Section: News & Summaries

      Oil dips to remain near three-month lows as headwinds persist – Reuters
      Jul27

      Oil dips to remain near three-month lows as headwinds persist – Reuters

      Oil prices dipped in Asian trading on Wednesday as plentiful supplies and slowing economic growth weighed on markets, although some analysts said that the current downtrend would be modest and see a recovery later this year, according to Reuters.International Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were trading at $44.81 at 01:48 GMT, down 6 cents from...

      8 killed in multiple bomb attacks in Baghdad
      Jul27

      8 killed in multiple bomb attacks in Baghdad

      At least eight people were killed and 23 others injured Tuesday in multiple bomb attacks across Baghdad, authorities said, according to Anadolu Agency.A police officer was killed when a bomb detonated that was planted in his vehicle in al-Adl in the western area of the capital, according to the country`s interior ministry, Anadolu Agency...

      Russian proxies use 122mm artillery to attack Ukraine troops in Avdiyivka
      Jul27

      Russian proxies use 122mm artillery to attack Ukraine troops in Avdiyivka

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked the Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 39 times in the past 24 hours, shelling the town of Avdiyivka with the use of banned artillery systems, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.”The town of Avdiyivka remains a hot spot. The enemy fired 122mm...

      RFE/RL: Turkish crackdown nets top generals in NATO`s Afghan force
      Jul27

      RFE/RL: Turkish crackdown nets top generals in NATO`s Afghan force

      Turkey on July 26 widened its crackdown after a failed coup by detaining the top Turkish military generals that are serving as part of NATO forces in Afghanistan, according to Radio Liberty.Turkish media reports said Major General Mehmet Cahit Bakir and Brigadier General Sener Topuc were detained by authorities at Dubai International Airport in...

      NBU keeps official exchange rate at UAH 24.78 to dollar
      Jul27

      NBU keeps official exchange rate at UAH 24.78 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Tuesday evening kept the official hryvnia exchange rate at the level of UAH 24.78 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for July 27:$100 costs UAH 2,478.5259 (on July 26, it was UAH 2,478.7745);EUR 100 costs UAH 2,725.6349 (on July...

      Reuters: Democrat Clinton makes history, wins U.S. presidential nomination
      Jul27

      Reuters: Democrat Clinton makes history, wins U.S. presidential nomination

      Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party`s White House nomination, coming back from a stinging defeat in her first presidential run in 2008 and surviving a bitter primary fight to become the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in U.S. history, according to Reuters.In a symbolic show of party unity, Clinton`s former rival, U.S....

      New UN Security Council Members
      Jul27

      New UN Security Council Members

      On 28 June 2016, the 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly elected Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan as two-year, non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. After five rounds of voting, the final spot was a dead heat so a compromise was met, with Italy set to serve in 2017 and the Netherlands in 2018. The...

      Poroshenko discusses with Merkel constant violations of Minsk deal by Russia
      Jul26

      Poroshenko discusses with Merkel constant violations of Minsk deal by Russia

      President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday, July 26, had phone conversation with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, the president`s press service reports.The Head of State expressed deep concern over the drastic escalation of the situation in Donbas and the increased number of casualties caused by the intensification of artillery shelling...

      2 OSCE SMM`s UAVs come under fire in Donbas, another one downed
      Jul26

      2 OSCE SMM`s UAVs come under fire in Donbas, another one downed

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission has reported on the loss of one of its long-range unmanned aerial vehicles in eastern Ukrainian Donbas, also stating that one of the UAVs has been downed near the contact line. ”At 23:51 on July 25, while flying over government-controlled Avdiivka, approximately 600m north-west of the contact line and 12.5 km...

      Two Russian warships spotted near Ukraine`s territorial waters
      Jul26

      Two Russian warships spotted near Ukraine`s territorial waters

      Coastal surveillance systems of the Ukrainian Navy on the morning of Tuesday, July 26, have identified two warships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet near the territorial waters of Ukraine, the Navy Headquarters has told UNIAN.The warships spotted were Pytliviy frigate and Ekvator medium reconnaissance ship, the Navy HQ reported.Navy helicopters...