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    Can Nuclear Power Warm Russian-Saudi Relations?
    Jun29

    Can Nuclear Power Warm Russian-Saudi Relations?

    Monday, June 29 , 2015 - 18:00 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Just weeks ago, Saudi Arabia and Russia traded diplomatic barbs over the conflicts in Yemen and Syria. Now, the world’s two top oil producers have reached a series of agreements spanning everything from housing to space exploration. One of those deals inked at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum calls for Russia to help Saudi...

    Amid Russian Aggression, Georgia, Moscow Pursue Improved Diplomatic Relations, Georgian Prime Minister Says
    Jun29

    Amid Russian Aggression, Georgia, Moscow Pursue Improved Diplomatic Relations, Georgian Prime Minister Says

    Monday, June 29 , 2015 - 17:46 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Georgia will continue to pursue workable diplomatic relations with Russia despite ongoing tensions and the Kremlin’s aggressive actions in Eastern Europe, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told a domestic newspaper Monday. Russia’s relationship with its neighbors in Eastern Europe suffered in recent months after its...

    Pro-Russian Rebels Attack Ukrainian Forces Over 100 Times In 24 Hours As East Ukraine War Threatens To Ignite
    Jun29

    Pro-Russian Rebels Attack Ukrainian Forces Over 100 Times In 24 Hours As East Ukraine War Threatens To Ignite

    Monday, June 29 , 2015 - 16:45 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Pro-Russian rebels have attacked Ukrainian forces more than 100 times over the last 24 hours, according to Kiev’s anti-terrorist group. The attacks, most of which took place over a 6-hour period leading up to midnight on Sunday, have dramatically increased over the last month and are now reaching levels not seen since the Minsk II agreement...

    Russia Offers Ukraine Reduction In Gas Price
    Jun29

    Russia Offers Ukraine Reduction In Gas Price

    Monday, June 29 , 2015 - 14:30 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says natural-gas prices for Ukraine will be reduced to $247 per 1,000 cubic meters. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    US Urges Greece to Resolve Financial Crisis Within Eurozone
    Jun29

    US Urges Greece to Resolve Financial Crisis Within Eurozone

    Monday, June 29 , 2015 - 12:45 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to find ‘a sustainable’ solution to the Greek financial crisis for the sake of the global economy. Markets are reacting negatively to the closure of Greek banks and the impasse between Athens and the European Union as Tuesday’s deadline for a Greek loan...

    Pro-European Candidate Leads in Moldova Local Vote
    Jun29

    Pro-European Candidate Leads in Moldova Local Vote

    Monday, June 29 , 2015 - 2:00 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    CHISINAU, Moldova— Near-final results gave the pro-European candidate a comfortable lead in the runoff for mayor of Chisinau on Sunday, in an election seen as a test of whether the former Soviet republic moves closer to the European Union or to neighboring Russia. With 95.78 percent of the votes counted, incumbent Dorin Chirtoaca, had 52.43...

    Key countries call for tribunal for Malaysia Airlines crash
    Jun29

    Key countries call for tribunal for Malaysia Airlines crash

    Monday, June 29 , 2015 - 0:30 (EEST) Section: CNS News (USA)

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The five countries investigating last year’s shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine are calling for an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible. …read more Source: CNS...

    Dutch Say Inquiry Into Malaysia Jet Crash Is Being Blocked in Ukraine
    Jun28

    Dutch Say Inquiry Into Malaysia Jet Crash Is Being Blocked in Ukraine

    Sunday, June 28 , 2015 - 21:30 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    Pro-Russian separatists, who strongly deny that they had anything to do with the disaster, are concealing cellphone communications, Dutch law enforcement officials say. …read more Source: The New York...

    Kiev Holocaust memorial defaced again with swastikas
    Jun28

    Kiev Holocaust memorial defaced again with swastikas

    Sunday, June 28 , 2015 - 20:30 (EEST) Section: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (USA)

    JERUSALEM (JTA) — The monument commemorating Jewish victims of the Babi Yar massacre in Kiev was desecrated for the fifth time in about a year. Swastikas drawn on the monument were discovered last week by a delegation from the Shorashim organization, which helps immigrants to Israel from the former Soviet Union clarify their Jewish status in...

    Police threaten to break up ‘Electric Yerevan’ protests as tensions rise
    Jun28

    Police threaten to break up ‘Electric Yerevan’ protests as tensions rise

    Sunday, June 28 , 2015 - 20:15 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Yerevan (AFP) – Armenian authorities threatened Sunday to forcefully break up a protest against rising electricity prices and police brutality after the president announced concessions in a bid to calm tensions.Thousands of demonstrators were expected to take to the streets of the capital Yerevan in the evening after President Serzh...