Paul Manafort sought $850 million deal with Putin ally and alleged gangster [Cayman Islands company involved]
By LACHLAN MARKAY SPENCER ACKERMAN From The Daily Beast Trump’s one-time campaign chairman has a history of unorthodox real-estate deals. But this may have been the wildest of all. Paul Manafort partnered on an $850 million New York real-estate deal…
France’s Macron suffers approval setback after two months in job
From Newsmax President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating fell sharply in the past month as French voters were either confused by plans for the tax system, shocked by a dispute with the head of the army or unsettled by upcoming labor…
Global ransomware attack causes turmoil
From BBC Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack. British advertising agency WPP is among those to say its IT systems have been disrupted as a consequence. The virus, the source…
Eurovision’s best moments
Highlights from the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine, which saw Portugal’s Salvador Sobral crowned the winner. Salvador SobralImage copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image caption Portugal’s Salvador Sobral sang For The Both Of Us, written by his sister Luisa. He got 758…
Russia’s largest bank just pulled out of Ukraine
AFP From Business Insider Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s Sberbank, the largest in the country, on Tuesday announced it had sold its Ukraine division, where operations have been complicated since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. Sberbank, whose controlling stake is owned by…
Trump lawyer denies NY Times claim he gave Ukrainian plan to White House
By Bill Hoffmann From Newsmax Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, told Newsmax on Monday that a New York Times article claiming he delivered a “sealed proposal” from a Ukrainian lawmaker to Trump’s national security adviser is a “fake…
Eurovision 2017: Organising team quits en masse
By Mark Savage BBC Music reporter From BBC The 2017 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Kiev, after Ukrainian singer Jamala won last year’s competition The Eurovision Song Contest has hit a major road bump, after 21 top level…
How Vladimir Putin became one of the most feared leaders in the world
By Pamela Engel From Business Insider Russian President Vladimir Putin has quickly become one of the most powerful and feared politicians in the world. But he’s had a long climb to the top — he spent years working in Russian…
Defiant EU nations ready themselves for Trump Presidency
From Newsmax European Union nations bracing for the looming Donald Trump presidency showed defiance Monday in the face of the president-elect’s stinging comments on everything from NATO and German cars to the crumbling of the EU itself. German Foreign Minister…
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Obama renews designation of Cuba and Venezuela as national security threats
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — The United States declared a national emergency to deal with perceived “threats” in Cuba and Venezuela on Friday, along with Iran, Libya, Ukraine, Zimbabwe and countries that Washington claims “support terrorism.” The declarations…
