Section: The Star (Malaysia)
No New Year pilgrimage to Ukraine for Israeli Jews this year
KYIV (Reuters) – Israeli Hasidic Jews will have to forego an annual pilgrimage to the central Ukrainian town of Uman this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the town’s mayor has said. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine – it's too early to blame human error for downing of passenger plane in Iran
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Tuesday it was soon to blame human error for the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger airliner near Tehran in January, challenging the findings of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation (CAO). …read more Source:: The...
Dutch government to file suit against Russia over downing of MH17
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The Dutch government on Friday said it would file a suit against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights over the downing of Malaysia Airlines passenger flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago. …read more Source:: The...
France's Macron to discuss security with Putin on June 26
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss security issues including Ukraine, Libya and Iran with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a video call on Friday, the Elysee Palace said. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine to open more hospitals to coronavirus cases amid surge
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine is opening more of its hospitals to coronavirus cases as the institutions initially chosen to accept patients no longer have enough beds to cope with a surge in infections, the health minister said on Wednesday. …read more Source:: The...
Three die, hundreds evacuated in Ukraine flooding
KYIV (Reuters) – Torrential rains in Ukraine have killed three people, forced hundreds from their homes and cut off villages in western regions, authorities said on Wednesday. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine apartment block gas explosion kills at least one
KYIV (Reuters) – A gas explosion at a multi-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv has killed at least one person, rescuers said on Sunday. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine' ex-president avoids pre-trial detention as West warns against score settling
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian prosecutors dropped a demand on Thursday for former President Petro Poroshenko to be taken into custody while he awaits trial in a criminal case he says is politically motivated. …read more Source:: The...
Iran to send black boxes from downed Ukrainian airliner to Ukraine -minister
(Reuters) – Iran will send the black boxes from a downed Ukrainian airliner to Ukraine, Iran’s minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mohammad Eslami, said on Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine gets U.S. military aid, including Javelin anti-tank missiles
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has received military aid worth more than $60 million from the United States, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday. …read more Source:: The...
