Section: Australia&NZ
German websites back online after hacking demanding Ukrainian support cease
Government’s websites taken down in an effort by hackers to demand Berlin cease supporting Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
EU offers Ukraine $2.12 billion more if it sticks to reform
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union has offered to lend Ukraine a further 1.8 billion euros ($2.12 billion) on the condition that Kiev respects the terms of an international bailout and continues its reform program.The EU’s executive… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine PM seeks Western unity in pushing Russia on peace
BERLIN (AP) ” Ukraine’s prime minister is calling for continued Western unity in pressing Russia to fully implement a much-violated peace deal.Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Thursday that Russia is “desperately trying” to split European… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Australian man detained in Ukraine: report
An Australian man has reportedly been arrested in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Merkel website hacked ahead of visit by Ukrainian premier
BERLIN (AP) ” A German official says Chancellor Angela Merkel’s website and several other German government sites have been blocked, and a pro-Russian organization has claimed responsibility.A pro-Russian organization calling itself… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
France: Europe hurting from Russia sanctions, needs to act
LAS VEGAS (AP) ” France’s economy minister says Europeans should work together to pressure Russia for a solution over Ukraine so that all sides can ease sanctions that are hurting European economies.Emmanuel Macron told The Associated… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17 probe to question Dutch intelligence agencies
Dutch authorities are launching an investigation into what Dutch intelligence agencies knew about the risks of flying through Ukrainian airspace before Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed in July. …read more Source:...
M17 probe to question Dutch intelligence agencies
Dutch authorities are launching an investigation into what Dutch intelligence agencies knew about the risks of flying through Ukrainian airspace before Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed in July. …read more Source:...
Dutch to quiz own spies over MH17
THE Dutch will question their own spies about what they knew of the dangers of planes flying over war-torn Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot down. …read more Source:...
Dutch probe secret service role ahead of MH17 crash (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – The Netherlands wants to know whether its intelligence services warned airlines of danger about flying over war-torn Ukraine prior to the downing of flight MH17 in July, officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
