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Russia’s Putin orders formation of new military reserve force
Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Russia's Putin orders formation of new military reserve force
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Rebel shelling in east Ukraine kills three civilians, soldier – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Three civilians have been killed by shelling by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist eastern regions, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, following a week of the deadliest fighting in over a month. …read more Source: The...
4 Dead as Fighting Flares in East Ukraine
Three civilians and one Ukrainian soldier have been killed over the past day in renewed fighting in the east of the country, where pro-Russian rebels are waging an insurgency, Kiev said today. …read more Source:...
Dutch premier thanks relatives of MH17 victims for patience, trust
Exactly one year after the MH17 flight disaster in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday expressed his “heartfelt gratitude” to the relatives of the 298 victims during a remembrance ceremony in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. …read more Source: Global...
Consideration of draft resolution on MH17 tribunal postponed
UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM – The voting in the UN Security Council on the draft resolution on establishing a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the MH17 air disaster in Ukraine has been postponed until the end of July, a well-informed diplomatic source in the UN headquarters told TASS on Friday. …read more Source:...
A year after MH17, intelligence agencies slow to share threat data with pilots
A year after the downing of MH17, Europe’s intelligence agencies remain reluctant to share information that might help airlines detect threats from ground-based conflicts in future, the region’s aviation safety chief said on Friday. Malaysia Airlines flight 17, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over eastern Ukraine...
Memorials for MH17 victims as calls grow for justice
NIEUWEGEIN: Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine exactly a year ago joined emotional memorials on Friday as calls mounted for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy. All 298 passengers and crew – the majority of them Dutch – died on July 17 last year when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing...
UN chief pays tribute to victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday paid tribute to the victims who lost their lives one year ago aboard the “tragic” Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which crashed in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Video Purports to Show Rebel Dismay After Downing of Malaysian Jet in Ukraine
A year to the day after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine, an Australian news organization released a video purporting to show pro-Russian separatists walking amid the wreckage, e… …read more Source:...
