Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Death toll in Ukraine excursion boat capsizing rises to 14
The number of people who died when a Ukrainian excursion boat capsized in the Black Sea has risen to 14 …read more Source: The Daily...
Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay win U.N. council seats
Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay were elected unopposed on Thursday to the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term starting Jan. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia is lone holdout from Ukraine debt deal
Ukraine said Thursday it was prepared to battle Russia in court after the Kremlin refused to join a critical debt swap deal for the beleaguered country that has been accepted by the majority of its other creditors …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel sees hope in Ukraine, but Russia sanctions remain
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she saw a “glimmer of hope” for a political solution to the Ukraine crisis, but insisted sanctions against Russia could be rolled back only once the Minsk peace plan was fully implemented …read more Source: The Daily...
Soldier killed in east Ukraine despite truce with rebels: military
A Ukrainian soldier was shot dead in the conflict-torn east of the ex-Soviet nation, shattering a weeks-long ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists, Kiev said Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
MH17 wreckage reveals horror of plane’s last moments
A partial reconstruction of a Malaysia Airlines jet made of wreckage found strewn across eastern Ukraine told the graphic story Tuesday of its violent last moments after being hit by a surface-to-air missile. …read more Source: The Daily...
MH17 shot down by missile from war-torn Ukraine
Air crash investigators concluded Tuesday that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a missile fired from war-torn eastern Ukraine last year, killing all 298 people on board. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine bans flights by all Russian airlines from Oct 25
Kiev said Monday it was banning all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine from Oct. 25 in a tit-for-tat response to Moscow’s decision to impose a similar ban last month. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia resumes gas supplies to Ukraine: Gazprom
Russian gas giant Gazprom said Monday it had resumed gas supplies to Ukraine, adding that Moscow had received a $234 million pre-payment from Kiev …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine’s Naftogaz sends prepayment to Russia for gas
Ukrainian state-run energy firm Naftogaz has transferred a prepayment to Russia for gas supplies and plans to buy 2 billion cubic meters (bcm) in October, a spokeswoman for the company said on Friday. …read more Source: The Daily...
