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    Australian couple whose children died on MH17 welcome baby
    May13

    Australian couple whose children died on MH17 welcome baby

    An Australian couple whose three children were killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine two years ago has welcomed a new baby. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...

    Australian Couple Whose Children Died on MH17 Welcome Baby
    May13

    Australian Couple Whose Children Died on MH17 Welcome Baby

    An Australian couple whose three children were killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine two years ago has welcomed a new baby …read more Source: ABC...

    European Parliament Condemns Banning of Crimean Tatar Council
    May13

    European Parliament Condemns Banning of Crimean Tatar Council

    The European Parliament on Thursday strongly condemned last month’s decision by Crimea’s Russia-backed authorities to ban the Crimean Tatars’ representative body amid reports that access to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Crimea news website had been blocked in the region. A resolution passed by the European legislature...

    Ukraine Peace Talks Stall While Divisions Within the Country Deepen
    May12

    Ukraine Peace Talks Stall While Divisions Within the Country Deepen

    James CardenBesides the economic hardship, the country remains at risk of being further divided by Kiev’s illiberal turn. …read more Source: The...

    Who Owns What Where? British Anti-Graft Push And Ex-Soviet Elites’ Lavish Properties
    May12

    Who Owns What Where? British Anti-Graft Push And Ex-Soviet Elites’ Lavish Properties

    A new push by Britain to uncover the true owners of pricey foreign-owned real estate in the country could shine a spotlight on scores of business and political elites from the former Soviet Union. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Obama is about to host an unusual summit at the White House — and one nation has been left off the guest list
    May12

    Obama is about to host an unusual summit at the White House — and one nation has been left off the guest list

    REUTERS/Jason ReedWASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to toast the five leaders of Nordic nations at a lavish state dinner at the White House on Friday, an unusual summit aimed in part at sending a message to a nation not on the guest list: Russia. Obama will laud the humanitarian and environmental accomplishments of...

    Georgia Launches U.S.-led Military Drill Despite Russian Warning
    May12

    Georgia Launches U.S.-led Military Drill Despite Russian Warning

    Georgia has launched a two-week military exercise with NATO allies led by the U.S. despite Russia’s warnings that they have been following the preparations and consider Georgia’s actions provocative. Relations between Georgia and Russia took a severe turn for the worse in 2008 when, after years of political deadlock with separatists...

    Ukrainian Hackers Publish Info on Thousands of Journalists
    May12

    Ukrainian Hackers Publish Info on Thousands of Journalists

    MOSCOW— A group of Ukrainian hackers has published the names and contact information of thousands of journalists who have reported from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine, raising concerns about the safety of the journalists, including many from international media organizations. The hackers said they had gained access to computers used by the...

    Ukrainian Hackers Publish Info on Thousands of Journalists
    May12

    Ukrainian Hackers Publish Info on Thousands of Journalists

    A group of Ukrainian hackers has published the names and contact information of thousands of journalists who have reported from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine, raising concerns about the safety of the journalists, including many from international media organizations.The… …read more Source:...

    How NATO should respond to Russian aggression in the Baltics
    May12

    How NATO should respond to Russian aggression in the Baltics

    REUTERS/Grigory DukorRussia has a population smaller than Nigeria, and a GDP smaller than Italy, but an outsized military presence that looms over NATO’s Baltic members, and the alliance at large. Ongoing military campaigns in Syria, Ukraine and Crimea, as well as past infractions in Moldova and Georgia underscore just how willing Russia is...