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Sir Tom’s optimism about the future should inspire us all in coronavirus fight
Sep25

Sir Tom’s optimism about the future should inspire us all in coronavirus fight

I wonder what he makes of the MoD’s decision to send 450 crack troops into Ukraine, just 100 miles from the border with Russia …read more Source::...

“Nobody feels it’s equal”: how Israel’s second lockdown is widening the religious-secular divide
Sep24

“Nobody feels it’s equal”: how Israel’s second lockdown is widening the religious-secular divide

A lack of agreement over new Covid-19 restrictions indicates a lack of trust in the nation’s government. Having been one of the first countries to impose a second national lockdown, Israel has announced further restrictions today, after the country’s health ministry reported a record level of almost 7,000 new cases of Covid-19 the...

Ukraine’s anti-corruption court bares its teeth
Sep24

Ukraine’s anti-corruption court bares its teeth

THE OFFICIALS who ran Ukraine before its revolution in 2014 are believed to have stolen billions of dollars. One crony gave Viktor Yanukovych, when he was president, a solid gold loaf of bread. So nabbing a regional forestry official for a $10,000 bribe may seem like small potatoes. But the sentencing on August 28th of Oleksandr Levkivsky, who...

Hunter Biden: Republicans release report on Joe Biden’s son
Sep24

Hunter Biden: Republicans release report on Joe Biden’s son

His work in Ukraine was “awkward” while his father was vice-president but no wrongdoing was found. …read more Source::...

Hunter Biden’s Ukraine ties ‘awkward’ but impact on US policy unclear, report finds
Sep23

Hunter Biden’s Ukraine ties ‘awkward’ but impact on US policy unclear, report finds

Republicans call Joe Biden’s son’s board role ‘problematic’Biden campaign paints report as effort to damage DemocratsTwo Republican-led Senate committees issued a politically charged report on Wednesday, alleging the work Joe Biden’s son did in Ukraine constituted a conflict of interest for the Obama administration at a...

Brit paratroopers drop into Ukraine in show of strength as Russia tensions rise
Sep19

Brit paratroopers drop into Ukraine in show of strength as Russia tensions rise

EXCLUSIVE: The Paras have dropped into Ukraine in as a British show of force after Vladimir Putin stepped up military operations against Russia’s embattled neighbour …read more Source::...

British troops perform largest parachute drop for decades ‘to show solidarity’ with Ukraine
Sep19

British troops perform largest parachute drop for decades ‘to show solidarity’ with Ukraine

Hundreds of British paratroopers have jumped into Ukraine, alongside soldiers from the army’s elite Pathfinder unit, for an exercise close to the border with Crimea. …read more Source:: Sky...

Jewish pilgrims blocked from entering Ukraine over Covid fears
Sep18

Jewish pilgrims blocked from entering Ukraine over Covid fears

Two thousand ultra-Orthodox Jews held at Belarus border after warnings not to travelCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTwo thousand ultra-Orthodox Jews are being blocked by armed guards from entering Ukraine for an annual pilgrimage to a rabbi’s grave, creating a makeshift camp at the country’s border with...

Ukraine anti-corruption drive in doubt after court ruling
Sep17

Ukraine anti-corruption drive in doubt after court ruling

Former president Poroshenko deemed to have exceeded powers in setting up special unit …read more Source:: Financial...

Coronavirus: Ukraine accuses Belarus over stranded Jewish pilgrims
Sep16

Coronavirus: Ukraine accuses Belarus over stranded Jewish pilgrims

Hundreds are stranded at the nations’ border as Ukraine’s Covid rules block entry to foreigners. …read more Source::...