Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine oligarch brokered deal to make Petro Poroshenko president, court hears
Dmytro Firtash boasts he persuaded former boxer Vitali Klitschko to step aside during what he calls a politically motivated US extradition hearing in AustriaLast year’s Maidan revolution in Ukraine was meant to usher in a new kind of politics and end official corruption and behind-the-scenes oligarchic influence. But an Austrian court last...
Russia rattles sabres in eastern Ukraine
Border tension points to Moscow’s efforts to deter Kiev’s westward ambitions and dodge Donbass bill …read more Source: Financial...
Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in eastern Ukraine: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and five wounded in continued clashes with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine despite a two-month ceasefire, Kiev’s military said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 4 May 2015
TWO SHOT DEAD AT US ANTI-ISLAM EVENT Two gunmen have been shot dead by police after allegedly opening fire on a conference centre in Garland, Texas, which was hosting a meeting of an anti-Islamic group attended by Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders. A security guard was injured – and police suspect the men’s vehicle contains a...
VIDEO: Shells rip through homes in Ukraine
Heavy shelling took place overnight in Donetsk. One Ukrainian soldier and two civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours. …read more Source:...
Global Jewish immigration to Israel jumps by 40% this year
Ukrainians and Russians account for surge as numbers leaving western Europe in first three months remains steady despite Paris attacks in January, report showsJewish immigration into Israel has surged more than 40% this year, but it is Ukrainians and Russians who are responsible for the rise, not western Europeans fleeing after the Paris...
Upswing in fighting in Ukraine sends civilians fleeing and puts truce in doubt
Eight Ukrainian soldiers are killed in past week, and another 40 wounded in attacks by pro-Russia separatists, in most intense clashes since Minsk ceasefireUkraine is experiencing its most serious increase in fighting in three months, sending more civilians fleeing and raising fresh doubts about the viability of a shaky February truce.Another...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in eastern Ukraine: Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and six wounded in attacks in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists, testing a fragile two-month ceasefire, the military said on Sunday. …read more Source:...
The 20 photographs of the week
The earthquake in Nepal, the riots in Baltimore, the London marathon – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week … …read more Source: The...
Lethal divisions persist in Ukraine’s Odessa
Deep divisions persist in Ukraine’s Odessa …read more Source:...
