The West is convinced that Ukraine can successfully carry out reforms and become a modern, independent country. This is most evident in Odessa, where Mikheil Saakashvili, a former Georgian president and an implacable critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is leading an almost crusade against corruption, BBC correspondent Tom writes ...
Police in the US state of Arizona have detained a suspect in the shooting of cars on one of the state highways, state Governor Doug Ducey said. “We got him,” Ducey tweeted. Since August 29, a 16-kilometer stretch of the highway near the city of Phoenix was regularly shelled...
Acting Governor of the Kaliningrad Region Nikolai Tsukanov “filmed” the most famous people in the world in his election video, who, apparently, do not even know about it. The official is once again running for leadership of the smallest region in Russia. And the video of Hollywood stars “performing...
The governor of Wisconsin, Republican Scott Walker, has officially announced his intention to run for the US presidential election in 2016. "I am participating. I will fight for the presidency because Americans deserve a leader who will fight and win for them."
Saratov student Vikenty Belikov, who in June painted a portrait of the governor of the Saratov region of Russia Valery Radaev on the road, was expelled from the university. As the rector of the Saratov State Technical University (SSTU) Igor Pleve explained, Belikov was allegedly expelled from the university due to poor progress. By…
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has released 33 years of tax returns, giving voters a clear picture of his wealth and business connections over the years. “This is more than any presidential candidate in the history of the United States. This display of transparency follows from...
The regional branch of the RPR-Parnas party invited French actor Gerard Depardieu to run for governor of the Omsk region. The leader of the regional branch of the party, Igor Basov, said that he sent Depardieu a letter with an offer to become a candidate from the party. “If we do not receive an answer by July 1, then...
In Texas, repealed a law according to which schoolchildren could be sentenced to prison for systematic truancy. The law, which was signed into law by Greg Abbott, the governor of the state, also significantly reduces the size of fines for students who are absent from school. In addition, the document obliges the administration of educational institutions to take more active ...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has officially announced the appointment of former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili as governor of the Odessa region. The proposal to appoint Saakashvili as governor of the Odessa region was submitted to the president by the government. At the same time, it was reported that Poroshenko himself asked the ministers to do this. ...
Minister of Ecology Igor Shevchenko announces the possible appointment of ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili as governor of the Odessa region. The official reported this on his Facebook page. “Another Meritocrat has been appointed to a leadership position in Ukraine! Mikheil Saakashvili is the governor of the Odessa region!!!,” Shevchenko wrote.…