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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A criminal suspect brandishing a hand grenade forced a senior police officer to drive him for hours through the Ukrainian countryside Thursday, chased by police, officials said. More than six hours after the pursuit began, the man left his hostage in the car and fled into…

A man armed with a grenade took a senior policeman hostage and drove away with him in Ukraine, before abandoning the car and the officer and fleeing into a forest, police have said. “Negotiations are ongoing to force the attacker to surrender to the police without harming himself or others,”…

The Senate Homeland Security Committee has secured an interview with a high-ranking State Department official who during the Obama administration raised concerns about Hunter Biden’s dealings in Ukraine. Politico reported on Wednesday that George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, is expected to appear…

Ukrainian police freed 13 hostages and arrested an armed man who held them on a bus for more than 12 hours on Tuesday, after the country's president agreed to his demand to post a movie recommendation on social media. The SBU security service said a joint operation had resulted in…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates A man wielding explosives who hijacked a bus in Ukraine has been detained by police after a stand-off which lasted more than 12 hours. Following negotiations with the first deputy chief of national police,…

Ukrainian police have freed 13 hostages and arrested an armed man who held them on a bus for more than 12 hours, after the country's president agreed to his demand to post a movie recommendation on social media. The SBU security service said a joint operation had resulted in all the…

KYIV, Ukraine — A hostage crisis in Ukraine ended peacefully on Tuesday, with a gunman releasing 13 people he was holding after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acceded to his demand to publish a video recommending the film “Earthlings.”Police then arrested the hostage-taker, identified as Maksym Kryvosh, 44, and the president deleted…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates A man wielding explosives has hijacked a bus in Ukraine, taking around 20 people on board hostage. The suspect is armed with weapons, and the situation in the northwestern city of Lutsk in ongoing,…

KYIV, July 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine’s new Central Bank Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko on Monday promised to maintain the independence of the central bank, continue interest rate cuts and cooperation with the International Monetary Fund. He was speaking alongside President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who also stressed the central bank’s independence. Shevchenko was…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday voted to appoint a new head of the country’s central bank after its former chief stepped down citing political pressure. The parliament approved 47-year-old banker Kyrylo Shevchenko as the new head of Ukraine’s National Bank on Thursday with 332 votes out of…