Section: News & Summaries

      Oil regains $50 as dollar weakens
      May26

      Oil regains $50 as dollar weakens

      Brent crude traded above $50 a barrel for the first time since November amid a retreat in the dollar, according to Bloomberg.Crude oil rallied after data showed U.S. stockpiles declined more than forecast at a time when output is shrinking in Nigeria and Venezuela, Bloomberg reports.Brent crude rose 0.7% to $50.09 a barrel as of 07:23 London...

      Sweden votes yes to controversial NATO deal
      May26

      Sweden votes yes to controversial NATO deal

      Swedish Parliament ratified the so-called Host Nation Support Agreement (HNSA) late Wednesday afternoon which could allow NATO to deploy forces in Sweden, according to The Local.Originally signed in September 2014, the HNSA with NATO would allow the alliance to transport helicopters, aircraft and ships across Swedish territory, but only upon...

      Ukraine needs comprehensive and rapid reforms – Balcerowicz
      May26

      Ukraine needs comprehensive and rapid reforms – Balcerowicz

      Leszek Balcerowicz, the president`s representative in the Cabinet of Ministers and co-chair of the group of strategic advisors on reform support, says Ukraine needs comprehensive and rapid reforms, the lack of which over the period of Ukraine`s independence has resulted in very low standards of living.Speaking at the National Council of Reforms...

      Militants fire mortars, grenade launchers on ATO forces in last day
      May26

      Militants fire mortars, grenade launchers on ATO forces in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 28 times in the past 24 hours, mostly after dark, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).”The enemy has not stopped shelling our positions in the vicinity of the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk and the town of Horlivka....

      Obama`s role in freeing Savchenko ”very important” – Ukraine`s Ambassador to U.S.
      May26

      Obama`s role in freeing Savchenko ”very important” – Ukraine`s Ambassador to U.S.

      U.S. President Barack Obama has played a very important role in the return of the Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadia Savchenko to Ukraine, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Valeriy Chaly has told Hromadske TV.”The [Ukrainian] president was absolutely right when he said that this was possible due to strong international support. President Obama...

      G7 Summit opening in Japan
      May26

      G7 Summit opening in Japan

      A two-day summit of the G7 has opened in Japan today, May 26. The venue of the meeting is located on the island of Honshu. The top officials will meet in the national park Ise-Shima on the Pacific coast.Enhanced security measures have been introduced in Japan. 23,000 police officers are involved in ensuring public order, according to ZN.UA citing...

      The Many Hopes of Nadiya Savchenko
      May26

      The Many Hopes of Nadiya Savchenko

      “I’ve been in a prison cell for two years, I’m not used to people, so I am sorry if I sound harsh,” said Nadiya Savchenko as throngs of journalists and well-wishers crowded around her at Kyiv’s Boryspil airport on May 25.Captured in Ukraine, transferred secretly to Russia where she was tried and sentenced to twenty-two years in...

      EP President on Savchenko`s release: Good news for whole Ukraine
      May25

      EP President on Savchenko`s release: Good news for whole Ukraine

      President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz has called the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko, who was illegally convicted in Russia, a good signal and news for her family, friends, and the whole Ukraine.”We have been waiting for Nadia Savchenko freedom for a long time. A good signal and news today for her family, friends and whole...

      Savchenko gets Hero`s Gold Star from Poroshenko on her arrival day
      May25

      Savchenko gets Hero`s Gold Star from Poroshenko on her arrival day

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has handed over the Order of the Gold Star of the Hero of Ukraine to Ukrainian pilot, Member of Parliament, member of Ukraine`s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Savchenko, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”Nadiya Savchenko has been assigned the title of the Hero of Ukraine...

      Savchenko’s Return May Unleash Political Earthquake in Ukraine
      May25

      Savchenko’s Return May Unleash Political Earthquake in Ukraine

      It has finally happened. Nadiya Savchenko is back in Ukraine.The female pilot, who was captured in Ukraine and illegally brought to Russia on falsified charges, became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance against Russian efforts to destabilize the country.A Russian court sentenced Savchenko to twenty-two years for killing two Russian journalists in...