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Russia ships first wheat cargo to Saudi Arabia after export door opens
A symbolic 60,000 tonne cargo of Russian wheat has set sail for Saudi Arabia from a Black Sea port seven months after conditions were set to allow the trade, three sources told Reuters on Thursday. Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, confirmed the cargo had departed in a statement. The world’s largest wheat...
Airlines continue to grapple with Covid-19 impact
Here’s a roundup of the latest aviation news from around the world, as the industry continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic.Airbus has suspended all production at its A220/A320 manufacturing site in Alabama, United States. Airbus production and assembly activities in Bremen, Germany, will pause, and its Stade, Germany, site will...
Russian space agency says Trump paving way to seize other planets
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of creating a basis to take over other planets by signing an executive order outlining US policy on commercial mining in space. The executive order, which Roscosmos said damaged the scope for international cooperation in space, was signed on Monday. It said the United States...
Ukrainian Deputy PM demands explanation from Iran over downed plane comments
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Vadym Prystaiko demanded an “immediate explanation” from Iran on Monday about the controversial remarks of an Iranian lawmaker who praised the downing of a civilian Ukrainian airliner in January.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down a Ukraine International Airlines jet on January 8,...
Coronavirus infections in Eurasia cross 12,000
Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Uzbekistan report spike in cases …read more Source:: Anadolu...
Case filed against Iranian MP Norouzi for remarks about downed Ukrainian plane
A criminal case has been filed against Iranian lawmaker Hassan Norouzi for saying no arrests have been made in relation to Iran’s downing of a Ukrainian civilian airliner in January, according to the head of the judicial organization of the armed forces.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down a Ukraine International...
Israel’s Netanyahu and Gantz agree on plan to annex parts of West Bank: Report
Israel’s Netanyahu and Gantz agree on plan to annex parts of West Bank: Report The two Israeli leaders would present plan to government this summer, Haaretz reports MEE staff Mon, 04/06/2020 – 19:36 Acquisition of territory by force is illegal under international law (AFP/File photo) …read more Source:: Middle East...
Iranian MP: Iran military did well in downing Ukrainian plane
The Iranian military did “well” by downing a civilian airliner in January, the spokesman for the parliament’s legal and judicial committee said on Sunday, adding that no arrests have been made in relation to the incident, contrary to official claims.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down a Ukraine International...
Turkey brings hundreds more citizens back from abroad
As part of coronavirus measures, 103 from Ukraine, 479 citizens from Montenegro evacuated …read more Source:: Anadolu...
Trump choice for coronavirus fund watchdog not independent enough, say Democrats
US President Donald Trump’s pick for the new watchdog overseeing $2.3 trillion in coronavirus-related fiscal spending is not independent enough todo the job, congressional Democrats said on Saturday. The White House said late on Friday Trump would nominate Brian Miller, a special assistant to the president and senior associate counsel in...
