Ukraine remembers Chernobyl disaster
Ukrainians held candlelit vigils Tuesday to mark 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl spewed radiation across Europe and left several thousand people dead or dying. …read more Source:...
Nuclear Security After NSS2016: Still Bridging the Gaps?
In his famous 2009 Prague Address, President Obama announced “a new international effort to secure all vulnerable nuclear material around the world within four years.” The result was a series of biennial Nuclear Security Summits that have brought world leaders together to cooperate on securing nuclear material from terrorism since 2010. More than...
Worried about Russia’s economy? Call Putin
President Vladimir Putin grants Russians the chance to question him in his annual call-in show today. ||| Moscow – President Vladimir Putin grants Russians the chance to question him in his annual call-in show on Thursday, providing an opportunity to shore up his support as the country’s longest economic downturn in two decades pushes...
The Dutch Referendum on EU-Ukraine Treaty Doesn’t Signal a Step Towards Nexit
The European Union’s treaty with Ukraine was rebuffed by Dutch voters on April 6 with over 60% rejecting it in a low turnout referendum. The government must now reconsider the treaty. Initiators of the referendum hope that it will be a step towards a “Nexit” – the exit of the Netherlands from the EU. But even if more Dutch referendums are...
Ukraine pilot ‘starts dry hunger strike’
Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, began a hunger strike without water, her lawyer said. ||| Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, began a hunger strike without water on Wednesday to demand her return to Ukraine, her lawyer said.Lawyer Mark Feigin...
Ukraine’s Understandable But Senseless Hope for NATO Membership
Moscow’s aggression against Kyiv has led to a marked growth in Ukrainians’ support for their country’s accession to NATO. During the last two years, Ukrainian public opinion has made a U-turn, from skepticism of the Atlantic alliance to an enthusiastic embrace. Until 2013, almost two-thirds of Ukrainians strongly opposed NATO...
#PanamaPapers: World figures deny wrongdoing
Revelations in the “Panama Papers” have prompted governments to probe possible financial wrongdoing by the rich and powerful. ||| London/Panama City – Governments across the world began investigating possible financial wrongdoing by the rich and powerful on Monday after a leak of four decades of documents from a Panamanian law firm that...
US, Japan, South Korea warn North Korea
President Barack Obama joined with President Park Geun-hye and PM Shinzo Abe, vowing to ramp up pressure on North Korea over “provocations”. ||| Washington – US President Barack Obama joined with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, vowing to ramp up pressure on North Korea in response to...
‘Use weapons of love to fight terrorism’
Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message to use the “weapons of love” to combat the evil of “blind and brutal violence”. ||| Vatican City – Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message on Sunday to use the “weapons of love” to combat the evil of “blind and brutal violence”, following the attacks in Brussels. After a week of...
MH17 team to discuss legal options
Flight MH17 investigation team is in Malaysia to discuss options with authorities to set up a tribunal to hold those responsible to account. ||| Kuala Lumpur – A joint team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine in 2014 is in Malaysia to discuss options with authorities to set up a tribunal to hold those...
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Not only Russia. How populists destroy the greatness of the West Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 06:27 (EEST)
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