Section: The United Kingdom
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Court in Crimea jails second Jehovah’s Witness for six years
A court in Russian-controlled Crimea jailed a Jehovah’s Witness for six years on Thursday after finding him guilty of belonging to an organisation banned in Russia since 2017, according to a local human rights group. …read more Source::...
Ukraine found no evidence against Hunter Biden in case audit: former top prosecutor
An audit of thousands of old case files by Ukrainian prosecutors found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Hunter Biden, the former prosecutor general, who had launched the audit, told Reuters. …read more Source::...
Ukraine may grant visa-free access to citizens of China, Australia, Arab states to boost tourism
Ukraine is considering cancelling its visa requirement for tourists from China, Australia, New Zealand and Arab states in order to attract more visitors once lockdowns ease and bring more money into the economy, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. …read more Source::...
What Machiavelli knew about pandemics
During his turbulent career, the philosopher and diplomat was fascinated by plagues and their lethal effects – and his ideas about how politicians should address them are as relevant as ever. In May 1479, as Florence was gripped by plague, the ten-year-old Niccolò Machiavelli was bundled into a cart and hurried out of the city as fast as his...
Apartment-bound Ukrainians check out portable homes
Business is thriving for a company manufacturing portable houses in Ukraine as people cooped up in tower blocks under lockdown yearn to live closer to nature. …read more Source::...
Mike Pompeo does not like answering questions about his actions but soon he may have to
There’s a sense that things are coming full circle for the US secretary of state. The important thing to understand about Mike Pompeo, Trump’s second and current secretary of state, is that, although he became famous for demanding answers, he treats questions posed to him with scorn. Pompeo became a member of the House of...
Ukraine: Dogs auctioned to pay owners’ debts
The practice, exposed by an opposition MP, has sparked uproar. …read more Source::...
IMF agrees $5bn loan for Ukraine
Deal comes hours after president signs law safeguarding the clean-up of country’s banking sector …read more Source:: Financial...
Why Trump may well lose the 2020 US election
Description Election model predicts president will lose office in ‘landslide’ defeat in November Credits Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images Alt Text US President Donald Trump Election model predicts president will lose office in ‘landslide’ defeat in November In …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine to investigate leaked calls between Joe Biden and ex-president
Recordings containing edited conversations between the two while in office published by Ukrainian associate of Rudy GiulianiUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said that leaked recordings of phone calls allegedly between Joe Biden and former president Petro Poroshenko would be investigated by the country’s law enforcement...
