Section: Today (Singapore)
Merkel and Trump discuss North Korea, Middle East, Ukraine
HAMBURG – German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a summit of world leaders in Hamburg on Thursday, discussing North Korea, the Middle East, the conflict in eastern Ukraine and G20 themes, a German government spokesman… …read more Source:...
Trump says U.S. is committed to NATO defense, knocks Russia over Ukraine
WARSAW – President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States had demonstrated its commitment to NATO’s defense through words and actions, and called on Russia to end its “destabilizing” action in Ukraine and elsewhere in the world. … …read more Source:...
Trial of any MH17 suspects to be held in Dutch court
THE HAGUE – The trials of any suspects arrested in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine will be held in the Netherlands, Dutch officials announced Wednesday (July 5). All 298 people on board were killed when the… …read more Source:...
Trials linked to downing of passenger flight MH17 to be held in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM – Suspects in the 2014 downing of passenger flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine will be tried in Dutch court and under Dutch law, the Netherlands’ foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The decision follows attempts, blocked by Russia in… …read more Source:...
Hague arbitration court will hear case on Ukrainian companies vs. Russia
AMSTERDAM – The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague said on Tuesday it has jurisdiction and will hear the case of a Ukrainian company seeking to recover damages for property lost when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. The court said that… …read more Source:...
Ukraine points finger at Russian security services in recent cyber attack
17 min agoKIEV – Ukraine said on Saturday that the Russian security services were involved in a …read more Source:...
Ukraine detains two Russian border guards on its territory: TASS
19 min 26 sec agoMOSCOW – Two Russian guards have been detained in Ukraine after crossing the border n …read more Source:...
Germany’s Gabriel urges lasting ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
KRASNODAR, Russia – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Wednesday called for Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine to extend a harvest-related ceasefire, saying it could help pave the way for a political solution. … …read more Source:...
Europe, US hit by new wave of cyber attack
PARIS – A new cyber attack similar to the WannaCry bug spread across Europe and United States yesterday causing mass disruption and hitting countries such as Ukraine especially hard. The attack was believed to have started in Russia and Ukraine before quickly… …read more Source:...
Cyber attacks affect some radiation checks at Ukraine’s Chernobyl site
KIEV – Some radiation checks at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine were being carried out manually on Tuesday after a wave of cyber attacks that hit Ukrainian institutions affected operations there, a state agency said. “Due to the… …read more Source:...
