Section: The United Kingdom
Is lesbian kiss in Crimean play ‘gay propaganda’?
Young women kissing on stage in Crimea creates a discussion on social media about ‘gay propaganda’. …read more Source:...
Putin says Trump stressed issue of detained Ukrainian sailors
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the issue of Ukrainian sailors detained by Russia in 2018 had dominated his talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 summit but no decision on the sailors’ fate had been made yet. …read more Source:...
Putin says Russia will do all it can to improve ties with U.S.
Russia’s president said on Saturday that Moscow would do all it could to improve relations with the United States that have been strained by years of diplomatic conflicts over Ukraine and alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections. …read more Source:...
Is Angela Merkel unwell?
Title Angela Merkel Credits Getty Photos Alt Text Angela Merkel German chancellor’s repeat bouts of shaking spark speculation about health as she heads to G20 summit In Depth …read more Source: The...
Big Bird, meet an even bigger bird: Giant bird standing three times as tall as an ostrich once roamed Europe
Fossilised remains of the jumbo feathered creature have been discovered in Crimea. …read more Source:...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 27 Jun 2019
Johnson and Hunt unveil immigration and education plans Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson have unveiled fresh pledges as their battle to become the next Tory leader intensifies. Hunt said he would cancel the university tuition fee debts of young entrepreneurs who start businesses and employ people. Meanwhile, Johnson promised to deliver an...
How Vasily Grossman became a thorn in Stalin’s side
s Putin’s Russia glorifies its Soviet past, Grossman’s urgent, questioning voice needs to be heard again. In Moscow on 23 July 1962, the writer Vasily Grossman had a three-hour audience with the Kremlin’s “grey cardinal”, Mikhail Suslov. For 30 years Suslov was the Soviet Communist Party’s chieftain in charge of ideology,...
Ukraine president’s party leads poll ahead of July election
A party set up by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office last month, continues to lead in an opinion poll published on Wednesday ahead of a snap parliamentary election due on July 21. …read more Source:...
What did Ukraine’s hero pilot do next?
Once seen as a potential president, Nadiya Savchenko now faces accusations of planning a violent coup. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian tycoon can be extradited to US, Austrian court rules
Dmytro Firtash, confidant of ousted Ukrainian president, faces bribery-related chargesAustria’s highest court has upheld a decision making it possible to extradite the Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash, paving the way for him to face bribery-related charges in the United States.Before his 2014 arrest, Firtash wielded significant political...
