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    New Ukraine parliament called to fight corruption
    Nov27

    New Ukraine parliament called to fight corruption

    Combatting corruption and re-orienting Ukraine toward Europe, and away from Russia, have been dominant themes of national politics since former President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in February after months of protest. Since a vote last month that ushered in a raft of pro-Western parties, Yanukovych’s Party of Regions is no longer...

    News of the day from across the globe, Nov. 27
    Nov27

    News of the day from across the globe, Nov. 27

    On Oct. 15, Ken Tsang, a social worker, was kicked and beaten by a number of police officers in an incident that was filmed by a television crew and heightened animosity between the police and protesters after it was shared on social media. The death toll from a series of Syrian government air strikes on the Islamic State group’s stronghold...

    NATO sees Russia ready for Ukraine incursion
    Nov26

    NATO sees Russia ready for Ukraine incursion

    Ukraine has received multiple pledges of military support from Western nations, but has been frustrated by Washington’s reluctance to promise any lethal equipment. The Ukrainian armed advance against rebel forces ground to a halt and was substantially reversed over the summer as government troops found themselves faced by a well-equipped...

    News of the day from across the globe, Nov. 26
    Nov26

    News of the day from across the globe, Nov. 26

    An apartment building in Egypt’s capital collapsed Tuesday, killing at least 19 people as rescuers and neighbors frantically dug through rubble with their hands to find survivors, authorities said. The collapse in Cairo’s eastern Matariya district highlights the longtime problem of shoddy construction across Egypt, as neighbors said...

    Cash cut to Ukraine rebel areas in risky strategy
    Nov25

    Cash cut to Ukraine rebel areas in risky strategy

    Money is running short in the rebel heartland since the government announced this month that it will suspend banking services as it piles on the pressure. Authorities say they are also withdrawing all state services from rebel areas, although hospital and school workers in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk say it has been a while since they last...

    France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
    Nov25

    France suspends delivery of warship to Russia

    PARIS (AP) — France is suspending the planned delivery of a warship to Russia, citing the “current situation” in eastern Ukraine. In a brief statement Tuesday, the French president’s office announced the suspension, after growing speculation about the contract, which is the biggest arms sale ever by a NATO country to Russia. The...

    Deal gives Russia greater control over Abkhazia
    Nov24

    Deal gives Russia greater control over Abkhazia

    MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has signed an agreement with the leader of Abkhazia binding the breakaway Georgian region closer to Russia and formalizing Moscow’s control over this stretch of the Black Sea. Putin justified the annexation of Crimea by saying it would guarantee that NATO warships would never be welcome on the...

    All Malaysia flight wreckage recovered in Ukraine
    Nov23

    All Malaysia flight wreckage recovered in Ukraine

    Ukraine and Western governments accuse Russia-backed separatist fighters of firing rockets that felled the plane, killing all 298 people aboard, while Russian state-run TV has blamed Ukraine’s air force. …read more Source: San Francisco...

    Biden calls on nations to focus on energy security
    Nov22

    Biden calls on nations to focus on energy security

    ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday called on Europe to continue diversifying its energy supplies to reduce dependence on Russia, which he said should not be allowed to use its vast gas and oil resources as a geopolitical tool. “[…] is the time to act,” Biden said, speaking at the Atlantic Council’s...

    Ukraine’s Facebook revolution, 1 year later
    Nov21

    Ukraine’s Facebook revolution, 1 year later

    Angered by another high-handed move by an increasingly unpopular government, activist reporter Mustafa Nayyem called for a rally on the country’s most famous square, Maidan Nezalezhnosti — Independence Square. Political party “Power of the People” published a statement arguing that less than half the demands articulated during...