Section: Malaysia
Ukraine president's party leads poll ahead of July election
KIEV (Reuters) – A party set up by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office last month, continues to lead in an opinion poll published on Wednesday ahead of a snap parliamentary election due on July 21. …read more Source: The...
Council of Europe readmits Russia, five years after suspension over Crimea
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Europe’s main human rights forum on Tuesday approved Russia’s readmission, the first time that an international sanction imposed for its seizure of Crimea in 2014 has been reversed, despite a stalling protest from Ukraine and Georgia. …read more Source: The...
Austrian court clears way for U.S. extradition of Ukrainian tycoon Firtash
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a decision granting a U.S. request to extradite Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash, paving the way for him to face trial in the United States over bribery allegations. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine walks out of Europe rights body as Russia returns
KIEV: The Ukrainian delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Tuesday walked out in protest after Russian MPs were allowed to return to the human rights body five years after the annexation of Crimea.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “disappointed” by the decision of the assembly (PACE) to readmit...
Council of Europe assembly allows Russia’s return
STRASBOURG, FRANCE: The Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly agreed early Tuesday to allow Russian representatives to return to the body, five years after it was stripped of its voting rights over the annexation of Crimea.Despite strong opposition from Ukraine, 118 parliamentarians from Council of Europe member states agreed that...
European assembly will not discuss MH17 at meeting
The Joint Investigation Team has released names of four suspects they believe to be responsible for the downing of MH17 in 2014. (Reuters pic)STRASBOURG: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is not planning to discuss the MH17 plane that crashed in 2014 in Eastern Ukraine this week, although there have been proposals to do...
PACE will not discuss MH17 at assembly meeting
The Joint Investigation Team has released names of four suspects they believe to be responsible for the downing of MH17 in 2014. (Reuters pic)STRASBOURG: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is not planning to discuss the MH17 plane that crashed in 2014 in Eastern Ukraine this week, although there have been proposals to do...
Ukraine hosts biggest ever gay pride parade
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian politicians and foreign diplomats joined thousands marching in a gay pride parade in Kiev on Sunday, the biggest and most peaceful ever in the former Soviet country. …read more Source: The...
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after US regulator’s order
Malaysia Airlines says it is avoiding the airspace, which it had previously used on flights between Kuala Lumpur and London, Jeddah and Medina.SINGAPORE: Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, they said on Friday, after the US aviation regulator barred its carriers...
Ukraine president's party keeps commanding poll lead ahead of July election
KIEV (Reuters) – The new party set up by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office last month, maintained a commanding lead in an opinion poll published on Friday ahead of a snap parliamentary election next month. …read more Source: The...
