Section: The United Kingdom
New police force finds old habits die hard in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – The launch of Ukraine’s new police patrol force last year sparked an internet craze of citizens posting selfies with newly recruited officers. …read more Source:...
The Guardian view on the Eurovision song contest: how to protest and survive | Editorial
Jamala’s song about the fate of the Crimean Tatars in the Stalin era stands in a long and glorious tradition of political music makingMusic and politics often mingle. National anthems rely on the emotional pull of a good tune. Whether by Verdi or Bob Dylan, songs and music have inspired uprisings all through history, all over the world.In...
‘Stalin forced my parents to DIVORCE’: Eurovision winner reveals how Soviet dictator tortured her great-grandmother, killing baby daughter and leaving legacy of family trauma
Eurovision victor Jamala has revealed the agonising price of her family’s return to Crimea after being banished by Soviet dictator Stalin – her parents were forced to divorce. …read more Source: Daily...
The most damning evidence yet that Flight MH17 was shot down by Russian BUK launcher as new satellite image shows it heading towards launch site five hours before plane was destroyed
New satellite images have placed the Russian Buk missile defence system used to down MH17 near the Ukrainian town where the jet was shot down – just five hours before it occurred. …read more Source: Daily...
What Brexit won’t fix
The Leave campaign was right to pour scorn on David Cameron’s warning this week that Brexit could threaten Europe’s military stability and lead to war. Boris Johnson mocks the Prime Minister about his prophecy on page 14. If Cameron really believed that Britain leaving the EU could lead to war in Europe, why on earth did he risk...
What Brexit won’t fix
The Leave campaign was right to pour scorn on David Cameron’s warning this week that Brexit could threaten Europe’s military stability and lead to war. Boris Johnson mocks the Prime Minister about his prophecy on page 14. If Cameron really believed that Britain leaving the EU could lead to war in Europe, why on earth did he risk...
Eurovision: Russia wasn’t robbed
Too many are reading too much into Ukraine’s Eurovision victory. …read more Source:...
Ex-Australia PM aims Eurovision barb
Ousted Australian prime minister Tony Abbott uses Ukraine’s Eurovision victory to take an apparent swipe at Russia. …read more Source:...
Eurovision win lifts spirits in Ukraine, raises eyebrows in Russia
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian politicians hailed their country’s surprise weekend victory in the European Song Contest as a continent-wide endorsement in their smoldering conflict with Russia, while Moscow said the competition had been hijacked by politics. …read more Source:...
Russia to ‘boycott’ Eurovision as Ukraine president says ‘truth prevailed’ in shock win
UKRAINIAN politicians hailed their country’s shock victory at the Eurovision Song Contest as Russian sources suggest Moscow may boycott next year’s competition. …read more Source:...
