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      Russians hacked Ukrainian gas company at centre of Trump impeachment
      Jan14

      Russians hacked Ukrainian gas company at centre of Trump impeachment

      January 14, 2020 9:52 AMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – With US President Donald Trump facing an impeachment trial over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice-President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, Russian military hackers have been boring into the Ukrainian gas company at the centre of the affair, according to security...

      Iran grants Canada investigators access to downed plane
      Jan14

      Iran grants Canada investigators access to downed plane

      OTTAWA: Canadian investigators flying to Tehran on Monday will access the wreckage and black boxes from a Ukranian jetliner downed by a missile strike last week, officials said.“We don’t fully know what the scope of our investigation will be,“ Transportation Safety Board (TSB) chair Kathy Fox told a press conference.However, she added,...

      Trudeau blames Ukraine plane’s downing on US-Iran tensions
      Jan14

      Trudeau blames Ukraine plane’s downing on US-Iran tensions

      Trudeau attended a memorial for the victims last week. (AP pic)OTTAWA: Victims of an Iran-downed jetliner would still be alive if not for a recent escalation of tensions partly triggered by the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. “I think if there were no tensions, if there was no escalation recently in the region,...

      Iran denies plane crash cover-up and grants access to Canadian investigators
      Jan14

      Iran denies plane crash cover-up and grants access to Canadian investigators

      Iran denied a “cover-up” on Monday after taking days to reveal an airliner was accidentally shot down last week, a disaster that sparked demonstrations and calls for a fully transparent investigation.The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 was brought down by a missile soon after taking off Wednesday from Tehran, killing all 176 passengers...

      PM: Georgia remains Ukraine’s strategic partner
      Jan13

      PM: Georgia remains Ukraine’s strategic partner

      On December 12-13, the Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia paid an official visit to Ukraine, Trend reports via Georgian Government. …read more Source::...

      IRGC commander talks details of Ukraine plane incident at parliament
      Jan13

      IRGC commander talks details of Ukraine plane incident at parliament

      The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has explained the attack on US base and human mistake that lead to tragic crash of Ukraine plane at a parliament session in Tehran, Hossein Salami said, Trend reports via IRINN. …read more Source::...

      Some of Ukraine plane crash victims identified
      Jan13

      Some of Ukraine plane crash victims identified

      Identities of 50 people that were killed in a Ukraine International Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 plane crash near Parand city in Iran’s Tehran province Jan. 8 have been established, Chairman of the Iranian Medical Examination Organization Abbas Masjidi Arani said at a press conference, Trend reports via Tasnim. …read more Source::...

      IRGC commander talks details of Ukraine plane incident at parliament
      Jan13

      IRGC commander talks details of Ukraine plane incident at parliament

      …read more Source:: Today.Az

      NA Speaker: Armenan Constitutional Court Crisis  Continues
      Jan13

      NA Speaker: Armenan Constitutional Court Crisis  Continues

      ArmInfo.The crisis around the Constitutional Court of Armenia continues. On January 13, Ararat Mirzoyan, Chairman of the RA National Assembly, stated this in an interview with reporters. According to him, the problem, unfortunately, has not yet been resolved. At the same time, the speaker of parliament ruled out the possibility of resolving the...

      Iran Apologizes to Ukraine for Accidentally Shooting Down Airliner

      Jan13

      Iran Apologizes to Ukraine for Accidentally Shooting Down Airliner


      Iranian president apologizes to Ukrainian leader for the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner by Iran’s military. …read more Source:: The...