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Dutch concerned by Ukrainian MH17 suspect’s release
Tsemakh is alleged an air defence specialist for pro-Russian separatists. (AFP pic)THE HAGUE: Dutch investigators expressed concern Thursday they will be unable to question a Ukrainian man over the downing of flight MH17 after a court in Kiev freed him pending trial. The release of Vladimir Tsemakh, an alleged air defence specialist for...
Key witness in MH17 downing released from jail in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian court has unexpectedly released a key witness in the case of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over separatist-held eastern Ukraine. The appeals court in the capital Kyiv ruled Thursday that Volodymyr Tsemakh should be released from custody, pending further investigation. Tsemakh was the commander of the...
Russia’s Putin says talks with Ukraine on prisoner swap nearly complete
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Ukraine court releases MH17 suspect on bail
MH17 was shot down over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters pic)KIEV: A Ukrainian court on Thursday released on bail a man suspected of involvement in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014 that killed 298 people. A judge said that Volodymyr Tsemakh, whom Ukraine’s security...
Ukraine expects further increase in trade with Georgia
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Selfies from the disaster zone: how TV show changed Chernobyl tourism
CHERNOBYL: The hit TV series “Chernobyl” has attracted a new generation of tourists to the nuclear disaster zone but guides say that many are more interested in taking selfies than learning about the accident.“They do not need information anymore, they just want to take a selfie,“ said Yevgen Goncharenko, an official plant guide, at the site of...
Can US, China and Russia cooperate on Afghan Peace?
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: A dialogue about peace among Afghans, including members of the government and the Taliban, might finally get under way. However difficult, the prospect of talks brings hope for a negotiated outcome to the decades-long Afghan war. Critical questions remain about whether the Taliban will agree to talk to the Afghan...
Serena Williams beats Wang Qiang to reach semi-finals
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: Serena Williams underlined her tag as the favourite for the US Open with a brutal quarter-final win over China’s Wang Qiang in just 44 minutes. The 37-year-old American broke serve five times and hit 25 winners as she eased to a 6-1 6-0 win over the 18th seed on Arthur Ashe Stadium Williams, seeded eighth, is...
MEPs urge Kiev not to extradite MH17 suspect to Moscow
The Malaysia Airlines passenger plane travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down in 2014 over an area of armed conflict with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters pic) THE HAGUE: Forty MEPs urged Ukraine’s president not to hand over a prisoner detained in Kiev to Russia on Wednesday so he can be questioned over...
Prominent DC lawyer and ex-Obama aide acquitted in foreign lobbying case
A prominent Washington lawyer was found not guilty Wednesday of lying to the Justice Department about work he did for the government of Ukraine in … …read more Source:: The Japan...
