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Captain charged over Budapest boat tragedy
Rescuers are still searching for survivors. (AFP pic)BUDAPEST: The captain of a river cruise ship that collided with a smaller sightseeing vessel was charged on Saturday over the accident in Budapest that killed seven South Korean tourists and left 21 missing. The Mermaid carrying mainly South Korean tourists overturned and sank late Wednesday,...
2 people missing after blasts at Russian military plant, 22 injured
Local news agencies said the blast at an explosives plant in the town of Dzerzhinsk, Russia injured at least two people.(Twitter pic from @andyvermaut)MOSCOW: At least two people were missing on Saturday after blasts at the explosives plant Kristall in the central Russian town of Dzerzhinsk, Interfax and RIA news agencies reported. “As we...
Floods prevent attempts to reach Danish cruise wreck
A rescue boat searches for victims after a tourist boat crashed with a river cruise boat, in River Danube in Budapest. (AP pic)BUDAPEST: The captain of a passenger cruiser that collided with a pleasure boat that capsized on the Danube, killing South Korean tourists on board, was due to appear in court in Budapest on Saturday as floodwaters...
South Korean families of Budapest boat tragedy victims visit scene
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has arrived in Hungary. (AFP pic)BUDAPEST: South Korean relatives of victims of the Budapest boat tragedy on Friday visited the scene of the accident which left seven dead and 21 missing after a sightseeing boat sank. The ill-fated Mermaid carrying mainly South Korean tourists overturned and...
Political novice wins Lithuania presidential race
Centre-right independent candidate Gitanas Nauseda won Lithuania’s presidential election as challenger Ingrida Simonyte, a conservative-backed independent MP, conceded defeat. (AFP pic) VILNIUS: Gitanas Nauseda, a centre-right independent and political novice, won Lithuania’s presidential runoff in a race marked by low populist...
Ukraine’s Zelensky under fire over top appointments
Activists of the National Corps, a far-right Ukrainian party, stand with flags outside the Ukrainian Parliament to demand snap parliamentary polls during an extraordinary hearing in Kiev on May 22. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukraine’s new president Volodymyr Zelensky came under fire on Wednesday, just days after taking office, over key hiring decisions...
Ukraine parliament election may happen on July 21
Volodymyr Zelenskiy previously announced a snap parliamentary elections. (Reuters pic)KIEV: Ukraine may hold a snap parliamentary election on July 21, an adviser to new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said today after Zelenskiy held consultations with lawmakers. “We see the most acceptable date for the election – July 21, 2019,” lawyer Andriy...
Ukraine’s new president Zelensky says ceasefire first priority
Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to end the five-year conflict with Moscow-backed separatists. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday used his inaugural speech to announce his first priority was ending the five-year conflict with Moscow-backed separatists in the east of the country that has claimed over 13,000 lives. A...
Ukraine’s new president Zelensky dissolves parliament
Ukranian actor turned president Volodymyr Zelensky’s team said the country needs ‘a parliament that functions.’ (AFP pic)KIEV: Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old comedian who took office as Ukraine’s president on Monday, announced the dissolution of parliament in his inaugural speech in order to hold early elections. “I dissolve...
Daunting challenges facing new Ukraine leader
Candidate Zelenskiy reacts following the announcement of an exit poll in Ukraine’s presidential election in Kiev. (Reuters pic)KIEV: Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old standup comedian with no political experience, will be sworn in as Ukrainian president on Monday. As leader of a country dependent on international aid and battling...
