Section: Africa&ME
Cargo plane crashes into Bay of Bengal, three Ukrainians killed
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Russia’s Lavrov, Ukraine’s Klimkin hold phone call on pilot case
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin discussed the case of hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko in a phone call on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. …read more Source: The Daily...
Turkey, Ukraine boost ties amid growing tension with Russia
Turkey and Ukraine have deepened political, military and economic ties through consecutive high-level visits following the Turkish military’s downing of a Russian warplane in November 2015 and the deterioration in ties between Ankara and Moscow …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
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...
Russia’s mission in western Ukraine pelted with smoke bombs
A group of Ukrainians with scarves covering their faces Wednesday threw smoke bombs and fireworks at the Russian mission in the western city of Lviv, while a local lawmaker tore down the Russian flag …read more Source: The Daily...
Hunger-striking pilot’s life ‘in danger’
A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two journalists could die before a court sentences her, her lawyer said. ||| Moscow – A hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two Russian journalists could die before a Russian court sentences her as the state of her health is worsening, her lawyer...
Turkey urged to recognize Crimean Tatar genocide
Ukrainian president has called on to Turkish parliament to recognize the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide …read more Source: World...
Calls grow for Russia to release Ukrainian pilot
Five EU states seek sanctions against Russian officials over Savchenko …read more Source: Gulf...
Kiev Demands Moscow ’Immediately’ Free Ukraine Pilot
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday demanded that Moscow immediately free Nadiya Savchenko, a hunger-striking military helicopter pilot on trial in Russia. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Five EU states seek sanctions on Russians over Ukraine pilot
Lithuania, UK, Poland, Romania and Sweden seek visa restrictions and asset freezes on those ‘responsible for her illegal detention, incarceration and sentencing’ of Nadiya Savchenko …read more Source: World...
