Ukraine
Friday Morning Briefing
Good morning, Your morning briefing, with an update and review of the latest headlines from the main news agencies, news media and…
Ukraine expels Hungarian consul
Ukraine has given a Hungarian consul 72 hours to leave country after accusing his consulate of illegally issuing passports to ethnic Hungarians…
Breaking News: Russia’s Defense Ministry claims that MH17 was shot down by Ukrainian owned Buk missile
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Monday that the missile that shot down flight MH17 in June 2014, killing 298 people on board,…
Russian Orthodox Church ‘cuts ties’ with Constantinople leader over Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church has downgraded "diplomatic relations" with Istanbul-based Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. Bartholomew I has been accused of "anti-canonical activities"…
Ukraine: Lack of legal regulation surrounding the process can increase the risk of crimes such as human trafficking
Ukraine's in vitro fertilization clinics draw foreign couples desperate to have a baby. But the process can lead to paternal mistakes and…
Saturday Morning Briefing
Good morning, The following briefing brings you the latest news from Malta, 13 countries around the Europe and the world and 4…
Consultant linked to Manafort admits funnelling Ukrainian oligarch’s money to Trump campaign
Republican political consultant linked to Paul Manafort and Cambridge Analytica funneled $50,000 from a Ukrainian oligarch to Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration committee,…
Zakarchenko, the leader of separatists in Donetsk killed in explosion
An explosion at a cafe has killed Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, sources there say.…
Putin visits Austria in first visit in EU state since re-election
Easing of sanctions against Russia, the relations with the US and the European Union were the main topics discussed during a meeting…
Thursday’s Morning Briefing
Good morning, A number of stories are covered on today's Maltese newspapers. The government of Malta has signed an agreement with the…
‘Politically harassed journalist’ shot dead in Ukraine
Police in Kyiv reported that Arkady Babchenko, a Russian journalist who fled to Ukraine after what he called “political harassment” in Russia,…
The ‘voice’ which led to the conclusion of Russia’s involvement in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17
Radio Free Europe reports that Oleg Vladimirovich Ivannikov's atypical voice led to the conclusion, the 51-year-old was "with very high certainty", as…