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      Germany says `”Russia no longer our partner, but rival”
      Jun06

      Germany says `”Russia no longer our partner, but rival”

      The German government has updated the White Paper – the guidelines on the country`s national security policy, with a new version stating Russia ”is no longer Germany`s partner, but its rival” and now is one of the main threats, Ukraine Today reported citing Die Welt.The White Paper was not amended since 2006. The new edition states that the...

      Savchenko visits ATO zone
      Jun06

      Savchenko visits ATO zone

      MP Nadia Savchenko has visited the area of the A?nti-Terrorist Operation, the press center of the ATO Headquarters reported on Facebook.”The night visit to the area of ??the ATO of a Hero of Ukraine Nadia Savchenko was a real surprise for everyone,” reads the report.”However, the people`s deputy of Ukraine managed to have fruitful conversations...

      IMF, World Bank help Ukraine restore macroeconomic stability – Gontareva
      Jun06

      IMF, World Bank help Ukraine restore macroeconomic stability – Gontareva

      Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeria Gontareva notes that Ukraine has managed to overcome the biggest problems and achieve positive changes, which would have been impossible without the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and all countries of the Regional Group.”Without the support of the IMF, World...

      Malaysia Airlines passengers describe ‘chaotic moment’

      Passengers started screaming and a food trolley and other items seemed to be floating in the air. ||| London – The crisis-hit Malaysia Airlines was at the centre of another drama on Sunday after 34 people were injured during severe turbulence on a flight from London. Flight MH1 to Kuala Lumpur was over the Bay of Bengal when it suddenly...

      Russia`s sabre rattling does not help its economy – Kerry
      Jun06

      Russia`s sabre rattling does not help its economy – Kerry

      U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry believes that the demonstration of Russian military force is not reflected positively to its economy, according to the U.S. Department of State.”I mean, in Russia, for instance, there`s not a lot of investment taking place in the energy sector, in new technologies. There`s been a real slowdown in their economy...

      U.S. sends envoy to urge EU to maintain Russian sanctions
      Jun06

      U.S. sends envoy to urge EU to maintain Russian sanctions

      The United States is dispatching an envoy to Paris and Berlin on June 7 and 8 to try to convince European allies ”of the importance of maintaining sanctions pressure on Russia,” according to the U.S. Treasury, RFE/RL reported.The U.S. Treasury`s Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam J. Szubin will meet with senior...

      Ukrainian military clash with militant sabotage group near Horlivka
      Jun06

      Ukrainian military clash with militant sabotage group near Horlivka

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 35 times in the past 24 hours, including 19 times in the Mariupol sector, 13 times in the Donetsk sector, and thrice in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters.In the Luhansk sector, the enemy...

      Blast at Sri Lankan armory leaves one dead, thousands evacuated
      Jun06

      Blast at Sri Lankan armory leaves one dead, thousands evacuated

      One soldier was killed and thousands of people were evacuated after a fire and a series of explosions on Sunday at one of Sri Lanka`s biggest ammunition dumps, where the army stores heavy weapons, officials said, according to Reuters.”The fire started in a small arms store and spread. There were heavy weapons such as artillery shells stored in...

      Three dead and 40 injured in Belgium train crash: BBC News
      Jun06

      Three dead and 40 injured in Belgium train crash: BBC News

      At least three people have been killed and 40 injured in a train crash in the Belgian town of Hermalle-sous-Huy, near Liege, according to the town`s mayor, BBC News reports.A passenger train crashed into the back of a goods train at high speed, said Belgium`s rail infrastructure manager, Infrabel, according to BBC News.The two trains were on the...

      Reuters: Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city
      Jun05

      Reuters: Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city

      Nearly 50 air strikes hit rebel-held areas in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in some of the heaviest recent raids by Russian and Syrian government aircraft, residents and a monitoring group said, according to Reuters.The group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, also said an unidentified war plane had crashed in countryside...