28-30 July
      Jul27

      Gomel to host veterans, peacekeepers 28-30 July

      The event is expected to bring together over 220 participants from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, and Estonia. “Many of them share the common past, including deployment to Afghanistan,” Mikhail Zhukevich said. …read more Source:...

      Parolin: The West and Russia have to talk and understand each other 
      Jul27

      Parolin: The West and Russia have to talk and understand each other 

      “Prospects for a peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis should be put above any national or partisan interests”. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, says in an interview with Italian newspaper Il Sole 24Ore. The Vatican “Prime Minister”, who visited Belarus in 2015 and Ukraine last year, will be in Moscow at the end of August,...

      Parents arrested after passing out drunk in Ukraine
      Jul27

      Parents arrested after passing out drunk in Ukraine

      The children, including a baby girl less than a year old, were left to fend for themselves in the blazing sun. The woman, 35, and her husband, 28, passed out after sharing a large quantity of spirits. …read more Source: Daily...