Section: News & Summaries

      Jihadists say Trump victory rallying call for new recruits
      Nov14

      Jihadists say Trump victory rallying call for new recruits

      From Afghanistan to Algeria, jihadists plan to use Donald Trump`s shock U.S. presidential victory as a propaganda tool to bring new fighters to their battlefields, according to Reuters. Taliban commanders and Islamic State supporters say Trump`s campaign trail rhetoric against Muslims – at one point calling for a total shutdown of Muslims...

      24 year old Anastasia Deeva was appointed as Ukrainian Deputy Minister despite of lie in job application and nude photos in social network
      Nov14

      24 year old Anastasia Deeva was appointed as Ukrainian Deputy Minister despite of lie in job application and nude photos in social network

      Ukrainian society is shocked because of the appointment of 24 year old Anastasia Deeva as Deputy Minister on European integration of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (Ukrainian Police). Deeva “became famous” in social networks with her nude photo. Click to see photos (18+) In 2013-2014 Anastasia Deeva worked as the assistant to Leonid...

      Naftogaz says no gas supplied from occupied Crimea to Ukraine`s mainland
      Nov14

      Naftogaz says no gas supplied from occupied Crimea to Ukraine`s mainland

      Ukraine`s oil and gas giant NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine has denied any reports about gas supplies from Russia-occupied Crimea to Ukraine`s mainland after the Kremlin`s press service said on November 12 that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the supply of gas from the Crimean peninsula to the Ukrainian town of Henichesk in Kherson region....

      Pro-Russia candidate claims victory in Moldova`s presidential vote
      Nov14

      Pro-Russia candidate claims victory in Moldova`s presidential vote

      Igor Dodon, Moldova`s pro-Russia Socialist Party leader, has claimed victory in the country`s presidential election over pro-European candidate Maia Sandu, according to Radio Liberty. The Central Election Commission said early on November 14 that, with 99.9% of the ballots counted, Dodon was leading 52.29% to 47.71% for Sandu, the candidate from...

      Oil steady near multi-month lows on OPEC output record, U.S. rig count
      Nov14

      Oil steady near multi-month lows on OPEC output record, U.S. rig count

      Oil prices were little changed on Monday near multi-month lows, dragged down by worries about oversupply as OPEC saw record output last month and as the U.S. rig count rose again, according to Reuters. London Brent crude for January delivery LCOc1 was trading up 4 cents at $44.79 a barrel by 06:30 GMT, after settling down $1.09 on Friday. The...

      Russia wants to dominate in region – Dietrich Voigt
      Nov14

      Russia wants to dominate in region – Dietrich Voigt

      Karsten Dietrich Voigt, the member of the Presidium of the German Council for Foreign Policy and former chairman of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (1994-96), says Russia is not interested in strong Ukraine but wants to be a dominant power, therefore, directly or indirectly, trying to implement its own all-encompassing policy options in the...

      World Health Organization warns of measles outbreak in Ukraine
      Nov14

      World Health Organization warns of measles outbreak in Ukraine

      The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of a risk of the measles outbreak in Ukraine next year if it fails to carry out children vaccination, Acting Health Minister of Ukraine Juliana Suprun told UMN (Ukrainian Media Network). She noted that Ukraine has the lowest immunization rates in the world, including Africa. Previously, Ukraine faced...

      Oschadbank puts off introduction of fees for processing utility payments
      Nov13

      Oschadbank puts off introduction of fees for processing utility payments

      The Management Board of Public Joint Stock Company State Savings Bank of Ukraine (Oschadbank) decided to postpone the entry into force of its resolution to introduce fees for processing utility payments. A statement issued on the bank`s website notes that Oschadbank is aware of the public resonance and large-scale debates over the issue that the...

      Trump-Putin alliance sparks diplomatic crisis as British ministers demand assurances from U.S. over Russia
      Nov13

      Trump-Putin alliance sparks diplomatic crisis as British ministers demand assurances from U.S. over Russia

      Britain is facing a diplomatic crisis with the U.S. over Donald Trump`s plans to forge an alliance with Vladimir Putin and bolster the Syrian regime, The Telegraph reported. In a significant foreign policy split, officials admitted that Britain will have some ”very difficult” conversations with the President-elect in coming months over his...

      Russian militants attack Ukraine 43 times on Saturday, use grenade launchers and artillery
      Nov13

      Russian militants attack Ukraine 43 times on Saturday, use grenade launchers and artillery

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 43 times since the beginning of the day, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. In the Mariupol sector, the enemy fired 152mm artillery systems twice on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the town of...