Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Calls It Quits, Pressure Mounts to Form New Coalition
KYIV, Ukraine—In a televised address Sunday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced he would step down Tuesday, marking the end of a two-month-long political crisis. “We cannot allow destabilization of the executive branch during a war,” Yatsenyuk said. Ukrainian forces are still battling combined Russian-separatist forces in a...
Shooter Arrested for Attempted Assassination of Senior Scientist in MH17 Crash Case
Oleksandr Ruvin, a senior forensic scientist from Ukraine, was shot in the leg late in 2015 while leading the investigation on the Malaysia Airlines jet MH17 crash. Police have now arrested his suspected attacker, who claimed he was trying to assassinate him over the plane crash’s probe. In October of 2015, a report was published confirming...
G-7 Foreign Ministers Push Nuclear Disarmament in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA, Japan—Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries, meeting Monday in the atomic-bombed Japanese city of Hiroshima, called for a renewed push for flagging nuclear disarmament efforts as they wrestled with some of the intractable global problems facing their nations. A joint communique condemned the usual suspects:...
Two Chinese People Suspected in Bangladesh Bank Theft
Hackers almost succeeded in stealing US$951 million from the central bank of Bangladesh in early February. The latest investigation has revealed that the theft planners may have come from China. In the end, they managed to steal US$81 million. The hackers, using authenticated SWIFT codes, masqueraded as officials from Bangladesh Bank on Feb 5 to...
Britain’s ‘Out’ Campaigners Mistrust the EU, and Each Other
LONDON—Tempers are flaring and insults are flying in Britain’s battle over the European Union. Leading campaigners have branded one another elitist, irrelevant and unfit to run a sweet shop—and they’re all on the same side. With less than three months to go until a June 23 referendum, Britain’s anti-EU campaigners are bitterly...
5 Things to Know About G-7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
HIROSHIMA, Japan—Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries are meeting in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Sunday and Monday. Germany’s Frank-Walter Steinmeier was to miss the first day sessions due to aircraft problems at departure. Here are five things to know about the annual gathering of the top...
Kyiv, Washington Agree: Russian Threat Isn’t Going Away
KYIV, Ukraine—The Ukraine war is going into its third year, and leaders in Washington and Kyiv are bracing for the possibility that Russian military brinksmanship may be the new status quo in Eastern Europe. In Ukraine, some worry the time soon may be ripe for an uptick in the Russian-backed war in the eastern part of the nation. Warm summer...
Politicians, Celebs Deny Abuse of Offshore Accounts
BERLIN — The president of Ukraine became the latest prominent politician to deny wrongdoing Wednesday after his name was linked to secretive offshore accounts arranged by a Panama law firm. The revelations have raised suspicion that such offshore entities were set up to avoid taxes, but Petro Poroshenko denied that was the purpose in his case....
Polls Open in Dutch Referendum on Eu-ukraine Trade Deal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—The Dutch voted Wednesday in a referendum on a far-reaching free trade deal meant to foster closer ties between Ukraine and the European Union that has run into opposition in the Netherlands where many see it as evidence of unwanted EU expansionism. The non-binding vote in the Netherlands exposes deep divisions about this...
Ukraine Leader Defends Himself in Offshore Account Leaks
TOKYO—One day after the prime minister of Iceland resigned, the president of Ukraine defended himself Wednesday in the massive leak of records on offshore accounts that has named political officials, business and celebrities from around the world. President Petro Poroshenko said at a news conference in Tokyo that his case is significantly...
