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LIVE BLOG: Malaysian passenger plane crash in Ukraine
Reports say a Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people has crashed in eastern Ukraine and may have been shot down by militants. It comes as Malaysian Airlines says it has lost contact with MH17 from Amsterdam. …read more Source: Channel...
Europe: Equities decline
The news sent markets sliding as many investors sought to minimise risky investments amid heightened Ukraine concerns, dealers said. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine accuses Russian jet of downing fighter plane in east
A Russian jet shot down a Ukrainian SU-25 fighter plane that was on military operations over the east of Ukraine, where government forces are fighting to quell a pro-Russian separatist rebellion, the Ukrainian militarysaid. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Malaysia Airlines passenger jet carrying 295 people ‘shot down’ over eastern Ukraine
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crashed after reportedly being shot down by a ground-to-air missile in eastern Ukraine with 295 people on board on Thursday, in a region of military action where Ukrainian government forces are battling pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: South China Morning...
West escalates Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Both the U.S. and European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia Wednesday, with President Ba …read more Source: The Korea...
Kiev accuses Russian jet of shooting down its plane
Kiev on Thursday accused a Russian air force jet of shooting down a Ukrainian warplane over its territory Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions along the volatile border between the two ex-Soviet states. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Russia condemns ‘primitive’ US sanctions over Ukraine
Russia condemned new US sanctions on Thursday as a primitive attempt to take revenge on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis and accused Washington of blackmailing the European Union into agreeing more sanctions. …read more Source: The Times of...
US, EU stiffen sanctions against Russia over its support for Ukraine separatists
The US and EU strengthened sanctions on Russia over Ukraine on Wednesday, with President Obama taking his first direct swipes in the finance, military and energy sectors of the Russian economy. The move drew an angry threat of serious retaliation from Moscow. …read more Source: South China Morning...
U.S., Europe expand economic sanctions on Russia to hit key energy firms, banks
Both the U.S. and European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia Wednesday, with President Barack Obama declaring that Russian leaders must see that their actions supporting Ukraine’s rebels “have consequences.” Though the American and European sanctions were coordinated, they nonetheless exposed fissures in what the...
US, EU escalate economic sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON — Both the U.S. and European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia July 16, with President Barack Obama declaring that Russian leaders must see that their actions supporting Ukraine’s rebels “have consequences.” Though the American and European sanctions were coordinated, they nonetheless exposed...
