Section: Ireland
Removal of MH17 wreckage under way
Local emergency services in eastern Ukraine have begun collecting parts of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from its crash site in the middle of the conflict zone, Dutch air accident investigators said this morning. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Putin left G20 early because of ‘need to sleep’
US President Barack Obama has warned Russia risks deeper isolation from the global community unless it takes a different path on Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Russian TV says photos show MH17 shot down by jet
Russian state-controlled TV has broadcast what it called “sensational” photographs, which it said supported Russia’s theory that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Russia criticised over Ukraine at G20 summit
US President Barack Obama said this morning that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was “appalling” and a threat to the world, while European nations threatened further sanctions against Russia if it did not end the flow of weapons and troops. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Australia tracking nearby Russian vessels
Australia has said it is tracking four Russian naval vessels off its north coast, with relations between the two nations strained after the downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Italian court: Couple cannot keep surrogate baby
Italy’s supreme court has ruled that a baby born to a surrogate mother in Ukraine cannot be kept by the Italian couple who paid for it and must be put up for adoption, Italian media reports said. …read more Source: RTÉ...
NATO: Russian military equipment entering Ukraine
NATO has observed columns of Russian military equipment including tanks, artillery and combat troops entering eastern Ukraine in the past two days, the military alliance’s supreme allied commander said this morning. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Concern at military build-up in Ukraine
The United States and the European Union have expressed concern at reports of Russian military reinforcements in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Shelling in eastern Ukraine strains ceasefire
Heavy shelling around the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk has increased strains on a two-month-old ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: RTÉ...
32 tanks cross into Ukraine from Russia
A column of 32 tanks and other heavy weapons has entered Ukraine from Russia, the Ukrainian military said, after the latest fighting left five dead and at least 31 injured. …read more Source: RTÉ...
