Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine and Russia hold direct talks
The Ukrainian and Russian presidents hold their first direct talks on the crisis in eastern Ukraine, but there appears to be no breakthrough. …read more Source:...
Hugh Muirs diary: Is China really bad-mouthing Charles and Camilla?
A tale of intrigue, whispers, red carpets and bad blood China is itching to regain its place in the world. How should America respond? asks a special edition of this weeks Economist. There is also discussion of Chinese motives and ambitions in the Oldie magazine, where the new media columnist Stephen Glover poses an intriguing question: do the...
Capture of Russian paratroopers in Ukraine overshadows talks with Russia
Summit meeting between Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko falters over first admission that Russian troops had entered Ukraine’s territory …read more Source: The...
MH17: Body of BBC journalist Glenn Thomas identified
One of the British victims killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July has been identified as former BBC journalist Glenn Thomas, the Foreign Office confirmed. …read more Source: The...
Briton killed when flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine identified
WHO official Glenn Thomas, one of ten Britons killed in crash, was travelling to Australia to attend international Aids conferenceA British man who died when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine has been formally identified as Glenn Thomas, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official.The 49-year-old, who was a former BBC journalist, had been...
Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko: Putin summit to decide fate of Europe
Meeting with Russian president will focus on solving conflict but two leaders seem to have little common ground in Minsk talksUkrainian president Petro Poroshenko has said “the fate of Europe” was being decided at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Minsk. … …read more Source: The...
The Guardian view on the meeting between Presidents Putin and Poroshenko | Editorial
The meeting of the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in Minsk offers an opportunity to move away from fighting to talking: will it be taken?The newspaper picture shows a young woman lying dead, her mother weeping beside her. A few feet from the pair, the probable explanation of what put them in harms way, loaves and groceries spilled out on the...
Scottish yes vote and British EU exit could hit UK economy, says Sorrell
WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell warns that votes on independence and EU membership could harm businesses already affected by Ukraine and Middle East worriesWPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell has warned that the prospect of Scotland voting for independence and Britain leaving the European Union could weaken the UK economy, adding to worries over...
MH17: Body of British victim and former BBC journalist Glenn Thomas identified
One of the British victims killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July has been formally identified as former BBC journalist Glenn Thomas, the Foreign Office confirmed. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin threatens trade sanctions over neighbour’s EU deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged his Ukrainian counterpart not to escalate an offensive against pro-Moscow rebels, and threatened economic retaliation for signing a trade accord with the European Union. …read more Source: The...
