WARSAW — Poland and Ukraine have a common enemy — Russia — but a dispute over massacres eight decades ago is increasingly being weaponized in domestic politics on both sides. The historical feud began in May when Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named a Ukrainian military unit after the “Heroes of UPA,” which outraged Poland. The Ukrainian Insurgent Army, known as UPA, killed tens of thousands of Poles in World War II in an ethnic cleansing campaign in what is now western Ukraine.
Alaska Supreme Court says a man with the same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan can be on primary ballot The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for the state’s August primary and ordered state officials to place him on the ballot JUNEAU, Alaska -- The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Monday that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is qualified to...
Oil prices continued to ease on Tuesday as markets tracked the outcome of potential US-Iran engagement in Doha, even as weekend missile exchanges signalled instability. This comes after the two sides reached an interim peace deal aimed at ending the four-month conflict. Around 7 am IST, WTI crude stood at $70.23 per barrel down 0.52 or 0.73%, while Brent crude slipped to $72.54, declining 0.61 or 0.83%.