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Can Poroshenko and Putin deal on Ukraine?Ukraine's president-elect is broadly regarded as pragmatic, but with Putin looking to block Kiev's westward tilt and end its military operations in the east, a deal with Russia may be hard to come by.
Does UKIP's big win herald a big change in British politics?After topping the British polls in European elections, anti-Europe UKIP hopes to win seats in Westminster. With the major parties retooling their Europe policies, that's no easy task.
Ukraine president's top task: hold his country togetherPetro Poroshenko, the president-elect, faces a major battle on the global stage between the West and Russia. But first he is headed to his country's east to try to stem a separatist thrust.
Europe's 'political earthquake': Far right win in France shakes established partiesFrance's anti-immigration National Front party secured a historic win last night in European parliamentary elections. The FN now hopes to create a European alliance with other far-right parties.
Ukraine picks Poroshenko for prez, but is in no mood to celebratePetro Poroshenko's victory in Sunday's election appears decisive, a rarity in the fractured nation, but he 鈥� and Ukraine 鈥� still face huge obstacles politically and economically.
Amid violence, Ukrainians hope to vote their way out of turmoilUkrainians, exhausted and worried after months of political upheaval and violence, are eager to have an elected president again who can set the country on a path forward.聽
In the shadow of wars, both civil and cold, Ukrainians head to the pollsUkrainians will choose a new president today, against the backdrop of Europe's worst geopolitical crisis in a generation.
After months of turmoil, voters in pro-West Ukraine want stabilityIn snapshot of voter feeling ahead of Sunday elections, two young Ukrainian professionals like front-runner and billionaire Petro Poroshenko. But they are also frustrated by his ties to the 'old guard.'
One of soccer's biggest games splits Madrid in twoThe Spanish capital is torn over Saturday's Champions League final, which pits crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid against each other.
Good sign for Ukraine elections? Putin says he'll respect Sunday's result.Russia's leader said he would work with whomever the Ukrainian people choose on Sunday to be president, though he added that Ukraine must not join NATO.
Confused about what's at stake in Ukraine's elections? Here are five things to know.Ukraine's presidential election this weekend is perhaps the biggest in the country's modern history, and will be closely watched all across Europe.
Dutch populists falter in 'most important election ever'Exit polling shows far-right PVV in fourth place in the Netherlands' election for the European Parliament 鈥� a race that party leader Geert Wilders had played up as a referendum on the EU.
Watershed vote for UKIP? Britain's anti-EU party makes strong gains.The anti-immigration party surged in local elections yesterday. Now eyes are on pending results from a second vote for European Parliament, where UKIP 鈥� ironically 鈥� could see similar gains.
European elections: Is concern about Russia boosting EU popularity?Voters across Europe will be choosing their European MPs this weekend, and Ukrainians vote for a new president on Sunday 鈥� with Russia casting a shadow over both contests.
Why 90 million euro 'reprimand' of Turkey could trip up peace in CyprusVP Joe Biden is making the highest level US visit to Cyprus in 50 years, after a European court last week ordered Turkey to pay Cyprus for its 1974 invasion of the island.
China signs deal for Russian gas, boosting Putin's Asia pivotRussia and China signed a major natural gas deal in 11th-hour negotiations Wednesday. The Russia-China natural gas deal helps to realign the focus of global energy geopolitics for decades to come.
A German neo-Nazi in the European Parliament? It could happen.A German high court ruling earlier this year has opened the door to fringe parties 鈥� like the xenophobic, far-right NPD 鈥� winning seats in this weekend's European elections.
Can Ukraine's 'chocolate king' win over the east?Petro Poroshenko, a chocolate magnate, appears set to be Ukraine's next president. But his success in office will hinge on whether he can get support from the restive east.
Russian PM chastises US for doing 'what the Soviet Union did in the past'Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev argued that President Obama's lack of tact is 'slowly but surely moving' the US and Russia 'toward a second cold war.'
Balkans, riven by war, come together to fight floodsFacing their worst tragedy since the end of the sectarian wars of the 1990s, the residents of the Balkans are helping each other without regard to nationality or ethnicity.