Section: South China Morning Post (China)
Australia’s foreign minister ‘sickened’ by video of Ukraine rebels at MH17 crash site
Australia’s top diplomat yesterday said she was “sickened” after new footage emerged allegedly of Russian-backed rebels rummaging through the luggage of passengers killed after Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, as a ceremony marked the disaster’s one-year anniversar …read more Source: South China Morning...
One year on, families of MH17 crash grieve and wait for answers over Ukraine disaster
On their son Bryce’s birthday this year, Silene Fredriksz-Hoogzand and her husband Rob went to a Dutch air base, watched pall bearers solemnly unload seven coffins from a military cargo plane and wondered if they contained parts of the remains of Bryce or his girlfriend D …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine halts Russian gas imports amid price row
Ukraine halted natural gas imports from Russia yesterday after a failure to agree on a price for the third quarter, state transport monopoly Ukrtransgaz said, in talks loaded with the political tension between the two. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Putin phones Obama to discuss Ukraine tensions, Islamic State
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama have spoken by telephone to discuss tensions in eastern Ukraine and the fight against the Islamic State in the Middle East. The last time the men spoke was in February, the White House said. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Pope Francis urges Putin to make ‘sincere effort’ for peace in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has used a trip to Italy to press his case against international sanctions and was urged by Pope Francis to make a “sincere effort” for peace in Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Poroshenko warns of threat of ‘full-scale invasion’ by Russia as rebel troops mass in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday there were 9,000 Russian servicemen on Ukrainian territory and warned of the threat of a “full-scale invasion” by Russia along the whole joint border. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia bans 89 EU officials from entering country over sanctions
Russia has imposed an entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders, a move that has angered Europe and worsened its standoff with the West over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Sweden wins Eurovision Song Contest while Russia is booed
Sweden beat Russia to win the 60th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, in an event described by organizers as beyond politics but marred by boos for the Russian that were apparently prompted by the Ukraine conflict and the Kremlin’s anti-gay policies. …read more Source: South China Morning...
65-year-old gives birth to quadruplets
A 65-year-old German woman, who already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Kerry, Putin meeting ends stand-off between US and Russia
The United States and Russia emerged from their most extensive, high-level talks in years vowing closer cooperation on Ukraine and Syria but unable to point to any breakthrough or new approach to bridge the differences between the two powers. …read more Source: South China Morning...
