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Russia says catches OSCE employee spying for Ukraine
Russia’s FSB security service said Monday it had caught an employee of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe spying for Ukraine by passing on sensitive military information about pro-Kremlin separatists. …read more Source: The Daily...
Malaysia Airlines ‘settles damages with MH17 victims’
Malaysia Airlines has struck a deal to settle damages claims for most victims of its MH17 flight that was shot down over eastern Ukraine two years ago on Sunday, Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported. NOS cited Veeru Mewa, a lawyer representing Dutch victims. Under the Montreal Convention, airlines must pay damages of up to about €130,000 to...
EU ministers meet on Turkey, facing perfect storm
European foreign ministers will urge Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to respect the law and human rights in dealing with defeated coup plotters but have limited leverage over their strategic neighbour. Diplomats said an EU line on Turkey would be agreed after ministers breakfast in Brussels with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. He...
Ukrainian villagers and relatives mourn MH17 crash victims on second anniversary
Petropavlivka: Villagers held a vigil on Sunday at the site in eastern Ukraine where Flight MH17 was shot down two years ago, as bereaved relatives marked the anniversary with emotional memorial services. The Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was hit by a surface-to-air missile on July 17, 2014, during heavy fighting between Kiev’s armed...
Malaysia Airlines settles damages with MH17 victims – report
Malaysia Airlines has struck a deal to settle damages claims for most victims of its MH17 flight that was shot down over eastern Ukraine two years ago on Sunday, Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported. …read more Source: The Daily...
Two more held as details emerge on France lorry attacker
NICE // French investigators arrested two more people on Sunday as they pieced together details about the motives and planning of the Tunisian man who rammed a lorry into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks, killing 84 people.Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel staked out the Nice promenade with his rented lorry twice in the two days before his attack...
Supply Ministry purchases 300,000 tonnes of Russian, Romanian wheat
The Ministry of Supply has announced the purchase of 300,000 tonnes of Russian and Romanian wheat in the second global tender in the new fiscal year budget. The tender, in which several local and international companies participated, was held by the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC). The purchase was completed at an average price of...
Two years on, Ukraine villagers mourn at MH17 crash site
Dozens of villagers carried flowers and lit candles Sunday at the site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine where flight MH17 crashed two years ago, killing all 298 people on board …read more Source: The Daily...
MH17 initial probe findings expected later this year
Malaysian minister says preliminary findings will feature conclusion on forensic research on flight downed in east Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
Preliminary results from Flight MH17 forensic probe expected later this year – minister
The Boeing 777 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile …read more Source: Gulf...
