Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine’s reform activists are under attack
Making a fist of fighting corruption “AUTHORITIES confirm they’ve made progress in an investigation into the finances of anti-corruption activist Vitaliy Shabunin,” drones the anchor of an American television network, News24, in a clip recently shared across Ukrainian social media. There is only one problem: there is no News24, and the...
Donald Trump ‘actively reviewing’ whether to arm Ukraine
Description US soldiers march during a military parade in Kiev on Thursday to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day Credits Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text US soldiers march during a military parade in Kiev The US reasserts its support for Kiev ahead of huge Russian …read more Source: The...
Donald Trump ‘actively reviewing’ whether to arm Ukraine
Description US soldiers march during a military parade in Kiev on Thursday to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day Credits Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text US soldiers march during a military parade in Kiev The US reasserts its support for Kiev ahead of huge Russian …read more Source: The...
Two million Britons are ‘problem’ or ‘at risk’ gamblers
Credits Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Alt Text Gaming chips at Blackpool’s Fylde College Gaming School Gambling Commission says more needs to be done to tackle rising addiction level One-Minute Read Friday, August 25, 2017 – 6:30am …read more Source: The...
Two million Britons are ‘problem’ or ‘at risk’ gamblers
Credits Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Alt Text Gaming chips at Blackpool’s Fylde College Gaming School Gambling Commission says more needs to be done to tackle rising addiction level One-Minute Read Friday, August 25, 2017 – 6:30am …read more Source: The...
Union boss backs Emily Thornberry as next Labour leader
Credits Leon Neal/Getty Images Alt Text Emily Thornberry campaigning in the run up to June’s general election Len McCluskey says the next leader must be a woman and calls the shadow foreign secretary a ‘unifying figure’ One-Minute Read Friday, August 25, 2017 – 6:37am …read more Source: The...
Russian court rejects Siemens’ plea to seize its turbines in Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court has rejected a request by Siemens to seize its gas turbines, which have turned up in Crimea contrary to EU sanctions, and to ban their installation ahead of preliminary hearings next month, the court’s ruling showed on Sunday. …read more Source:...
North Korea missile parts believed traced to Ukraine
Pyongyang said to have used modified version of Russian-designed missile engine …read more Source: Financial...
North Korean missiles probably had ‘engines sourced from Russia or Ukraine’
Study claims engines resemble Soviet-era design and probably acquired through illicit channels operating in either or both countriesNorth Korea probably acquired the rocket engines for the two intercontinental ballistic missiles it tested in July from Ukrainian or Russian sources within the past two years, a study has claimed.A report published...
Ukraine denies selling North Korea nuclear missile engines
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