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      Ukrainian diplomats caught smuggling cigarettes worth UAH 600,000
      May23

      Ukrainian diplomats caught smuggling cigarettes worth UAH 600,000

      A batch of cigarettes worth over UAH 600,000 has been discovered at a border check point on a Ukraine-Hungary border in a vehicle driven by a man with a diplomatic passport, the State Fiscal Service in Zakarpattia region has reported.On Saturday, May 21, 2016, a VW Transporter car driven by a citizen of Ukraine with a diplomatic passport entered...

      Reuters: Iran has no plans to freeze oil exports
      May23

      Reuters: Iran has no plans to freeze oil exports

      Iran has no plans to freeze the level of its oil production and exports, Deputy Oil Minister Rokneddin Javadi was quoted on Sunday as saying, Reuters reported.”Under the present circumstances, the government and the Oil Ministry have not issued any policy or plan to the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) towards halting the increase in the...

      EU Foreign Ministers to discuss Eastern Partnership, Syria, migration
      May23

      EU Foreign Ministers to discuss Eastern Partnership, Syria, migration

      EU Foreign Affairs ministers are meeting in Brussels on May 23 to discuss the migration crisis as well as the situation in Syria and Iraq.”Before the Council, EU Foreign Affairs ministers will meet their counterparts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine for the 7th annual Eastern Partnership ministerial...

      DPR militants disable OSCE cameras in Donetsk, near airport
      May23

      DPR militants disable OSCE cameras in Donetsk, near airport

      The militants of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People`s Republic (DPR) terrorist organization have shut off the OSCE SMM`s remote monitoring equipment in Donetsk region, claiming they followed orders of their leader Alexander Zakharchenko.”In violation of the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements, armed ”DPR” members...

      Fire at school for poor girls in Thailand kills 17
      May23

      Fire at school for poor girls in Thailand kills 17

      Fire swept through a dormitory at a school for girls from poor families in Thailand, killing at least 17 of them and injuring five, police said on Monday, according to Reuters.The fire broke out late on Sunday as the girls aged five to 12 slept at the Christian school in the northern province of Chiang Rai. The school is for girls from the area`s...

      Iraqi forces begin massive offensive to retake Fallujah
      May23

      Iraqi forces begin massive offensive to retake Fallujah

      Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi said Sunday that Iraqi forces had begun a military campaign to retake the ISIS stronghold of Fallujah, NBC News reported.The offensive against the strategic city 41 miles west of Baghdad promises ”a moment of great victory,” Abadi said on state TV, according to NBC News.Iraq`s Joint Operation Command...

      Ukraine, Pakistan can take trade to new heights: envoy
      May23

      Ukraine, Pakistan can take trade to new heights: envoy

      Ukrainian Ambassador to Pakistan, Volodymyr Lakomov, on Sunday said that Pakistan and Ukraine could easily boost their existing trade volume to new heights by exploring non-traditional avenues, according to the Daily Times.The envoy said that the current trade volume between the two countries is $500 million and steps are in hand to enhance the...

      Militants attack ATO forces 31 times in last day, fire artillery, grenade launchers near Shyrokyne
      May23

      Militants attack ATO forces 31 times in last day, fire artillery, grenade launchers near Shyrokyne

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 31 times in the past 24 hours, using banned weapons, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).”The militants used heavy artillery systems, which is prohibited by the Minsk agreements,” the report says.”The invaders continued to...

      Ceremony held in Kyiv before National football team sets off for Euro-2016 in France
      May23

      Ceremony held in Kyiv before National football team sets off for Euro-2016 in France

      Hundreds of Ukrainian football fans came to see and cheer for the National Team Ukraine on the St.Michael`s Square in Kyiv before their trip to France where the Euro-2016 Cup will be held, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The official ceremony was also attended by Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, President of the Football Federation of...

      Kharkiv high-school grads cancel prom, choose to help sick kids
      May23

      Kharkiv high-school grads cancel prom, choose to help sick kids

      Graduates at one of Kharkiv`s high schools will not have a typical prom this year. Instead of spending money on a lavish party with fancy dresses and limos, the students will donate the funds to help children suffering from heart disease, according to Ukraine Today.”The money doesn`t really come from the kids, it comes from the parents. That`s...