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Russian jets in repeated ‘aggressive’ passes of US warship
WASHINGTON: A Russian military jet came within nine meters of a US destroyer in international waters in the Baltic Sea, US officials say, but Russia on Thursday defended the maneuver as safe. Russian aircraft repeatedly buzzed the USS Donald Cook this week, including an incident Tuesday in which a Russian Su-24 flew nine meters above the ship in...
Russian jets in repeated ‘aggressive’ passes of US warship
BALTIC SEA: A Russian military jet came within 30 feet of a US destroyer in international waters in the Baltic Sea, US officials say, but Russia on Thursday defended the maneuver as safe. Russian aircraft repeatedly buzzed the USS Donald Cook this week, including an incident Tuesday in which a Russian Su-24 flew 30 feet (nine meters) above the...
Ukraine MPs approve Groysman for prime minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament approved presidential ally Volodymyr Groysman for the post of prime minister on Thursday in the biggest political shakeup since a 2014 uprising brought in a pro-Western leadership. …read more Source: The...
Dutch opposition urges government to honour EU-Ukraine 'No' vote
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Most Dutch opposition parties called on the government on Wednesday to respect the outcome of a non-binding referendum rejecting a treaty between the European Union and Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Global tax authorities probe Panama Papers
PARIS: Tax authorities from the world’s richest nations on Wednesday probed a mass of murky offshore dealings revealed in the huge Panama Papers data leak, just hours after police raided the law firm at the centre of the scandal. The leak of 11.5 million confidential offshore financial documents from Panamanian law office Mossack Fonseca...
Ukraine set for new government after coalition backs Groysman for PM
KIEV (Reuters) – A coalition of Ukraine’s two largest parties has agreed to back Volodymyr Groysman for prime minister and reshuffle the cabinet, lawmakers said on Wednesday, paving the way for the biggest shake-up since a 2014 uprising brought in a pro-Western leadership. …read more Source: The...
UN employee ‘captured’ by Ukraine rebels
KIEV: The United Nations said Wednesday that one of its staff members had been captured by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist east. The UN is carrying out a humanitarian mission in the war-torn republics of Lugansk and Donetsk. The world body’s office in Kiev said it had mobilised all channels to ensure its unnamed staff...
Russia pushes back 'Putin's bridge' to annexed Crimea by a year
TUZLA SPIT, Russia (Reuters) – Russia has pushed back the completion date of a showcase multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea by one year, saying the original plan had to be adjusted to take account of the weight of the trains that will cross it. …read more Source: The...
Panama raids offices of Mossack Fonseca law firm
PANAMA CITY: Panama’s attorney general late on Tuesday raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm to search for any evidence of illegal activities, authorities said in a statement. The Panama-based law firm is at the center of the “Panama Papers” leaks scandal that has embarrassed several world leaders and shone a spotlight on the...
Dutch vote against EU-Ukraine treaty – final result
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch voters rejected the Ukraine-EU treaty by a large margin in a nonbinding referendum held last week, according to the final results published by the country’s Election Commission on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
