Section: AsiaOne (Singapore)
Ukraine says airliner may have been downed by missile but not confirmed yet
KIEV – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the possibility a missile downed a Ukrainian passenger airplane over Iran this week killing all on board had not been ruled out but it had not been confirmed yet. He said would discuss the investigation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo later on Friday. “The...
Tehran challenges suggestion Iran missile downed Ukraine jet
TEHRAN – Iran, alluding to “doubtful scenarios”, on Thursday (Jan 9) challenged international suggestions that the Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside Tehran this week was mistakenly downed by an Iranian missile. The Iranian government, in a statement, urged Canada to share its information after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Canadian PM says Iranian missile brought down airliner
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday “multiple” intelligence sources indicate that Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner after it took off from Tehran, killing all 176 on board, including 63 Canadians. Trudeau’s comments came as images posted on social media increasingly pointed to a catastrophic mistake by...
Ukrainian plane with at least 170 aboard crashes in Iran
DUBAI – A Ukrainian airliner carrying at least 170 passengers crashed on Wednesday due to technical problems soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport, and all aboard were killed, Iran’s state television said. The Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed near the airport and burst into...
Finland picks Sanna Marin, its youngest-ever prime minister
HELSINKI – Finland’s Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister on Sunday (Dec 8), making her the youngest head of government in the country’s history. Ms Sanna Marin narrowly won Sunday’s vote to replace outgoing leader Antti Rinne, who resigned on Tuesday after losing...
Crooning customers get free rides in Ukraine’s karaoke cab
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine – A Ukrainian taxi driver is offering his passengers rides for a song, by refunding their bill if they appear on his YouTube channel performing their favourite tunes. Andriy Turko has fitted a karaoke system in his cab in a drive to discover new musical talent in his home city of Vinnytsia. Anyone who agrees to be filmed...
Ukraine’s Zelensky says Trump did not blackmail him in call
KIEV – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that US President Donald Trump did not seek to blackmail him during a phone call in July or a meeting last month. Mr Zelensky said he had not known that US military aid to Ukraine had been blocked at the time of the call. Having been made aware of this by his defence...
Netherlands, Australia vow to pursue convictions for downing of MH17
SYDNEY – Australia and the Netherlands said on Wednesday (Oct 9) that they will pursue criminal prosecutions for those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that killed 298 people even if it takes many years. The airliner was shot down on July 17, 2014, over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine...
White House says it will not cooperate with impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON – The White House said on Tuesday (Oct 8) it would refuse to cooperate with a “baseless, unconstitutional” congressional impeachment inquiry, setting Republican President Donald Trump on a collision course with the Democratic-led US House of Representatives. An eight-page letter signed by White House counsel Pat...
Embattled Donald Trump leaves New York angry, bitter
NEW YORK – From his New York skyscraper, President Donald Trump should have felt on top of the world. Instead, scandal over his alleged shakedown of Ukraine’s president for dirt on an opponent has brought him to the lowest point of his presidency – and at risk of crashing further. The former real estate tycoon and reality TV...
