Section: The United Kingdom
Colombia’s Paulina Vega crowned Miss Universe
MISS Colombia Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe, beating contestants from the United States and the Ukraine to take the coveted title. …read more Source:...
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 24 wounded in fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 26 Jan 2015
GREECE: ELECION WIN FOR FAR-LEFT SYRIZAThe radical far-left party Syriza has won power in Greece, with just two seats short of a full majority. The Guardian says it sets the country on a “collision course” with the EU in a “volatile new era” for European politics. The victory marked Greek voters rejecting tax rises and spending cuts imposed by...
Ukraine president: phone calls prove rebels attacked Mariupol
Petro Poroshenko says intercepted radio conversations prove that Russia-backed separatists were responsible for attack that killed 30 …read more Source: The...
US blames Russia after rocket attacks in Ukraine kill at least 30
The US placed the blame for recent violence in the Ukraine firmly on Russia on Sunday, hours after British efforts to agree a UN Security Council statement condemning the rebel forces were halted by a Russian veto. …read more Source: The...
Obama condemns ‘Russian backing’ of Ukraine rebels
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Ukraine rebels launch new assaults after Mariupol bloodbath
Residents of town hit by Grad missiles on Saturday mourn their dead …read more Source: The...
Hammond calls out Russia after renewed Ukraine violence
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Russia blames Kiev for Ukraine violence after Mariupol attack
Foreign ministry makes no direct mention of missile attack but says government forces constantly shelling residential areasRussia has blamed Kiev authorities for the escalating violence in eastern Ukraine that has left dozens dead in recent days, despite mounting evidence that a missile attack on a residential suburb of Mariupol on Saturday in...
Bill Browder: the Kremlin threatened to kill me
The former banker claims Vladimir Putin runs Russia like a crime syndicate. He should know: corrupt officials seized his assets and stole $230m. His lawyer was beaten to death in jail. And now sinister text messages warn he might be nextI’m due to meet Bill Browder at Mari Vanna, a favourite hangout for rich Russians in Knightsbridge. But...
