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Russian defence ministry says U.S. troops in east Ukraine – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. troops are in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine and are training Ukrainian forces, Interfax news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia’s Defence Ministry as saying on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Anthropologist criticized for showing images of MH17 victims
An anthropologist and pathologist who is part of the international team working to identify people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down over Ukraine was publicly rebuked Thursday for discussing the case and showing photos of victims in a lecture to students.Arie de Bruijn, head of the Dutch police forensics unit that is...
Sweden mulls 2026 Winter Games bid after aborted ’22 effort
Stockholm is mulling a run for the 2026 Winter Olympics based on the concept of its aborted bid for the 2022 Games.Swedish Olympic Committee spokesman Bjorn Folin said Thursday there were “no concrete plans” yet but the issue had been discussed at the committee’s annual meeting earlier this week.Folin said the committee plans to...
Dutch expert suspended after showing MH17 victim photos
THE HAGUE: A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been suspended after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, police said Thursday. “He has been suspended from his work and we’ll see if other measures need to be taken,” Thomas Aling, spokesman for the Dutch national...
MH17: Dutch expert suspended after showing victim photos
THE HAGUE: A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been suspended after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, police said Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine truce: US accuses Russia of violating deal
The US has accused Russia of deploying more air defence systems in eastern Ukraine in breach of a ceasefire deal. The state department also said Russia was involved in training separatist forces in the area and building up its forces along the border. The Kremlin has not yet responded to the claims. A truce between Ukrainian forces and...
Arctic nations meet under threat of new Cold War
Ottawa (AFP) – The thawing of the polar ice promises Arctic nations new opportunities to open ocean trade routes and offshore oil fields.But the chill in relations between Western powers and their Arctic neighbor Russia could make the North a frontline in a new Cold War.Senior envoys from the countries of the Arctic Council will meet on...
France OK to refund Russia if warship not delivered
PARIS, France — French President Francois Hollande has acknowledged for the first time that France will have to give Russia a refund if it doesn’t receive the Mistral-class warship whose delivery has been suspended last year because of the conflict in Ukraine. “If you don’t deliver, you must refund. So far, the delivery of...
IS group is ‘Russia’s greatest enemy’, not US, says Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that the Islamic State group was Moscow’s greatest enemy, notwithstanding the strained relations with the United States over the Ukraine conflict.Alabama woman reportedly joins Islamic State in SyriaSix charged with conspiring to support Islamic StateRussia blames U.S. for security...
Russia bolstering rebel forces, heavy arms, air defenses in Ukraine: U.S.
The United States accused Russia Wednesday of building up its forces along the border with Ukraine, boosting air defense systems in the country and training Ukrainian rebels in the east. “Combined Russian-separatist forces continue to violate the terms of the ‘Minsk 2′ agreement signed in mid-February,” acting State Department spokeswoman Marie...
