Section: The United Kingdom
Finnish government faces tight vote of confidence around 1100 GMT
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Alexander Stubb’s center-right Finnish coalition government faces a knife-edge vote of no-confidence in parliament at around 1100 GMT on Friday over economic woes exacerbated by a euro zone slowdown and the crisis over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
First he brought down the Berlin Wall. Now the Hoff hopes to solve Ukraines crisis
You might think David Hasselhoff had made a big enough contribution to international affairs ending the cold war back in 1989, but he is far from resting on his laurelsRead about Pippa Middletons new careerWhy Liz Hurley isnt one of the plastic peopleOnce again, the wests failure to have a coherent foreign policy means big-hearted entertainers...
MH17 crash investigators seek local help to reach wreckage in conflict zone
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Accident investigators looking into the July crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine said on Thursday they would probably hire local contractors to collect wreckage still beyond their reach because of a continuing pro-Russian insurrection. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian forces deny launching new offensive in east
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces denied allegations by pro-Russian separatists that they had launched a new offensive in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, saying they were strictly adhering to a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s separatists: Shrinking country
Bullets and ballots UKRAINE, which lost Crimea to Russian annexation this spring, just got smaller again. Russian-backed separatists declared sovereign governments on the back of sham elections in Donetsk and Luhansk on November 2nd. America, the European Union and the UN condemned the vote for imperilling a ceasefire agreed in September. Russia...
Ukraines rebel peoples republics begin work of building new states
Coming winter and threat of renewed fighting hang over Donetsk and Luhansk after rushed electionsNew metallic letters have already been hung above the entrance of what was once the Ukraine tax service headquarters in Donetsk, spelling out: Taxes and Revenues Ministry of the Donetsk Peoples Republic. A sign on one of the large wooden doors reminds...
Tensions mount in Ukraine
Minsk deal threatened by calls to scrap special status for regions under Russia-backed rebels …read more Source: Financial...
Germany needs a foreign policy
The danger is that Europe’s response to Ukraine is driven by the lowest common denominator …read more Source: Financial...
Tony Abbott will speak to Vladimir Putin about MH17 ‘one way or another’
We owe it to our dead to secure justice, Australian leader says in joint press conference with his Dutch counterpart, Mark RutteTony Abbott says one way or another he will speak to Vladimir Putin in the coming week about the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 and the death of 38 Australians.In mid-October the prime minister declared his...
Ukraine: Shelling Kills Teens On School Field
Two teenagers have been killed by shelling while playing on a school field in the rebel-held city of Donetsk in Ukraine. …read more Source: Sky...
