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      Oil prices rise on Norway strike threat, Brexit shock fades
      Jun29

      Oil prices rise on Norway strike threat, Brexit shock fades

      Oil rose on Wednesday as financial traders poured money back into commodities following the initial shock of Britain`s vote to leave the European Union, and as a potential strike in Norway and crisis in Venezuela threatened to cut supply, Reuters reported.Brent crude futures were trading at $48.84 per barrel at 0422 GMT, up 26 cents from their...

      IS behind Istanbul airport attack that killed 36 – Turkish PM
      Jun29

      IS behind Istanbul airport attack that killed 36 – Turkish PM

      Findings point to Islamic State responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on Istanbul`s main international airport that killed 36 people and wounded many more on Tuesday, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said, according to Reuters.”According to assessments so far, 36 people have lost their lives and there were also many wounded,” Yildirim...

      Now Is Not the Time to Scrap the Minsk Agreement
      Jun29

      Now Is Not the Time to Scrap the Minsk Agreement

      A Reply to David J. Kramer Editor’s Note: On June 22, Ambassador John Herbst and David J. Kramer debated whether we should bury the Minsk agreement, the troubled ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, at an Atlantic Council event in Washington, DC. Their remarks have been adapted from the debate.Ukraine’s discussion of the war with Russia...

      It’s Time to Scrap Minsk
      Jun29

      It’s Time to Scrap Minsk

      Editor’s Note: On June 22, Ambassador John Herbst and David Kramer debated whether we should bury the Minsk agreement, the troubled ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, at an Atlantic Council event in Washington, DC. Their remarks have been adapted from the debate.The Minsk ceasefire agreement, signed February 15, 2015, by the leaders of Russia,...

      Poroshenko names condition for decentralization amendments vote to be held
      Jun28

      Poroshenko names condition for decentralization amendments vote to be held

      Petro Poroshenko will address the Parliament in relation to the vote in the second reading on the amendments to the Constitution in terms of decentralization only when security conditions are met in Donbas, the Ukrainian president said when speaking in the Rada June 28 at a special meeting on Constitution Day.”Determining the sequence of steps on...

      Explosions, gunfire rock Ataturk airport in Istanbul
      Jun28

      Explosions, gunfire rock Ataturk airport in Istanbul

      At least two explosions and gunfire have rocked Istanbul`s Ataturk international airport, with reports of ”multiple” people injured, according to BBC.Gunfire was directed from an airport car park, according to a witness quoted by Reuters news agency, BBC reports.Taxis were ferrying wounded people from the airport, the witness added.In December, a...

      Eight militants captured in Donbas warzone
      Jun28

      Eight militants captured in Donbas warzone

      Eight Russian-backed separatists were captured by Ukrainian servicemen near Mariupol in theDonetsk region on June 27, 2016, according to Ukraine Today.Another three refused to surrender and opened fire, forcing Ukraine`s soldiers to shoot and kill them. Kyiv said, its men weren`t harmed in the fighting, Ukraine Today reported.The captured...

      Turkey PM: No compensation to Russia over downed Su-24
      Jun28

      Turkey PM: No compensation to Russia over downed Su-24

      Turkey`s authorities do not intend to pay compensation to the Russian Federation for the Su-24 warplane downed last year by Turkey near the Syrian border, NTV reports.Turkish Prime Minister Benali Yildirim said that the Turkish side only said it was sorry for the incident, after his speech at the country`s parliament, according to Turkey`s...

      Russian security services harass U.S. diplomats in Moscow, Europe
      Jun28

      Russian security services harass U.S. diplomats in Moscow, Europe

      Elizabeth Trudeau, Director of the U.S. State Department`s Office of Press Relations, said that Russian security services and traffic police harass and pursue U.S. diplomats in Moscow, as stated in a report published on Tuesday, June 28, at the State Department website, according to Ukraine Today.”Over the past two years, harassment and...

      Israel, Turkey strike deal to normalize ties
      Jun28

      Israel, Turkey strike deal to normalize ties

      Israel and Turkey have reached a deal to normalize diplomatic relations, six years after an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla left eight Turks and an American citizen of Turkish origin dead, CNN reports.According to information from diplomatic sources, after negotiations between the two countries, the deal was signed earlier this Tuesday at a...