Section: The United Kingdom
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 21 Jul 2015
Labour MPs defy whips to oppose welfare bill Harriet Harman’s acting leadership of the Labour party is in “disarray”, says The Guardian, after one quarter of the party’s MPs defied the whips to vote against the government’s welfare bill. Harman had asked them to abstain, after backing her amendments. Jeremy Corbyn was the only...
Oligarchs nouveaux? Why some say Ukraine is still in thrall to an elite
The corrupt power enjoyed by a wealthy clique sparked the country’s Maidan revolution, but the transparent governance promised by Ukraine’s new leaders is proving difficult to deliverIn Ukraine, government supporters, western diplomats and opposition figures tend to reply to inquiries about how the process of “de-oligarchisation” is...
Big stink on Russian border as man tries to smuggle 460kg of cheese from EU
Authorities claim man was attempting to evade sanctions by hiding huge cache of cheese in boot and backseat of vehicle driving into Kaliningrad oblastRussian customs officials said on Monday they had foiled a bid to smuggle nearly half a tonne of cheese into the country from the European Union, whose food is subject to retaliatory sanctions.A man...
Ukraine crisis: ‘Putin is obsessed with the idea of testing Nato’ – and the Baltics will be next, says Odessa governor Mikheil Saakashvili
At first sight it seemed an improbable appointment: a man who had served twice as president of neighbouring Georgia, parachuted in as governor of a single region of Ukraine. But for the government in Kiev, beset in the east by pro-Russian rebels, and facing entrenched corruption and an array of powerful oligarchs elsewhere, it was an obvious...
Russia makes rival U.N. move on MH17 probe after dismissing tribunal bid
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia is pushing for a greater U.N. role in an investigation into what caused the downing of a passenger plane in eastern Ukraine after dismissing a proposal by Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium and Ukraine for a U.N.-backed tribunal. …read more Source:...
Crimean safari park welcomes rare Siberian tiger cubs
A Crimean safari park welcomes three adorable, dozy tiger cubs …read more Source: The...
Russia warns US-led military exercises may have ‘explosive consequences’ as 1,800 troops from 18 countries begin ‘morale boosting’ training drills in western Ukraine
Ukrainian and US troops launched fresh drills involving 1,800 soldiers from 18 countries today near Ukraine’s border with Poland. …read more Source: Daily...
Video captures moment MH17 victims fall from the sky in Ukraine
The footage was shot by a couple as they drove past the scene in eastern Ukraine where the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 was shot down, killing all 298 people on board. …read more Source: Daily...
WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO: ‘It’s raining bodies’ Shocking footage of MH17 seconds after crash
DISTRESSING new footage entitled ‘It’s raining bodies’ has emerged showing the moment parts of MH17 crashed into a Ukrainian field – one year on from the tragedy. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: Shelling resumes in residential districts of Donetsk as rivals blame each other for breaking fragile ceasefire
An outbreak of shelling in residential districts of Donetsk, the eastern Ukrainian city under pro-Russian separatist control, has led to renewed claims by both sides that the other has violated the gradually disintegrating ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
