Ukraine decentralization bill passes first reading

Ukraine’s parliament voted 368-265 in favor of a bill that gives more autonomy to the Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, RFE/RL reports. President Poroshenko submitted the bill in accordance with the Minsk agreement that was supposed...

Turkey joins air strikes against IS for first time

Turkey’s foreign ministry announced Saturday that Turkish warplanes for the first time had joined US-led raids on Islamic State targets in Syria, The Telegraph reports. Ankara agreed last month to join the fight against the Islamic State, but it instead of...