Some 1.5 million people are under evacuation orders in Florida in preparation for mighty Hurricane Matthew to make a direct hit on the state, the governor said Thursday. Governor Rick Scott described a possibly catastrophic and deadly scenario of huge storm surges, fierce winds and other havoc from the storm. ...
Ukraine on Thursday summoned the Russian consul after Moscow detained one of its state media reporters for alleged espionage. Meanwhile populist and nationalist factions in Ukraine’s parliament pushed for the introduction of travel visas for Russians in retaliation for Roman Sushchenko’s arrest. Russia on Monday announced the detention of Sushchenko ...