Section: The United Kingdom
Dutch abstention on Ukraine wins the day
Referendum results have potent message for UK’s forthcoming vote …read more Source: Financial...
Dutch referendum hangs in balance
Turnout of 29% for vote on controversial trade deal between the EU and Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
The Guardian view on conflict in the Caucasus: handle with care | Editorial
Tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia have flared up afresh after 20 years. The fraught big-power politics of the region makes this especially dangerousThere will be much argument about whether it was more in Azerbaijan’s or in Armenia’s interest to suddenly reignite a conflict that had mostly been frozen for over 20 years. But one...
Are we heading for a Nexit? Dutch voters head to the polls in historic vote on EU project
DUTCH voters are today heading to the polls to deliver their verdict on the future of the European Union project. …read more Source:...
Displaced Ukrainians confused, frustrated over suspension of benefits: U.N.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ukraine has suspended benefits to more than 600,000 people on suspicion some are falsely claiming allowances meant for internally displaced people, the United Nations said, raising concerns that some IDPs are now unable to pay for food or rent. …read more Source:...
Panama Papers: Poroshenko Denies Tax Avoidance
Ukraine’s president says he set up an offshore trust to separate business and politics, and is happy to be investigated. …read more Source: Sky...
Panama Papers: all the revelations so far
The unprecedented leak of 11.5m files is causing upheaval across the globe. Here is what has been revealed by the GuardianThe leak of 11.5m files from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca continues to create upheaval around the world. The documents were leaked to the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, which shared them with the...
Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko begins new hunger strike
Pilot convicted over killing of two Russian journalists refuses food and water in attempt to be extradited to homelandUkrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, has begun another hunger strike to demand her return to Ukraine, her lawyer said.Lawyer Mark Feigin wrote on Twitter that Savchenko...
Dutch hold vote on EU-Ukraine deal
Voters in the Netherlands take part in a referendum on an EU partnership deal removing trade barriers with Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Panama Papers: how do you feel about the hidden fortunes of the global elite?
We want to hear your views on the revelations that hundreds of politicians, celebrities and businesses are using offshore havens to protect their money Late on Sunday news of the biggest leak in journalism history started to ricochet around the world. Biggest leak in the history of data journalism just went live, and it’s about corruption....
