Section: The United Kingdom
We must remain in the EU – for Eastern Europe’s sake
Europe’s leaders must ensure that the mistake of abandoning Eastern Europe, which led to catastrophe in the 1930s, is not repeated. The World Wars, historian Paul W. Schroeder argues, were both “about a similar two-sided German problem”. In the West, Germany’s rise threatened “the Atlantic world”. It was,...
Ukrainian MPs clear path for Poroshenko ally to become top prosecutor
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmakers paved the way on Thursday for a close ally of President Petro Poroshenko to become the new general prosecutor, a position seen by the West as crucial for Ukraine to tackle entrenched corruption. …read more Source:...
Baby joy for couple who lost kids in MH17
An Australian couple whose three children died when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine have a new daughter. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Stolen paintings ‘found in plastic bags’
The Ukrainian authorities say they have recovered 17 paintings – worth more than €17m (£13m; $18m) – that were stolen from an Italian museum in 2015. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Ukraine’s Eurovision entry ‘is family story’
Ukrainian singer Jamala explains why she is performing a song about a painful episode in her family history in the Eurovision Song Contest’s semi-final. …read more Source:...
Couple whose three children died in MH17 crash welcome new baby Violet
‘We will continue to love all four of our children equally,’ say Australians Anthony Maslin and Marite Norris. ‘Violet brings some hope and joy for us’A Western Australian couple who lost their three children when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine have welcomed the arrival of a baby daughter.MH17 was brought...
Ukraine recovers stolen masterpieces
Ukraine says it has recovered 17 paintings – including works by Tintoretto and Rubens – stolen from an Italian museum and worth more than €16m (£13m; $18m). …read more Source:...
Eurovision’s Ukraine singer Jamala pushes boundaries on Crimea
Eurovision artist stretches rules with song from Ukraine …read more Source:...
U.S., Britain, France block Russia bid to blacklist Syria rebels
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain, the United States, France and Ukraine blocked a Russian proposal at the United Nations to blacklist Syrian rebel groups Jaish al-Islam and Ahrar al-Sham for links to Islamic State and al Qaeda militants, diplomats said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Russia agree some security measures: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia agreed on Wednesday to create demilitarized zones and implement other security measures in separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine, but they remained at odds over how to move toward local elections. …read more Source:...
