Section: The United Kingdom
John King: The left wing case for leaving the EU
Europeans sneer “Little Englander” at those with a different opinion, but most of the arguments against EU membership are left-leaning and liberal. Rain on the people’s parade: “however sweet the propaganda”, King argues, the European Union is anti-democratic and “a tool for multinationals”. Photo: Jonathan McHugh Despite the denials by our...
Three civilians, two Ukrainian soldiers killed in violence in eastern Ukraine: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Three civilians and two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in separate incidents in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, where government forces are confronting a rebellion by Russian-backed separatists, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Russia says U.S. forces Kiev to prolong conflict
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia accused the United States on Thursday of forcing Kiev to continue the conflict in east Ukraine and urged Washington to fully implement a treaty on eliminating intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles. …read more Source:...
Ukraine warns of debt moratorium
Kiev puts pressure on creditors to agree restructuring …read more Source: Financial...
Pope Francis tells Putin: ‘sincere’ peace efforts needed for Ukraine
Pair agree in Vatican on need to ‘restore climate of dialogue’ between Russia and Ukraine after pontiff expresses deep concern over ‘great humanitarian crisis’ in the regionPope Francis spent most of an hour-long meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday night discussing the crisis in Ukraine, with the pontiff calling...
Pope Francis tells Vladimir Putin: ‘Sincere’ peace efforts needed for Ukraine
Pope Francis urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to commit himself to a “sincere and great effort” to achieve peace in Ukraine, the Vatican says …read more Source: The...
Pope tells Russian president Vladimir Putin to be ‘sincere’ about peace in Ukraine
POPE Francis has demanded that Russian president Vladimir Putin commit to “sincere” efforts to restore peace in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Igor Kostin, photographer who captured the Chernobyl disaster, dies at 78
Ukrainian Igor Kostin, who took the first pictures of Chernobyl nuclear plant after it exploded in 1986, has died in a car accident in KievIgor Kostin, a Ukrainian photographer who took one of the first pictures of the ravaged Chernobyl nuclear plant after it exploded in 1986, has died. He was 78.His wife, Alla, told the Associated Press on...
Pope urges Putin to commit to ‘sincere and great effort’ to achieve peace in Ukraine
Pope Francis urged Vladimir Putin to commit himself to a ‘sincere and great effort’ to achieve peace in the Ukraine …read more Source:...
Pope urges Putin to commit to ‘sincere, great effort’ for Ukraine peace
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to commit himself to a “sincere and great effort” to achieve peace in Ukraine, the Vatican said. …read more Source:...
