Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Removal of MH17 wreckage starts in rebel-held east Ukraine
Investigators from The Netherlands heading the probe into the downing, in which 193 Dutch citizens died, confirmed that they were overseeing the removal of the debris and said it could take “several days”. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin resists Western offensive as testy G20 closes
Russian President Vladimir Putin flew out of Brisbane a little early after shrugging off a hail of Western fire over the Ukraine crisis at the G20 summit. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin cites ‘need to sleep’ on leaving tense G20 summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the decision to leave Brisbane early after the G20 summit had nothing to do with tensions over Ukraine. Instead, he wanted to catch up on some sleep ahead of a full day’s work back home. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin says Ukraine economic blockade a ‘big mistake’
Vladimir Putin said on Sunday (Nov 16) that the economic blockade of Ukraine’s separatist east by Kiev is a “big mistake” because it cuts off the disputed regions from the rest of the country. …read more Source: Channel...
West targets Russia over Ukraine as testy G20 wraps up
Australia, Japan and US said after talks on the G20 margins that they were united in “opposing Russia’s purported annexation of Crimea and its actions to destabilise eastern Ukraine, and bringing to justice those responsible for the downing of Flight MH17”. …read more Source: Channel...
US, Australia, Japan slam Russia over Ukraine
The United States, Australia and Japan on Sunday (Nov 16) urged Russia to stop meddling in Ukraine and demanded justice for the victims of a Malaysia Airlines jet downed over the country. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin to quit G20 summit after rebukes over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to walk out of a G20 summit in Australia, an aide said on Saturday (Nov 15), after he faced scorn and scepticism from Western leaders over Ukraine despite venturing to paper over Europe’s deepest chill in relations since the Cold War. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine orders closure of state services in rebel-held east
Ukraine will withdraw all state services in the rebel-held east, including schools, hospitals and emergency services. …read more Source: Channel...
Tense G20 vows action on Ebola as climate returns to fore
Feuding G20 leaders found common ground on Saturday (Nov 15) in vowing to “extinguish” the Ebola outbreak as they worked to revamp the global economy at a summit marked by discord over Ukraine and climate change. …read more Source: Channel...
Russian chill permeates G20 summit
Putin arrived in Brisbane facing an icy reception after the prime ministers of Britain and Australia accused him of being a bully and harbouring imperialist ambitions in the context of the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Channel...
