Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Captain of cruise liner involved in Danube boat collision had previous accident -prosecutors
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Ukrainian captain of a cruise liner that collided with a Hungarian pleasure boat on the Danube last week was captain of a boat in the Netherlands that caused an accident there in April, Hungarian prosecutors said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Party of Ukraine's new president well ahead in parliamentary election race
KIEV (Reuters) – Servant of the People, the party of Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has increased its large lead over rivals ahead of a snap parliamentary election due on July 21, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's new president seeks pro-Western course, peace with Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – New Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he was ready to negotiate with Russia to end the war in eastern Ukraine while sticking to Ukraine’s goal of one day joining the European Union and the NATO alliance. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's new president to revive Russia peace talks, join NATO
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – New Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he is ready to negotiate with Russia to end the war in eastern Ukraine but will stick to the previous government’s goal of one day joining the NATO alliance. …read more Source: The...
HBO show success drives Chernobyl tourism boom
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (Reuters) – The success of a U.S. television miniseries examining the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl has driven up the number of tourists wanting to see the plant and the ghostly abandoned town that neighbours it for themselves. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine police officers arrested for murder in killing of five-year-old boy
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian police officers were arrested on suspicion of murder on Tuesday, accused of fatally shooting a five-year-old boy while drunkenly firing weapons at cans and bottles in the courtyard of an apartment building, officials said. …read more Source: The...
Russia rebuffs Ukraine's case over rebel support at U.N. court
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Russia told a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday that the court lacks jurisdiction in a case filed by Ukraine against Moscow over its alleged support of pro-Russian separatists in the Crimea and eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Factbox: New Ukraine president picks top reformist, men with oligarch ties
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed a mix of people to his core team, which includes a reformist former finance minister, men with ties to a controversial oligarch and people from his TV production company. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian president appoints man with ties to oligarch as security chief
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has picked as a top security chief a man who Reuters has reported as having ties with tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky, an appointment that underscores links between the two. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president hopes EU sanctions on Russia remain
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he hopes that European Union sanctions on Russia will remain in place until Ukrainian territories are returned, according to a statement released on the presidential website. …read more Source: The...
