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Putin and pope hold ‘substantive’ talks in shadow of Ukraine crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Pope Francis for “very substantive” talks on Thursday, a day before Ukraine’s Catholic leaders were due at the Vatican. …read more Source:...
Swearing good for people, says Ukrainian health minister
Ulana Suprun was speaking in response to a proposed new law to stop foul language in the media. …read more Source:...
Putin meets pope in shadow of Ukraine crisis, arrives late
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pope Francis on Thursday, a day before Ukraine’s Catholic leaders were due at the Vatican to discuss their country’s crisis, and amid speculation that his visit could be a prelude to the first trip by a pope to Russia. …read more Source:...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 4 Jul 2019
Hunt pledges fox hunting vote as Johnson promises more police The final two candidates vying to become Britain’s next prime minister are making more eye-catching pledges as the clock ticks down until ballots are send to Conservative Party members this weekend. Boris Johnson said he would recruit an extra 20,000 police officers over three...
Putin to meet pope in shadow of Ukraine crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Pope Francis on Thursday, a day before Ukraine’s Catholic leaders meet at the Vatican to discuss the crisis in their country, and amid speculation that the visit could be a prelude to the first trip by a pope to Russia. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin’s war on the “liberal idea”
His targets are not just economic liberalism but also political liberalism, a system based on the rights of individuals and civil society Vladimir Putin arrived at the G20 in Osaka, Japan, as the victor of an ideological world war. This was in part due to the Russian president’s distance from his home country: for a few hours he was able to...
Fifty shades of grey: great towers of the eastern bloc – in pictures
David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka photographed postwar estates across central and eastern Europe, finding strange, stark beauty in these concrete giantsEastern Blocks: Concrete Landscapes of the Former Eastern Bloc is published by Zupagrafika… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president vows anti-corruption drive, says people tired of waiting for better life
New Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday used his first trip to North America to promise a sweeping anti-corruption drive, saying his people were fed up of waiting for a better life. …read more Source:...
Full results of Ukraine reforms to take years to be seen: finance minister
It will take years for the full effects of reforms to be seen in Ukraine, where the government is trying to cast off Soviet-era institutions while clamping down on corruption, Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s landmines endangering children
Unexploded mines and rockets are one of the legacies of Ukraine’s conflict with Russia-backed separatists. …read more Source:...
