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U.N. expert says Iran lied in downing of Ukraine airliner
A U.N. official on Tuesday accused Iran of lying in its explanation of how it shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet near Tehran last year at a time… …read more Source:: Japan...
At least 15 killed, 11 injured in nursing home fire in Ukraine
At least 15 people were killed and 11 injured in a fire in a nursing home in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian state emergency service… …read more Source:: Japan...
Iran dithering on crash probe, says Ukraine airline
Iranian investigators probing the downing of a passenger plane a year ago are deliberately dragging their feet, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) said on Wednesday. Tehran has admitted its… …read more Source:: Japan...
Military plane carrying air force cadets crashes in Ukraine, killing 22
A military transport plane carrying air force cadets crashed and burst into flames near a highway in northeastern Ukraine on Friday evening, killing at least 22 people on… …read more Source:: Japan...
Russian military says U.S. flights near Crimea fuel tensions
The Russian military on Friday accused the U.S. and its allies of provoking tensions in the Black Sea region with a sharp increase in the number of bomber… …read more Source:: Japan...
Ukraine, Belarus trade accusations over Jewish pilgrims
Ukraine and Belarus traded angry accusations Wednesday over thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims who have remained stuck on their border after Ukraine denied them entry because of coronavirus… …read more Source:: Japan...
Ukraine hostage-taker surrenders; bus passengers unharmed
An “unstable” armed man who seized more than a dozen hostages on a long-distance bus in Ukraine’s western city of Lutsk was detained late Tuesday after a standoff… …read more Source:: Japan...
Data analysis on downed Ukraine jet starts Tuesday; Canada skeptical about Iran explanation
Investigators examining the black boxes from the Ukrainian jet accidentally shot down by Iran will begin analyzing recovered voice and flight data on Tuesday, France’s BEA accident investigation… …read more Source:: Japan...
MH17 relatives protest against Russia with 298 empty chairs
The families of people killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 set out 298 white chairs outside the Russian Embassy… …read more Source:: Japan...
Romney will support GOP effort to investigate Biden
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says he will support a subpoena to interview a witness and obtain records related to Burisma, the gas company in Ukraine linked to former… …read more Source:: Japan...
