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      Five Ukrainian policemen are killed by colleagues in ‘friendly fire’
      Dec05

      Five Ukrainian policemen are killed by colleagues in ‘friendly fire’

      The deadly mix-up came as special police staked out a ‘dangerous gang of burglars’ in the small town of Knyazychy, 18 miles east of Kiev. …read more Source: Daily...

      Ukraine: Five police killed in friendly-fire shoot-out
      Dec04

      Ukraine: Five police killed in friendly-fire shoot-out

      Five police officers are mistakenly killed by their own side in Ukraine, officials say. …read more Source:...

      Why Trump’s foreign policy might prove less radical than you think
      Dec04

      Why Trump’s foreign policy might prove less radical than you think

      As Donald Trump completes the rather chaotic process of choosing his cabinet and preparing to take office, leaders and publics around the world have understandably begun to brace themselves for — or even shiver at the prospects of — what comes next. After all, this is a man who has put down a marker that the United States...

      Bulgaria takes over presidency of Black Sea Coast/Border Guard Forum again
      Dec04

      Bulgaria takes over presidency of Black Sea Coast/Border Guard Forum again

      A meeting was hosted this week by Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Burgas of the coast/border guard leaders of Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia. The forum represents an efficient regional model for sharing responsibility and for joint action in countering cross-border organized crime and international terrorism in the...

      Russia to fit tanks with ‘PTERODACTYL’ drones as Putin bolsters forces on Europe’s borders
      Dec04

      Russia to fit tanks with ‘PTERODACTYL’ drones as Putin bolsters forces on Europe’s borders

      THE Russian military will equip its tanks with advanced reconnaissance drones capable of circling up to 100 metres in the air and operating indefinitely. …read more Source:...

      In Aleppo, I saw why Assad is winning
      Dec03

      In Aleppo, I saw why Assad is winning

      The industrial sector of Layramun in northwest Aleppo tells the story of this war. Its 1,200 factories have been looted and destroyed. In their place are piles of concrete rubble filled with rusted metal. Collapsed water tanks peak through the ruins. Where bustling factories and the din of machines once churned out bundles of yarn, only the...

      Trump risks diplomatic blowup in Asia
      Dec03

      Trump risks diplomatic blowup in Asia

      Donald Trump startled foreign policy watchers Friday by speaking with the president of Taiwan, a break with more than 35 years of U.S. policy that is likely to infuriate China. The United States and Taiwan have a strong but unofficial relationship, and Trump’s phone call, confirmed by his transition team Friday afternoon, raises questions...

      Poland, Ukraine sign defence agreement
      Dec03

      Poland, Ukraine sign defence agreement

      Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz and his Ukrainian counterpart Stepan Poltorak signed on Friday an agreement for the countries’ defence ministries and armaments sectors. …read more Source: Polskie...

      POLITICO Brussels Playbook Plus: Oettinger’s ever changing travel story — When Castro hijacked a Commission presser
      Dec03

      POLITICO Brussels Playbook Plus: Oettinger’s ever changing travel story — When Castro hijacked a Commission presser

      OETTINGER’S EVER CHANGING TRAVEL STORY: Commissioner Günther Oettinger can’t seem to get his story straight. At first he had Commission spokespeople defending his undeclared flight on the plane of banker-nuclear adviser-Hungarian government lobbyist Klaus Mangold on the basis he simply had to get to Budapest for dinner with...

      Putin CRACKS DOWN on ART in Russia, warning against ‘DANGEROUS’ freedom of expression
      Dec03

      Putin CRACKS DOWN on ART in Russia, warning against ‘DANGEROUS’ freedom of expression

      VLADIMIR Putin has announced his government will tighten controls on art in Russia, claiming officials are trying to avert terrorist attacks such as that on Charlie Hebdo last year. …read more Source:...