Section: News & Summaries

      UN Security Council Needs More Elected Members
      Aug04

      UN Security Council Needs More Elected Members

      Following the Australian government’s decision not to nominate former prime minister Kevin Rudd for the role of United Nations secretary-general, attention is focussing on those candidates left in the running for the top UN job and their possible influence on the organisation’s future. But in the shadow of the high-profile UNSG...

      Ukraine reports 7 WIA in past 24 hours
      Aug04

      Ukraine reports 7 WIA in past 24 hours

      Seven Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to presidential spokesman for ATO issues Oleksandr Motuzianyk. ”There were seven wounded in action (WIA),” Motuzianyk said at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday, a UNIAN correspondent reported. As UNIAN reported earlier, from 02:00 Kyiv time on...

      Expert reveals number of Ukrainian children killed in Donbas war
      Aug04

      Expert reveals number of Ukrainian children killed in Donbas war

      Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Research of Extremism Bohdan Petrenko has said 166 Ukrainian children have been killed in the war in Donbas in eastern Ukraine. ”Recently, they gave different numbers that indicated how many children have been killed in the war in Donbas. The difference between the figures was wide enough, so we...

      U.S. Secretary of State Kerry to visit Turkey in late August
      Aug04

      U.S. Secretary of State Kerry to visit Turkey in late August

      U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Turkey in late August, reports said on Thursday, according to Daily Sabah. Kerry`s visit is expected to focus on the developments following the failed coup attempt by the Gulenist Terror Organization (FETO) and the extradition of FETO`s leader Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in...

      Italy supports Ukraine, doesn`t back lifting of anti-Russian sanctions
      Aug04

      Italy supports Ukraine, doesn`t back lifting of anti-Russian sanctions

      The Italian parliament`s Chamber of Deputies on August 3 passed a resolution urging the full implementation of the Minsk agreements on Donbas to ensure the stability of the Ukrainian state, according to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Italy Yevhen Perelygin. ”The Italian Parliament, in its resolution titled `Directions...

      Russian militants preparing offensive at Svitlodarsk bridgehead: Ukraine intelligence
      Aug04

      Russian militants preparing offensive at Svitlodarsk bridgehead: Ukraine intelligence

      Militants are preparing for combat operations in the Donetsk and Slaviansk directions, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine`s Defense Ministry wrote on Facebook. ”The intelligence service has detected signs of enemy preparations for combat operations in the Donetsk and Slaviansk directions (Svitlodarsk bridgehead). From August 4 to 8,...

      Ukraine notified of whereabouts of 45 out of 107 Ukrainians held captive in Donbas
      Aug04

      Ukraine notified of whereabouts of 45 out of 107 Ukrainians held captive in Donbas

      Ukraine has been notified about the whereabouts of 45 Ukrainians, mainly Ukrainian soldiers and civil volunteers, held captive in Donbas, according to Yuriy Tandyt, advisor to the chief of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU). ”We`ve got information from representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics [`DPR` and `LPR`] on the...

      Russian propagandist Phillips breaks into German media outlet, prompts visit from police
      Aug04

      Russian propagandist Phillips breaks into German media outlet, prompts visit from police

      The Berlin-based media outlet Correctiv was forced to call the police after it received a surprise visit from the Russian super-patriot (British blogger) Graham Phillips. The publication wrote about the incident on its Facebook page, according to Meduza, a Latvian-based online newspaper covering the former Soviet Union. According...

      Ukraine`s foreign ministry elaborates on timeframe for EU visa-free travel
      Aug04

      Ukraine`s foreign ministry elaborates on timeframe for EU visa-free travel

      Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Integration Olena Zerkal said she is hopeful that the European Union`s (EU) visa-free travel for Ukraine will be introduced by the end of this year and elaborated on the ongoing procedure. ”We are optimistic and hope it will eventually happen by the end of the year,” she told Channel 5...

      Death penalty not on Turkey`s agenda, says MP
      Aug04

      Death penalty not on Turkey`s agenda, says MP

      Turkey`s parliament has no immediate plans to reintroduce the death penalty following last month`s failed military coup, a senior MP from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has told EUobserver. ”It is not on our agenda at the moment, it is not on the agenda of the parliament,” Sena Nur Celik said on Wednesday, EUobserver wrote. Celik...