Section: KXAN (USA)
UN says 9,333 killed since Ukraine conflict began
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says nearly 10,000 people have been killed and more than 20,000 injured since the Ukraine conflict begin in April 2014. Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Taye-Brook Zerihoun told the Security Council on Thursday that the total number of casualties now stands at 30,729 including 9,333 people killed...
EU in trouble as Eurosceptic parties gain in strength
VIENNA (AP) — Even before a vehemently anti-EU party won strong support in Austria, the European Union’s top official acknowledged that the 28-nation bloc was in trouble. “We are facing very tough times,” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told parliamentarians this month. “We are not very popular when we advocate for...
Lawyer: extradition of Ukrainian pilot expected soon
MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer for a jailed Ukrainian pilot says his client has been given forms to complete for extradition from Russia. Nadezhda Savchenko, who was captured by Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine in 2014, was sentenced to 22 years in prison last month for her alleged role in the deaths of two Russian journalists. The extradition...
Prominent journalist denied work permit in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — One of the most influential journalists on Ukrainian television was denied a work permit on Tuesday, authorities said. Migration authorities said they wouldn’t extend the permit for Savik Shuster, host of a popular political talk show, because he failed to inform them of a tax investigation against him. Shuster, who was born...
Court in Russia-occupied Crimea bans Tatar assembly
MOSCOW (AP) — The Supreme Court in the Russia-annexed peninsula Crimea on Tuesday banned a Crimean Tatar group in the latest step to marginalize the minority. Crimea’s prosecutor Natalya Poklonskaya who personally lodged the lawsuit welcomed the ruling against the Mejlis, an assembly of Tatar community leaders. “This decision aims to ensure...
Albania mention by Brexit supporters surprises premier
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister said he has been surprised that supporters of a British exit from the European Union would want to join his country in a small trading bloc of non-EU countries. Britain will decide in a June 23 referendum whether to leave the 28-nation bloc. Albania, a full NATO member since 2009, expects to...
Etched in their mind: Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — With flowers, candles and tears, Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the world’s worst nuclear disaster. Some survivors said the chaos of that time is etched in their minds forever. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko led a ceremony in Chernobyl, where work is...
Ukraine marks 30 years since 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is marking the 30th anniversary of an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the world’s worst nuclear disaster. A vigil was held at midnight on Monday in the Ukrainian town of Slavutych where many former Chernobyl workers were relocated. About 600,000 people, often referred to as Chernobyl’s...
US flies F-22s to Romania as show of strength to Russia
CONSTANTA, Romania (AP) — The U.S. Air Force on Monday flew in two F-22 Raptor fighter jets to Romania as a show of strength to deter Russian intervention in Ukraine. The fighter jets landed at the Mihail Kogalniceanu air base, near the Black Sea port of Constanta in southeast Romania. A U.S. statement says they possess sophisticated sensors...
Eastern Poland to have regional defense troops this year
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister says he has signed documents to create a nationwide territorial defense, and its first units will be launched in the east of the country this year. Antoni Macierewicz said Monday three brigades, or some 18,000, unarmed troops will be ready to help secure mass events and vital installations,...
