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    AP Interview: Ukrainian president pins hopes on UN talks
    Sep28

    AP Interview: Ukrainian president pins hopes on UN talks

    NEW YORK (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he wants Monday’s planned meeting between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin to lead to better implementation of an accord aimed at halting war in eastern Ukraine. Poroshenko, in New York to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly, told The Associated Press...

    AP Interview: Ukrainian president pins hopes on UN talks
    Sep28

    AP Interview: Ukrainian president pins hopes on UN talks

    NEW YORK (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he wants Monday’s planned meeting between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin to lead to better implementation of an accord aimed at halting war in eastern Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...

    AP Interview: Ukrainian president pins hopes on UN talks
    Sep28

    AP Interview: Ukrainian president pins hopes on UN talks

    NEW YORK (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Monday’s planned meeting between President Barack Obama and Russia’s Vladimir Putin must… …read more Source:...

    Mourinho goes back to Porto as Chelsea seek comfort in Europe
    Sep28

    Mourinho goes back to Porto as Chelsea seek comfort in Europe

    Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – In the midst of a frustrating start to the season, Jose Mourinho returns to Portugal on Tuesday as Chelsea face his old side FC Porto in the Champions League.The London club are looking to make it two wins out of two in Group G after their straightforward 4-0 victory against Maccabi Tel-Aviv at Stamford Bridge two...

    Poroshenko Says Conflict Costing Ukraine $5 Million A Day
    Sep28

    Poroshenko Says Conflict Costing Ukraine $5 Million A Day

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said the fighting in the eastern part of his country against pro-Russia separatists costs about $5 million a day that Ukraine could be putting into development. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    A Critical Moment in the Syria Crisis
    Sep28

    A Critical Moment in the Syria Crisis

    The Syrian conflict has put increasing pressure on U.S. partners in Syria’s immediate neighborhood, and has with the migrant crisis begun to affect Europe in earnest as well. Washington’s strategy has so far been one of restraint. Russia and Iran, on the other hand, are investing significant political capital and resources to support...

    Putin to test Obama at UN
    Sep28

    Putin to test Obama at UN

    President Obama won’t be able to escape the long shadow of Vladimir Putin when he heads to the United Nations General Assembly this week.Russia is in the middle of two of the biggest crises on the planet — in Syria and Ukraine — and those… …read more Source: The...

    Russia, Ukraine reach deal on winter gas supplies
    Sep28

    Russia, Ukraine reach deal on winter gas supplies

    An EU official says Russia and Ukraine have ended uncertainty and finally reached agreement on supplies of natural gas to Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    The Latest: Obama commits US to new global development goals
    Sep27

    The Latest: Obama commits US to new global development goals

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Developments from the final day of a record U.N. gathering of world leaders to launch sweeping development goals: Obama told delegates that 800 million men, women and children scrape by on less than $1.25 a day and that billions of people are at risk of dying from preventable diseases. China’s glamorous first lady Peng...

    EU-Ukraine Deal 2015: Netherlands Petition Triggers Referendum Over Controversial Pact
    Sep27

    EU-Ukraine Deal 2015: Netherlands Petition Triggers Referendum Over Controversial Pact

    A Dutch satirical news site achieved enough votes in a petition over the European Union’s pact with Ukraine to trigger a referendum, Reuters reported Sunday. The petition on GeenStijl, a satirical news site, received over 440,000 signatures, far more than the requisite 300,000 needed to call a referendum, which will likely be held in...