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Turkey-made drones purchased by Ukraine to begin test flights
Ukraine will soon begin test flights on Turkey’s domestically-manufactured TB2 drones after purchasing the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a deal made earlier this year.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote in a Twitter post that the agreement was signed for the Bayraktar TB2 armed UAVs to be purchased and used by the Ukrainian...
Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort faces years in prison in sentencing
Manafort was convicted after prosecutors accused him of hiding from the U.S. government millions of dollars he earned as a consultant for Ukraine’s former pro-Russia government. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Turkish Cargo Brings Circus Lions Back to Their Natural Habitat
The baby lion Nathan and the three lioness sisters Luca, Charlie and Kai had been used as circus animals. They lived in concrete and steel cages of 35 square meters in Ukraine under harsh conditions without direct sunlight and clean air, far away from their natural habitat. The lions were saved by the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO),...
UK rally to demand freedom for jailed Syrian women
An international rights group will hold a protest in London on International Women’s Day to call on the global community to take urgent action to secure the release of women and children in Syrian prisons.The Conscience Movement will hold a protest in front of government offices at 10 Downing Street on 8th March.According to the movement,...
Turkish naval ships dock in Ukraine as part of drill
With 40 port visits in total, Blue Homeland 2019 military drill is first in Turkish Republic’s history …read more Source: Anadolu...
US General Says Washington Considering Providing More Weapons for Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States is considering providing Ukraine with more weapons on top of the anti-tank missiles it has already sent, a top general said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Fars News...
NATO seeks to bolster Ukraine defences amid ‘Russian aggression’
Moscow still arms, trains and fights alongside anti-government forces in Ukraine, said NATO commander Scaparrotti. …read more Source: AL...
US Extends Ukraine-Related Sanctions Against Russia for Another Year
TEHRAN (FNA)- US President Donald Trump extended for one year sanctions introduced earlier against Russia in Executive Orders linked to the crisis in Ukraine, according to the official notice of the White House released on Monday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Poland defies green activists, EU with Baltic canal project
Poland is pressing ahead with plans to dig a waterway across a narrow strip of land that separates its main eastern coastline from the Baltic Sea despite concerns among activists and in the European Union that it could damage the environment. The Vistula Spit is a heavily wooded sandbank 55km long but less than 2km wide which encloses a coastal...
Russia accused of trying to tarnish archbishop’s name
SIMFEROPOL: The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Moscow-annexed Crimea said on Monday he had been released by police, accusing Russian authorities of seeking to tarnish his reputation. Archbishop Kliment was taken off a bus in the Crimean capital of Simferopol on Sunday as he was preparing to travel to southern Russia to visit a Ukrainian...
