Section: Toronto Star (Canada)
Fire breaks out at Ukrainian home for the elderly, leaving 17 dead
Police said they are working to determine the cause of the fire and also to learn whether the private home was operating legally. …read more Source: Toronto...
What G7 leaders debated. decided
A declaration summarizing the proceedings of this week’s summit in Japan pledges action on the economy, terrorism, refugees, climate change, Ukraine, health, women’s rights. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukrainian pilot hailed a hero at home after being freed by Russia
Ukraine released two Russians in exchange for Nadezhda Savchenko, who was originally convicted in Russia in the deaths of two journalists. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear meltdown
The 30th anniversary of the worst nuclear disaster ever was marked in Ukraine Tuesday, with many urging the government to maintain support for survivors. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine children eat food tainted by Chornobyl radiation
After the Ukrainian government cancels a local school lunch program, rural families must resort to contaminated food. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine elects new prime minister amid internal turmoil, corruption
The government hopes the appointment will end a months-long political crisis but reformers instead say it gives Ukraine’s oligarchs a free hand. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine’s embattled prime minister resigns
Yatsenyuk’s cabinet survived a no-confidence vote in February, but two parties left the governing coalition to protest the failure to oust him. …read more Source: Toronto...
Dutch vote on EU-Ukraine pact as skepticism threatens upset
The EU’s other 27 states have waved the trade agreement through. But in Holland, opponents say the treaty paves the way for EU membership — and they’re not happy about it. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine’s president denies wrongdoing after Panama Papers link him to offshore accounts
Petro Poroshenko say it was necessary to create an offshore holding company to put his candy business in a blind trust when he became president of Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: Toronto...
World leaders react to secret dealings revealed by Panama Papers
Revelations of secret offshore accounts tied to more than 140 politicians and public officials are sending shock waves through halls of power in Pakistan, Argentina, Ukraine and elsewhere. …read more Source: Toronto...
