Section: The United Kingdom
Giulio Regeni murder: Parents call for EU sanctions on Egypt
The parents of a student murdered in Egypt question whether Europe should continue to consider the country a “friend” and call for sanctions. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ‘outraged’ by UN chief’s remarks on Russia
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The maid of Kiev
More popular than the president AT THREE o’clock in the morning on May 25th, guards roused Nadia Savchenko in her prison cell in southern Russia, told her to pack her things and whisked her to an airport. “I didn’t know if I was flying to Ukraine or to Siberia,” says the Ukrainian military pilot, who spent nearly two years in Russian...
Juncker says Russia visit is to ‘continue dialogue’ despite tensions
European commission president acknowledged criticisms but believes talking must go on even with sanctions in placeEuropean Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has justified his trip to meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin during a speech in St Petersburg, arguing that Europe must continue dialogue with Russia despite western sanctions...
Ten things Cameron should do if we vote “Remain”
Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech to EasyJet employees at the company’s Airport hangar in Luton, 24th May 2016 ©Jack Taylor/AP/Press Association Images : What would Brexit do to the pound? If the UK votes on 23rd June to stay in the EU, Britain and its partners will face a choice: to carry on with their previous dysfunctional...
U.S. to give Ukraine $220 million in new aid: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will give Ukraine $220 million in new assistance this year, the White House said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Blood on the streets: the charge of the hooligans at Euro 2016
Young, fit, muscular men with masks, gumshields and telescopic truncheons, the Russian “elite ultras” attacked not just with drunken gusto but with well-honed, premeditated viciousness. The violence that has broken out in isolated flare-ups at this year’s Uefa European Championship in France began in an almost homely way. What is it about...
NATO ministers approve expanded aid package for Ukraine
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NATO says Ukraine ceasefire barely holding, scolds Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An internationally-agreed ceasefire in Ukraine is being violated by Russia “again and again”, NATO’s chief said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
NATO sends 4,000 troops to Baltic to halt Russia
NATO is to deploy 4,000 troops to Poland and the Baltic States to bolster their defences against Russia. …read more Source:...
