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Richard Ansett’s best photograph: the baby in Ukraine who unlocked my subconscious
‘It’s a reference to the fact that I was adopted. You don’t know if the mother’s arm is coming in – or moving away’Five years ago, I was invited to Donetsk in Ukraine for a month-long residency, overseen by my all-time hero Boris Mikhailov. Mother and child is a classic artistic subject, and I wanted to do my own...
Obama urges NATO to stand firm vs. Russia despite Brexit fallout
WARSAW (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama urged NATO leaders on Friday to stand firm against a resurgent Russia over its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, saying Britain’s vote to leave the European Union should not weaken the western defense alliance. …read more Source:...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 8 Jul 2016
Four police officers shot dead at US protest Eleven police officers have been shot, four of them fatally, by at least two snipers at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Dallas, Texas. Police have arrested some suspects and are investigating claims by one of them that there are bombs “all over Dallas”. One sniper is still at large...
Obama to broach Syria, Russia, Brexit at NATO summit: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will speak with European leaders about the Syrian refugee crisis, Russia and Ukraine, and the aftermath of Britain’s decision to pull out of the EU during the NATO summit on Friday, the White House said. …read more Source:...
Just visiting
VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russia’s president, rarely visits the European Union these days. When he does, it is unclear whether he wishes to mend fences or issue threats. During a visit on July 1st to Finland, which has a 1,340km (883-mile) border with Russia, Mr Putin did both: he made reassurance sound like a threat. Even as NATO was running...
Mila Kunis attacks Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric
The Ukrainian-born star of Black Swan says she came to the US on a ‘religious-refugee visa’ and laments that people are allowing themselves to be manipulatedTed and Black Swan star Mila Kunis has attacked presidential candidate Donald Trump over his anti-immigrant and anti-refugee stance, saying it saddens her.Kunis, who was born in the...
Kerry in Ukraine to offer help from United States
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U.S.’s Kerry to discuss separatist conflict, reforms, with Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was due to visit Kiev on Thursday to discuss Ukraine’s reforms and a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists are fighting government forces. …read more Source:...
Russia reminds wayward ally Belarus of its economic muscle
MOSCOW/MINSK (Reuters) – When Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko began trying to loosen his close ties with Moscow, fearing his country would be the next target. …read more Source:...
Special Report: Crimea Tatars endure second tragedy under Russian rule
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