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Canada wants ‘full clarity’ on shootdown: PM Trudeau tells Iran
Trudeau said he called up Iran’s Rouhani, who admitted earlier Saturday that the airliner was mistakenly shot down by missiles. Photo: FileOTTAWA: A “furious” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanded Saturday that Iran provide Canada with “full clarity” on the shootdown near Tehran of a Ukrainian airliner that killed...
‘Furious’ Trudeau demands ‘full clarity’ from Iran on plane shootdown
Prime Minister Trudeau insists that Canada be allowed to participate in investigations on the Ukrainian airliner. (Reuters pic)OTTAWA: A “furious” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanded Saturday that Iran provide Canada with “full clarity” on the shootdown near Tehran of a Ukrainian airliner that killed all 176 aboard, including dozens of...
After calls from Kremlin, Ankar, Libya strongman Haftar agrees to ceasefire
General Khalifa Haftar had initially vowed to continue fighting to capture Tripoli. (Reuters pic)BENGHAZI: Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar on Saturday announced a ceasefire in his months-long battle to control the capital Tripoli after calls for a truce from Russia and Turkey. The North African state has seen an escalation of the turmoil...
Trump warns Iran against ‘another massacre of peaceful protesters’
President Trump says Tehran must allow human rights groups to ‘monitor and report facts’. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Iran against cracking down on protests that broke out after it admitted shooting down an airliner by mistake, killing all 176 people aboard. “The government of Iran must allow human rights groups to...
Iran’s admission on jet brings rage in Ukraine and protests in Tehran
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Iran police disperse student air crash protesters
Students chanted slogans and demanded the prosecution of those responsible for downing the Ukrainian plane. (AP pic)TEHRAN: Iranian police dispersed students chanting “radical” slogans during a Saturday gathering in Tehran to honour the 176 people killed when an airliner was mistakenly shot down, Fars news agency reported. AFP correspondents said...
Iran says ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukraine passenger jet
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Saturday it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people aboard, in an abrupt about-turn after initially denying Western claims it was struck by a missile. President Hassan Rouhani said a military probe into the tragedy had found “missiles fired due to human error” brought down the […] The...
Iran says ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukraine passenger jet
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran said Saturday it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people aboard, in an abrupt about-turn after initially denying Western claims it was struck by a missile.President Hassan Rouhani s …read more Source:: The Korea...
UK ambassador to Iran arrested at Tehran protests
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says Rob Macaire’s detention ‘without grounds’ violates international law. (AFP pic)LONDON: Iranian authorities briefly detained Britain’s ambassador in Tehran on Saturday, according to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, after he was reportedly arrested during protests against the regime. “The...
British ambassador to Iran arrested: UK govt
LONDON: Iranian authorities briefly detained Britain´s ambassador in Tehran on Saturday, according to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, after he was reportedly arrested during protests against the regime.”The arrest of our ambassador in Tehran without grounds or explanation is a flagrant violation of international law,” Raab said in a...
