Section: The Star (Malaysia)
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 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...
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...
EU agrees to extend Russia economic sanctions for six months – spokesman
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders unanimously agreed to extend sanctions against Russia for another six months because Moscow is not implementing the peace agreements for Ukraine, a spokesman said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
EU to extend economic sanctions on Russia until 2020
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will decide on Thursday to prolong until the end of January 2020 economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine and call on Moscow to help bring to justice those guilty of shooting down a passenger plane there in 2014. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president: I hope MH17 crash suspects will stand trial
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he welcomed murder charges brought against four suspects over the 2014 downing of the MH17 passenger jet over eastern Ukraine, and said he hoped they would stand trial. …read more Source: The...
Party of Ukraine's president leads opinion poll ahead of July vote
KIEV (Reuters) – The new party set up by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office last month, could win the most seats in a parliamentary election due on July 21, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
EU to extend sanctions against Russia by six months over Crimea annexation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders are likely to extend sanctions against Russia over the annexation of Crimea by another 6 months on Thursday, senior EU official said. …read more Source: The...
Evidence shows Russia supplied missile used to shoot down MH17 – investigator
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands (Reuters) – Investigators have collected enough evidence to show that Russia provided the missile launcher used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, they said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Netherlands set to prosecute suspects in MH17 airliner downing
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands (Reuters) – International investigators are set on Wednesday to launch criminal proceedings against suspects in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine nearly five years ago. …read more Source: The...
