Section: News & Summaries

      Reddit deletes surveillance ”warrant canary” in transparency report
      Apr01

      Reddit deletes surveillance ”warrant canary” in transparency report

      Social networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of U.S. government surveillance request, suggesting the platform is now being asked to hand over customer data under a secretive law enforcement authority, according to Reuters. Reddit deleted a paragraph...

      US, Japan, South Korea warn North Korea

      President Barack Obama joined with President Park Geun-hye and PM Shinzo Abe, vowing to ramp up pressure on North Korea over “provocations”. ||| Washington – US President Barack Obama joined with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, vowing to ramp up pressure on North Korea in response to...

      Avdiyivka still epicenter of fighting: militants fire grenade launchers, mortars on ATO forces
      Apr01

      Avdiyivka still epicenter of fighting: militants fire grenade launchers, mortars on ATO forces

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 77 times in the past 24 hours, according to press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).”By focusing mortar and artillery fire on the Ukrainian defenders, the enemy struck 30 powerful blows, using banned heavy weapons from 82mm to 152mm calibers,”...

      NABU finishes investigation of case initiated by Abromavicius
      Apr01

      NABU finishes investigation of case initiated by Abromavicius

      The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Thursday has completed the pre-trial investigation of a case regarding wrongful influence exerted by Executive Director and Acting Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine Andriy Pasishnyk on Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development and Trade Aivaras Abromavicius,...

      Poroshenko should choose next prosecutor general transparently – NYT
      Apr01

      Poroshenko should choose next prosecutor general transparently – NYT

      The situation with corruption in Ukraine is unlikely to change unless President Petro Poroshenko and Parliament agree to install some real corruption fighters and approve serious judicial reform, reads The New York Times editorial ”Ukraine`s Unyielding Corruption.””The Ukrainian Parliament finally voted to oust Ukraine`s odious prosecutor...

      Obama meets with Poroshenko in Washington, confirms possibility of granting $1 bln loan
      Apr01

      Obama meets with Poroshenko in Washington, confirms possibility of granting $1 bln loan

      In the course of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, as reported by the Ukrainian president`s press service.The Heads of State discussed the situation in Donbas and Crimea. They also coordinated efforts aimed at full implementation of the Minsk agreements...

      Gen. Breedlove: NATO switches to deterrence policy  in Eastern Europe
      Apr01

      Gen. Breedlove: NATO switches to deterrence policy in Eastern Europe

      The United States and NATO are switching their defense policy from assurance to deterrence in Eastern Europe, according to commander of U.S. European Command Gen. Philip Breedlove who spoke in the Latvian capital Riga Thursday, Defense News reports.Breedlove commented this way on Pentagon’s intentions to deploy an additional...

      Formation of new Govt opens possibilities for providing additional financial assistance to Ukraine – Biden
      Apr01

      Formation of new Govt opens possibilities for providing additional financial assistance to Ukraine – Biden

      The formation of a new government, oriented on reforms and cooperation with the IMF, opens possibilities for providing the third loan guarantee of $1 billion to Ukraine, as well as for assistance of other international financial institutions, that`s according to Joe Biden who held a working meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in...

      Kerry to visit Ukraine soon
      Apr01

      Kerry to visit Ukraine soon

      U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to visit Ukraine soon, according to the Ukrainian president`s press service.The future visit was on the agenda of a recent joint meeting of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., which was also attended by Kerry, Poroshenko`s press service said.”The parties...

      U.S., China agree to sign Paris climate change agreement on April 22
      Apr01

      U.S., China agree to sign Paris climate change agreement on April 22

      U.S. President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping of the People`s Republic of China announce their countries will sign a Paris climate change agreement on April 22.”The two Presidents announce another significant step in their joint climate efforts. The United States and China will sign the Paris Agreement on April 22nd and take their...