Section: Sunday Times (South Africa)
Ukraine says arrested a man reportedly planning attack in France
A Frenchman reported to be carrying weapons and explosives for a planned attack in France was arrested on the Ukrainian-Polish border in late May, the Ukrainian Border Guard said on Saturday. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Families of MH17 crew file suit against Malaysia Airlines
Families of six Malaysia Airlines crew members who were killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine nearly two years ago filed a lawsuit Thursday blaming the carrier for the tragedy. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Putin ensures Ukraine-born Neustadter can play for Russia at Euros
Russian president Vladimir Putin has given the green light for defender Roman Neustadter, who was born in Ukraine, to play for Russia at the Euro 2016 soccer finals by approving his passport. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl catastrophe
Ukrainians held candlelit vigils to mark 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident – as Chernobyl spewed radiation across Europe and left several thousand people dead or dying. …read more Source: The Sunday...
UN says employee captured by Ukraine rebels
The United Nations said Wednesday that one of its staff members had been captured by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist east. …read more Source: The Sunday...
EU to propose visa-free travel for Ukraine despite Dutch vote-source
The European Commission will propose this month granting visa-free travel to Ukrainians despite a Dutch referendum vote against an EU-Ukraine agreement partly motivated by hostility to migration, a senior EU source said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Embattled Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk resigns
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Sunday in the wake of a months-long political crisis that has paralysed the government and frozen the release of vital Western aid. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Russian MPs slam FIFA for ‘missing Crimea’ on World Cup shirts
A Russian lawmaker on Tuesday vowed to complain to world football’s ruling body FIFA for selling 2018 World Cup T-shirts that show a map of host Russia without Crimea. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Man City’s Sterling raises Champions League expectations ahead of Kiev clash
Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has said a first Champions League quarter-final will not be enough and the English side should be aiming to lift the trophy with the talent in their squad. …read more Source: The Sunday...
SA importing Argentine, Ukrainian yellow maize, orders Mexican white
South Africa, which needs to import millions of tonnes of maize this year because of drought, will source hundreds of thousands of tonnes of white maize in the coming months from Mexico, likely beginning in May, local and foreign traders said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
