Ukraine vows to reclaim Black Sea with foreign weapons

Defense Minister Reznikov claimed that Danish-supplied Harpoon missiles would help Kiev retake vital waters Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov declared on Saturday that Kiev “will still win” its conflict with Russia. Like other Ukrainian officials, Reznikov has placed his hopes in foreign-supplied...

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Millions could starve due to Ukraine crisis – UN

The numbers are likely to grow if nations don’t start working together to tackle the food crisis The number of people in the world facing acute hunger is predicted to increase by 18 million due to the crisis in Ukraine, Maurizio Martina, the vice director of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization...

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EU issues projection on Ukraine’s grain exports

The volume is expected to be significantly below pre-crisis levels The EU is hoping for an increase in the volume of grain exports from Ukraine in June, European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean said earlier this week at a meeting with EU farming ministers in Brussels. “We hope that we will...

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Ex-UFC star charged with murder

A body was reportedly found in Icho Larenas' residence in Quebec Ex-UFC fighter Icho Larenas has been charged with murder in Quebec after a body was allegedly found in his residence.  Police in the French-Canadian state's third-largest city of Laval received a call on Monday night according to a...

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Ukrainian negotiator says no deal with Russia

Presidential adviser Mikhail Podoliak said that any agreement with Moscow “isn’t worth a broken penny” Despite Russian advances in the Donbass, Ukrainian presidential adviser and peace talks negotiator Mikhail Podoliak declared on Saturday that Kiev would not seek an agreement with Moscow. His statement...

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Russia warns US of ‘consequences for global security’

Moscow’s ambassador to Washington was responding to media reports that the US will ship multiple launch rocket systems to Kiev The risk of escalating the conflict in Ukraine would be considerably heightened if the US provides Kiev with long-range multiple launch rocket systems, Russia’s ambassador...

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Baseball manager will refuse to come out for US national anthem

Gabe Kapler said he is "not ok" with the state of his country The manager of the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball team, Gabe Kapler, revealed he will not come out for the American national anthem as is custom before games until he feels better "about the direction of our country". On Tuesday,...

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Anti-gun protests rock NRA convention

Held days after the fatal shooting of 19 children, the gun lobby’s annual meeting was beset by demonstrators demanding firearms control Anti-gun protesters picketed the NRA’s annual convention in Houston, Texas, on Friday, demanding the government ban so-called ‘assault weapons.’ Despite the convention...

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Russia makes debt payments in foreign currency – media

According to the country’s settlement depository, the payments were made on Friday Russia made coupon payments on two outstanding Eurobonds in foreign currency on Friday, Reuters reported, citing a representative from Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD). The coupons on Eurobonds maturing...

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Ukraine-Russia conflict prompts split in Orthodox church

The Ukrainian branch has declared independence as Moscow warns the schism could lead to its disappearance The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) voted on Friday to declare independence and autocephaly from the Moscow Patriarchate, citing disagreements with Patriarch Kirill’s position on the Russian...

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