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    Medieval Warriors Storm Ukrainian Battlefield
    May23

    Medieval Warriors Storm Ukrainian Battlefield

    More than 1,000 men and women from dozens of countries took part in a world championship in medieval-style combat in Ukraine, beating their armored opponents with blunt swords and battleaxes. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Manafort Lender Steve Calk Indicted For Loan Linked To Trump Cabinet Post Hopes
    May23

    Manafort Lender Steve Calk Indicted For Loan Linked To Trump Cabinet Post Hopes

    Bank CEO Stephen Calk has been charged with financial institution bribery for the $16 million in loans he extended former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in late 2016 and early 2017, allegedly in the hope that Manafort would secure him a position in Trump’s cabinet. The indictment, filed in the Southern District of New York and...

    Make the IRS Great Again
    May23

    Make the IRS Great Again

    The story of human government is largely the story of tax collection. One of the oldest written records, a 6,000-year-old clay tablet found in the Mesopotamian city of Lagash, captures a citizen’s dread about the heavy financial levies imposed upon them. “You can have a lord, you can have a king, but the man to fear is the tax collector,”...

    Driver In Italian Bus Crash To Face Manslaughter Charges
    May23

    Driver In Italian Bus Crash To Face Manslaughter Charges

    Italian investigators say they will charge a bus driver with manslaughter after his vehicle veered off a cliff in central Italy, killing a Russian woman and injuring dozens more. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Saakashvili Asks Zelenskiy To Reinstate His Ukrainian Citizenship
    May23

    Saakashvili Asks Zelenskiy To Reinstate His Ukrainian Citizenship

    Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who served as governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region, has asked Ukraine’s new president to reinstate his Ukrainian citizenship. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Zelenskiy’s Decree On Disbanding Ukrainian Parliament Enters Into Force
    May23

    Zelenskiy’s Decree On Disbanding Ukrainian Parliament Enters Into Force

    A decree issued by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy on disbanding parliament and holding snap elections in July has taken effect. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    How Film Can Shake Up the Debate About War
    May22

    How Film Can Shake Up the Debate About War

    The debate about military interventions has been trapped in amber for years now. Where, when, and why we should intervene in conflicts—whether in Central Africa, Eastern Europe or the Middle East, whether for regime change, for the “responsibility to protect” (R2P), or for humanitarian aid—are almost forgotten topics. The debate has been stuck in...

    Old Skool: From Kindergarten Class To Rap Star
    May22

    Old Skool: From Kindergarten Class To Rap Star

    A Ukrainian woman who spent years running a kindergarten has turned her passion for rapping into a new career. The New York Times just named Alyona Savranenko, aka Alyona Alyona, one of Europe’s most important pop acts, musically and socially. (Originally published November 15, 2018) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainian Lawmakers End Emergency Session Without Discussing Zelenskiy’s Proposed Electoral Changes
    May22

    Ukrainian Lawmakers End Emergency Session Without Discussing Zelenskiy’s Proposed Electoral Changes

    Ukraine’s parliament ended an emergency session on May 22 without discussing amendments to the electoral law proposed by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine’s parliament rebels against president’s decree
    May22

    Ukraine’s parliament rebels against president’s decree

    Party leaders at Ukraine’s parliament have rebelled against the new president’s decision to disband parliament and ignored his call to amend the election law …read more Source: The Washington...