Section: The United Kingdom
Images of drowned boy made only a fleeting change to refugee reporting
Study of newspapers across Europe reveals that initial press sympathy after Alan Kurdi’s death rapidly reverted to type within a weekNewspapers in western Europe became significantly more sympathetic towards migrants and refugees immediately after the publication of photographs of the lifeless body of Alan (aka Aylan) Kurdi on a Turkish...
Germany, France see progress in Ukraine peace talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists have agreed to complete a withdrawal of heavy weaponry from their frontlines in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Friday after a round of peace talks in Berlin. …read more Source:...
Putin accused of rebuilding Soviet empire
Vladimir Putin plans to rebuild a Soviet-style empire and must be thwarted by making Ukraine a bulwark against Kremlin expansionism,… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine eschews visa-free EU travel by refusing to protect gay people in workplace
Parliament has blocked legislation banning discrimination at work that was condition set by European UnionUkraine’s parliament has on Thursday scuppered the country’s chances of visa-free travel to most EU nations by blocking legislation that would have banned discrimination against gay people in the workplace.The pro-EU leadership...
Master of emergencies
ON VLADIMIR PUTIN’S birthday in October, his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, brought him a gift: the latest briefing on Russia’s military campaign in Syria. It included news that cruise missiles fired from the Caspian Sea had struck targets nearly 1,500km away. “We know how complicated such operations are,” Mr Putin replied...
OSCE reports rise in truce violations along Ukraine front lines
KIEV (Reuters) – International monitors in eastern Ukraine have reported a sharp increase in gunfire along front lines near the airport of the rebel-held city of Donetsk, a senior official with Europe’s main security and rights watchdog said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Willian shines to save Mourinho but Hazard lurks on the bench
Credits GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images Mourinho laps up adulation of the fans as his most reliable lieutenant digs him out of another hole Match Report Thursday, November 5, 2015 – 11:32am A late free kick from Willian earned Chelsea victory over Dynamo Kiev at …read more Source: The...
Jose Mourinho’s family look anxiously on from the stands
His wife Matilde, son Jose jnr and daughter Matilde Jnr, looked anxious as the Blues walked out onto the pitch for their Champions League group match with Dynamo Kiev tonight. …read more Source: Daily...
Chelsea 2-1 Dynamo Kiev
Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea side snatch a much-needed win against Dynamo Kiev to boost their Champions League hopes. …read more Source:...
Odessa fire inquiry ‘not independent’
The Council of Europe has criticised Ukraine’s authorities for their probe into a fire in Odessa last year that left more than 40 people dead. …read more Source:...
