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      Two UK lawmakers start push for second Brexit referendum
      Jun29

      Two UK lawmakers start push for second Brexit referendum

      Two British lawmakers have begun moves to secure a second referendum on leaving the European Union, saying that voters must be given a chance to approve or reject the country`s exit plan before formal negotiations begin, according to Reuters.Millions of Britons have reacted with shock after the country voted last week to leave the EU by 52% to...

      Hollande: free movement key to future UK access to EU market
      Jun29

      Hollande: free movement key to future UK access to EU market

      French President Francois Hollande warned that Britain would lose access to the EU`s single market, and the City of London would no longer be able to act as a clearing house in euros, if the UK stopped free movement of workers from Europe, Reuters reports.After British Prime Minister David Cameron reported to an EU summit on last week`s...

      Poroshenko, Groysman express condolences due to attack in Istanbul
      Jun29

      Poroshenko, Groysman express condolences due to attack in Istanbul

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman have expressed condolences over the terrorist attack in the Turkish Istanbul.”Appalled with a heinous terrorist attack in Istanbul Airport. My thoughts are with victims and their families,” Poroshenko wrote on Twitter.”Sincere condolences to the families and friends of...

      Ukraine recovers through litigation oil tank farm in occupied Crimea
      Jun29

      Ukraine recovers through litigation oil tank farm in occupied Crimea

      Sevastopol`s Arbitration Court, which is controlled by Russia-backed occupation authorities in Crimea, ruled that Ukraine should take back its oil tank farm obtained by occupation authorities following the peninsula`s annexation, Krym.Realii news website reported referring to the relevant decision on the court`s website.”To recognize that Stemv...

      Merkel sees no chance of British U-turn on Brexit
      Jun29

      Merkel sees no chance of British U-turn on Brexit

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she saw no chance that Britain might go back on its decision to leave the European Union, according to Reuters.Speaking at the end of the first day of an EU summit, Merkel described talks with outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron as ”serious” but ”friendly.” She said it was not a time for...

      Ukrainians among victims of terrorist attack in Istanbul – Ukraine MFA
      Jun29

      Ukrainians among victims of terrorist attack in Istanbul – Ukraine MFA

      Ukrainians are among the victims of the night terrorist attack on Istanbul`s Ataturk international airport, the Department of Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine wrote on Facebook.”According to specified data, one Ukrainian woman was killed and another Ukrainian citizen was injured as a result of a suicide bomb attack...

      Kyiv, Brussels sign association agreement on Ukraine`s participation in Euratom Program
      Jun29

      Kyiv, Brussels sign association agreement on Ukraine`s participation in Euratom Program

      Ukraine`s government and the European Atomic Energy Community signed an agreement on Ukraine`s associated participation in Euratom Research and Training Program 2014-2018, an UNIAN correspondent reported.The agreement was signed in Brussels by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation...

      Italy, Netherlands propose split U.N. Security Council seat for 2017-18 – Reuters
      Jun29

      Italy, Netherlands propose split U.N. Security Council seat for 2017-18 – Reuters

      Italy and The Netherlands proposed on Tuesday splitting a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council after the U.N. General Assembly was deadlocked on which to choose following five rounds of voting for the final 2017/18 seat, Reuters reports.The 193-member General Assembly elected Sweden, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia and Bolivia on Tuesday to...

      WSJ: Merkel says EU will extend Russian sanctions over Ukraine crisis
      Jun29

      WSJ: Merkel says EU will extend Russian sanctions over Ukraine crisis

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed Tuesday night that the European Union would extend economic sanctions against Russia, according to The Wall Street Journal.Citing an agreed cease-fire in Ukraine that has never gotten off the ground, Ms. Merkel said that she and French President Francois Hollande made clear to EU leaders in Brussels ”that...

      Militants attack Ukraine 51 times in last day, use grenade launchers in Donetsk sector
      Jun29

      Militants attack Ukraine 51 times in last day, use grenade launchers in Donetsk sector

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 51 times in the past 24 hours, including 24 times in the Donetsk sector, 24 times in the Mariupol sector, and thrice in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.”In the Donetsk sector, the enemy...