Section: Africa&ME
Footage showing missiles hitting Ukraine plane emerges
The blurry film shows the Kiev-bound plane on fire and circling back to Tehran’s airport …read more Source:: Standard...
Democrats release new documents on eve of Trump impeachment trial
Cache provides new context to charges that Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democrats as he withheld military aid. …read more Source:: AL...
Ukraine plane struck by two Iranian missiles: New York Times
Two Iranian missiles struck down a Ukrainian passenger jet, the New York Times reported Tuesday, posting verified security camera footage showing double projectiles gliding through the sky before …read more Source:: Al...
New Protests As Iran Makes First Arrests Over Downed Airliner
In this file photo taken on January 13, 2020 Iranian protesters hold flowers as riot police fire tear gas during a demonstration in front of Tehran’s Amir Kabir University. STR / AFP Iran announced Tuesday its first arrests over the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet, as protesters vented their anger over the catastrophic...
Donald Trump impeachment – what happens next?
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial. Here is what can be expected in the coming days and weeks: January 15 The House...
Iran arrests suspects in plane disaster as protests persist
Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner and had also detained 30 people involved in protests that have swept the nation for four days since the military belatedly admitted its error, reports Reuters. Wednesday’s shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines flight 752, which...
Ex-Shin Bet official: Iran may use Chinese cyber tech to attack Israel, US
Alleged Russian cyber attack on Ukraine hard to block; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
How pro-Western is Ukraine’s response to plane crash in Iran?
President Zelenskyy’s reaction to the tragedy wins both praise and criticism as he navigates several political crises. …read more Source:: AL...
US House to vote on Wednesday on sending Trump impeachment charges
Washington – The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, lawmakers said on Tuesday, bringing the start of Trump’s trial one step closer. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a party meeting that she would also name the...
Iran says it has made arrests over plane disaster
Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested an undisclosed number of suspects accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner. Iran acknowledged on Saturday it had shot the plane down during a state of high alert, hours after it had fired missiles at US targets in Iraq to retaliate for the killing of Iran’s most powerful military...
