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Ukraine Su-27 fighter crashes, pilot killed – statement
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian Su-27 fighter aircraft crashed while attempting to land on Saturday afternoon during a scheduled flight, killing the pilot, the Ukrainian military said. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainians await historic synod decision on independent church
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has made an independent Church a campaign pledge ahead of an unpredictable election. (AFP pic)KIEV: Several thousand Ukrainians rallied outside one of Kiev’s main cathedrals Saturday ahead of a historic synod expected to establish an Orthodox church independent from Russia. Ukrainian priests were to meet...
Fake news vs fact in online battle for truth
US President Donald Trump has popularised the term ‘fake news’ and used it to attack the news media. AFP Photo PARIS: Since US President Donald Trump weaponised the term “fake news” during the 2016 presidential election campaign, the phrase has gone viral. Increasingly it is used by politicians around the world to denounce or dismiss news...
Russian hackers broke into Ukrainian military IT system – security service
KIEV (Reuters) – Russian hackers broke into the IT systems of more than 100 military and state institutions in western Ukraine, a statement by the state security service (SBU) said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
U.S. call to release Ukraine sailors can't trump Russian law – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that a U.S. call to release Ukrainian sailors and ships seized near Crimea could not take precedence over Russia’s justice system, but that Moscow remained interested in a top level bilateral meeting with the United States. …read more Source: The...
2018: Trump’s year of disruption — and danger ahead
WASHINGTON: He came, he disrupted, he declared victory. Ask Donald Trump and he’ll tell you 2018 was a roaring success.“Nobody’s ever done a better job than I’m doing as president,” Trump told Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward.Classic Trump.Best ever or not, there’s no denying this most unusual White House resident...
US calls for ‘immediate’ dialogue over Cameroon conflict
WASHINGTON: He came, he disrupted, he declared victory. Ask Donald Trump and he’ll tell you 2018 was a roaring success.“Nobody’s ever done a better job than I’m doing as president,“ Trump told Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward.Classic Trump.Best ever or not, there’s no denying this most unusual White House resident...
US, Ukraine navy heads meet after Russia ship seizure
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis earlier this month blasted the Russian navy’s ‘brazen’ violation of a treaty that allows both Russian and Ukrainian ships free passage in the Kerch Strait. (Bloomberg pic)WASHINGTON: The head of the Ukrainian navy is meeting his US counterpart this week in Washington, where they will discuss the Russian...
US, Ukraine navy heads meet after Russia ship seizure
WASHINGTON: The head of the Ukrainian navy is meeting his US counterpart this week in Washington, where they will discuss the Russian navy’s recent seizure of three Ukrainian vessels, a US official said Thursday.Russian ships last month opened fire on three Ukrainian navy vessels as they tried to pass through the Kerch Strait from the Black...
EU rolls over Russia sanctions over Ukraine turmoil
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union rolled over its economic sanctions against Russia on Thursday, European Council President Donald Tusk said during summit of the bloc’s leaders he was chairing in Brussels. …read more Source: The...
