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Six coffins of MH17 remains flown out of Ukraine
UKRAINE – Six more coffins holding remains of the victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 were on Friday flown out of east Ukraine for The Netherlands, officials said.Dutch and Ukrainian officials held a memorial ceremony at the airport in the city of Kharkiv for the last batch of human remains due to be transported this...
Russian warships enter English Channel for drills in latest show of muscle
November 28, 2014 6:36 PMMOSCOW (Reuters) – A squadron of Russian warships entered the English Channel on Friday to hold exercises, RIA news agency reported, the latest apparent show of military might since ties with the West plunged to Cold War lows over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine parliament votes for Yatsenyuk to stay as PM
Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday (Nov 27) took the first step in forging a new government by voting to keep pro-Western Arseniy Yatsenyuk in his role as prime minister. …read more Source: Channel...
Who’s behind Christmas tree at Paris’ Notre Dame?
PARIS – Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has a Christmas tree this year thanks to an unusual patron: the Russian government. Amid high tension between Russia and the West over violence in Ukraine, Russia’s ambassador to France says the “tree is a message of… …read more Source:...
Two civilians killed, monitors shot at in east Ukraine
KIEV – Ukraine’s military said Thursday that two civilians were killed in the latest clashes in east Ukraine, as international monitors observing the fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels reported being fired upon.A patrol of three monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) were...
NATO warns over Russian military build-up in Crimea
US General Philip Breedlove’s comments come amid fears in Kiev that Russian-backed rebels will try to grab more land in eastern Ukraine to establish a land corridor to Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel hits diplomatic dead-end with Putin
BERLIN – After nine months of non-stop German diplomacy to defuse the crisis in Ukraine, Chancellor Angela Merkel decided in mid-November that a change of tack was needed.Ahead of a summit of G20 leaders in Australia, Merkel resolved to confront Vladimir Putin alone, without the usual pack of interpreters and aides.Instead of challenging...
Rebels urge UN to send peacekeepers into east Ukraine
The emergency UN Security Council session called for by pro-Russian rebels could authorise sending international peacekeepers into eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
France delays warship delivery to Russia ‘until further notice’
President Francois Hollande said in a statement that the “current situation in eastern Ukraine still does not allow for the delivery of the first” Mistral-class vessel France has built for Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
OECD sees gradual world recovery, urges ECB to do more
PARIS – The global economy will gradually improve over the next two years but Japan will grow less than previously expected while the euro zone struggles with stagnation and an increased deflation risk, the OECD said on Tuesday.There will be marked divergences among countries both in terms of growth and monetary policy, leading to...
