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Australian FM: Brexit could weaken EU`s impact on situation in Ukraine
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Australia was concerned that a weakened EU would not have any impact on how the Middle East and Ukraine situations are being handled, according to News.com.au.Ms. Bishop also stressed that Australia was negotiating with the EU on the possible terms of a free-trade agreement, but could open talks with...
Pope genocide comments show `crusader mentality` – Turkey
Turkey says Pope Francis` description of the WW1 mass killing of Armenians as genocide shows ”the mentality of the Crusades,” according to the BBC.The pontiff`s remarks have ”no relation to reality,” Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli said, the BBC wrote.Armenia and many historians say up to 1.5 million Armenian Christians were killed...
France, Germany should take lead after Brexit – Hollande
France and Germany should ”take the initiative” after British voters decided their country should quit the EU, French President Francois Hollande said Sunday, according to The Daily Star.”A friendly country, an allied country with whom we have so many ties has just decided to leave our union, the European Union, which we believed to be...
Russian, Syrian air strikes kill 82 people, including 58 civilians
Reports say at least 82 people, including 58 civilians, have been killed in Russian and Syrian government air strikes on an area of eastern Syria controlled by Islamic State militants, according to Radio Liberty.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Russian and Syrian warplanes on June 25 targeted the region of Al-Quriyah, southeast of the...
Despite Brexit, EU and U.S. must work closely together – Kerry
Citing the need to address the threat from Islamic State and conflicts from Libya to Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that the United States, European Union and Britain must cooperate closely despite Britain`s decision to leave the EU, according to Reuters.”There is a continuing criticality to this relationship, and one of...
Moody`s changes outlook on UK sovereign rating to negative from stable, affirms Aa1 rating
Moody`s Investors Service on Friday changed the outlook on the UK`s long term issuer and debt ratings to negative from stable. Both ratings are affirmed at Aa1.The first driver for the change in outlook is the negative impact that Moody`s believes the decision to leave the EU will have on the UK`s growth prospects and economic strength. In the...
Iraqi commander: Fallujah `fully liberated` from IS
A senior Iraqi commander declared that the city of Fallujah was ”fully liberated” from Islamic State group militants on Sunday, after a more than month-long military operation, according to The Associated Press.Iraqi troops have entered the northwestern al-Julan neighborhood, the last area of Fallujah to remain under IS control, the head of the...
Minsk agreements – an attempt to analyze approaches and intentions of the participants of the process
Originally published by hvylya.net, translated by UaPosition Today’s publication of “Maidan of Foreign Affairs” of the results of the poll on attitudes Ukrainian to Minsk agreements and de-occupation of Crimea coincides with diplomatic curiosity – Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State, which in these days was in...
Poroshenko congratulates Crimean Tatars on Flag Day
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has congratulated the Crimean Tatars on Flag Day.”Congratulations to the Crimean Tatar people on Flag Day!” Poroshenko wrote on Twitter.As UNIAN reported earlier, on Sunday, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people will hold a series of events in Kyiv and other cities in celebration of the Crimean Tatar National...
World`s 400 richest people lose $127 bln on Brexit
The world`s 400 richest people lost $127.4 billion Friday as global equity markets reeled from the news that British voters elected to leave the European Union, according to Bloomberg.The billionaires lost 3.2% of their total net worth, bringing the combined sum to $3.9 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.The biggest decline...