Section: Malaysia
Death toll from ship blaze near Crimea rises to 14 – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The death toll from a fire on board two ships in the Kerch Strait near Crimea has risen to 14, TASS news agency cited a source in Russia’s emergency services as saying. …read more Source: The...
Israel, Ukraine ink free trade deal
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during their meeting in Jerusalem. (Reuters pic)JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko announced Monday the two countries had signed a free trade agreement. “Today a free trade agreement was signed...
Deadly blast hits cargo ships near Crimea
Smoke rises from a fire at a ship in the Kerch Strait near Crimea. (Reuters pic)MOSCOW: Ten crew members have been found dead and 14 have been rescued after two ships caught fire in the Kerch Strait near Crimea, Russia’s transport ministry said on Monday, with a rescue operation still underway. The ministry said earlier on Monday that crew...
Ten sailors dead, 14 saved after two ships catch fire near Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ten crew members have been found dead and 14 have been rescued after two ships caught fire in the Kerch Strait near Crimea, Russia’s transport ministry said on Monday, with a rescue operation still underway. …read more Source: The...
Ten crew members dead after two ships catch fire near Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ten crew members have been found dead and 14 have been rescued after two ships caught fire in the Kerch Strait near Crimea, Russian’s transport ministry told Reuters on Monday, with a rescue operation still underway. …read more Source: The...
Germany urges Russia, Ukraine to de-escalate conflict
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks during a news conference following a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin in Kiev, Ukraine January 18, 2019. (Reuters pic)MOSCOW/KIEV: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday urged both Russia and Ukraine to de-escalate the conflict in eastern Ukraine and said France and Germany were...
Germany urges Russia, Ukraine to de-escalate conflict
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday urged both Russia and Ukraine to de-escalate the conflict in eastern Ukraine and said France and Germany were ready to help by monitoring naval traffic near the Crimean coast. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Putin has allowed German experts to monitor Kerch Strait
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a proposal by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for German experts to monitor the Kerch Strait near Crimea. …read more Source: The...
German minister – Kerch Strait is now open for shipping
MOSCOW (Reuters) – It is widely acknowledged that ships can pass through the Kerch Strait – a body of water shared between Russia and Ukraine – is now free, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine foreign minister says arms talks with U.S. ongoing
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said on Friday that arms negotiations were ongoing with the United States. …read more Source: The...



