Section: Otago Daily Times (New Zealand)
Biden urges investigation into Trump Ukraine call
President Trump apparently repeatedly asked his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy for information about potential presidential rival Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters Former US Vice President Joe Biden, a frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Saturday called for an investigation into reports that President Donald Trump...
Mellow band totally juiced
Fresh from their European tour, Mild Orange (from left), Jack Ferguson, Tom Kelk, Josh Reid and Josh Mehrtens, plays U-Bar on Friday. Photo: Cam Hay Mild Orange shuffled on to the Dunedin scene in early 2017 with a sultry mix of soft indie-rock and a splash of Mockasin creaminess. And then a Ukrainian YouTube music influencer shared their...
Govt to contact Ukraine over accused gunman’s ‘manifesto’
jacinda_serious1_3.jpg Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: Getty Images Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand will be contacting Ukraine’s government after revelations the accused Christchurch gunman’s “manifesto” was being sold in hardcover copies. …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Netherlands to prosecute suspects in MH17 crash
2019-06-14t105025z_1736437671_rc179676cf00_rtrmadp_3_ukraine-crisis-mh17.jpg The Malaysian Airlines plane crashed near the near the village of Hrabove in the Donetsk region in 2014. Photo: Reuters International investigators are set to launch criminal proceedings against suspects in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern...
Police officers arrested over death of 5-year-old boy
ukraine-police-shootingreuters.jpg A participant holds a placard during a protest outside the headquarters of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry in Kiev. Photo: Reuters Two Ukrainian police officers were arrested on suspicion of murder on Tuesday, accused of fatally shooting a 5-year-old boy while drunkenly firing weapons at cans and bottles in...
Comedian wins Ukraine presidency
A jubilant Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev on Sunday. Photo: Reuters Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters after exit polls showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had easily won enough votes to become the next president of a country at war. …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Comedian takes lead in Ukraine presidential election
Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy, holds his ballot before voting at a polling station, during the presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine. Photo: AP A comedian with no political experience was the top vote-getter in Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, an exit poll predicted, but said he fell well...
Nations hold Russia responsible in MH17 downing
2018-05-24t063732z_163209524_rc1648fdc4a0_rtrmadp_3_ukraine-crisis-mh17.jpg The wreckage was found near the village of Hrabove in eastern Ukraine. Photo: Reuters The Netherlands told Moscow on Friday it will hold the Russian state legally responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014, after investigators concluded that a...
Russian comedians dupe US politician into fake interview
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry was interviewed by pranksters Vladimir Krasnov and Alexei Stolyarov who are sometimes called the “Jerky Boys of Russia.” Photo: Reuters US Energy Secretary Rick Perry optimistically discussed expanding American coal exports to Ukraine and other energy matters during a lengthy phone call this month with a...
Memorial unveiled for Malaysia Airlines crash victims
malaysiaairlinesmemorial.jpg The National Monument for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine in 2014 is formed by trees in the shape of a ribbon in Vijfhuizen, Netherlands. The Netherlands unveiled a national monument on Monday (local time) in memory of the 298 people killed in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner in 2014...
