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      Russia wants Crimea referendum denial to be equalized with extremism
      Apr18

      Russia wants Crimea referendum denial to be equalized with extremism

      Russian Investigative Committee chairman Alexander Bastrykin says that the denial of the results of a nationwide referendum, including the referendum on making Crimea part of Russia, should be equalized with extremist activity, according to Russian news agency TASS.Bastrykin said ”there are attempts to form anti-Russian moods” in Crimea ”and, by...

      FT: Brexit will cost households GBP 4,300 a year
      Apr18

      FT: Brexit will cost households GBP 4,300 a year

      Leaving the EU would cost households GBP 4,300 a year making them ”permanently poorer,” chancellor George Osborne will say on Monday when the government publishes its long-term assessment of the economic costs of Brexit, according to the Financial Times.Saying that British people should be ”builders, not wreckers,” the chancellor will say,...

      U.S. defense chief arrives in Iraq on surprise visit
      Apr18

      U.S. defense chief arrives in Iraq on surprise visit

      U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Monday to meet U.S. military commanders and Iraqi officials, as Washington looks for ways to build on recent gains against the Islamic State militant group, Reuters reported.U.S. officials said Carter would meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Defense Minister...

      Russian looks to counter US influence

      The powerful chief of Russia’s equivalent to the FBI on Monday called for sweeping new rights restrictions, including curbing Internet freedoms and making it illegal to question Moscow’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      PACE`s debate on Savchenko postponed until Apr 21 – MP
      Apr18

      PACE`s debate on Savchenko postponed until Apr 21 – MP

      The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has rescheduled a debate on the illegally convicted Ukrainian pilot, MP and member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Nadia Savchenko for April 21, MP of Ukraine, Chair of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE, President of the PACE Committee for Culture/Media Volodymyr Ariev wrote on...

      Air France resumes flights to Iran after eight years
      Apr18

      Air France resumes flights to Iran after eight years

      Air France has made its first passenger flight to Iran in nearly a decade, according to Radio Liberty.The resumption of the Paris-Tehran flight after eight years comes after a landmark nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers that went into effect in January, RFE/RL reports.Among the passengers on the April 17 flight were French...

      Syrian opposition tell rebels will not negotiate ”forever” if govt attacks continue
      Apr18

      Syrian opposition tell rebels will not negotiate ”forever” if govt attacks continue

      Syrian opposition chief negotiator Asaad Zoubi urged rebels to strike back against the Syrian army, accusing it of using a cessation of hostilities to gain ground, according to Reuters.In an internet message to fighters on the ground he also said he would not continue for long with negotiations in Geneva if government action continued and there...

      Lagarde-Gontareva Washington talks: IMF to send mission to Ukraine soon
      Apr18

      Lagarde-Gontareva Washington talks: IMF to send mission to Ukraine soon

      Ukraine`s key lender, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has announced its mission will visit the country soon to examine the economic situation and meet with the newly appointed government, according to Ukraine`s Embassy to the United States.This was the result of talks between IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and Governor of the...

      Over 400 migrants drown in Mediterranean
      Apr18

      Over 400 migrants drown in Mediterranean

      Dozens of African migrants have reportedly drowned after a boat carrying 400 people capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Daily Mail has reported.Most of the 400 migrants aboard the boat were fleeing from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea and had been hoping to reach Italy, according to the Daily Mail.Somali media reports say that rescue workers...

      EU becomes Ukraine`s key partner in trade
      Apr18

      EU becomes Ukraine`s key partner in trade

      The European Union accounted for 44.4% of Ukraine`s goods exports in the first two months of 2016, having thus become a major trade partner, while the share of Russia was a mere 7.9%, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.Goods shipments from Ukraine to the EU member states (28 countries) slid by 2.1% in...