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      Kiev declares 24-hour ceasefire to aid MH17 probe
      Jul31

      Kiev declares 24-hour ceasefire to aid MH17 probe

      Kiev on Thursday announced a day-long halt to its deadly offensive with pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine to enable international investigators access to the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site. …read more Source: France...

      Russia may restrict Greek fruit, U.S. poultry imports: reports
      Jul31

      Russia may restrict Greek fruit, U.S. poultry imports: reports

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia may impose new food import restrictions next week, reports said on Thursday, in what could be responses to new Western sanctions over Moscow’s support of rebels in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Dutch and Australian experts reach MH17 site
      Jul31

      Dutch and Australian experts reach MH17 site

      Dutch and Australian experts accompanied by a team of international monitors have reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...

      Russia loses second Yukos case
      Jul31

      Russia loses second Yukos case

      The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay €1.87 billion in compensation to holders of shares in Yukos, which was once Russia’s largest oil company. The ruling is the second judgment in four days against Russia related to its decision to seize Yukos’s assets on grounds of tax evasion and other charges. The ECHR...

      Putin’s inner circle targeted by EU
      Jul31

      Putin’s inner circle targeted by EU

      The European Union has added three of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest associates to a list of Russians barred from entering the EU. The decision to add more senior figures in Russia’s business and political elite to the blacklist was made on Tuesday (29 July), but the names were revealed yesterday evening. The three...

      Foreign investigators reach MH17 crash site in Ukraine
      Jul31

      Foreign investigators reach MH17 crash site in Ukraine

      Dutch and Australia experts expected to focus initially on retrieving bodies still on site and collecting victims’ belongingsAn international team of investigators in eastern Ukraine has reached the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight 17.Fighting between government troops and pro-Russian separatist rebels had kept the delegation from...

      Russia threatens Europe with higher energy prices
      Jul31

      Russia threatens Europe with higher energy prices

      Russia has reacted angrily to EU sanctions, calling them a “senseless and irresponsible step” which would “inevitably” lead to a hike in energy prices. …read more Source:...

      Land for gas: Merkel and Putin discussed secret deal could end Ukraine crisis
      Jul31

      Land for gas: Merkel and Putin discussed secret deal could end Ukraine crisis

      Germany and Russia have been working on a secret plan to broker a peaceful solution to end international tensions over the Ukraine. …read more Source: The...

      Tony Abbott says airlines should tell passengers about routes over war zones
      Jul31

      Tony Abbott says airlines should tell passengers about routes over war zones

      However, the prime minister says he would not force Qantas to bypass IraqTony Abbott has called on airlines to tell passengers about flight routes over war zones, but resisted union demands for a prescriptive approach to force Qantas to bypass Iraq.The Transport Workers Union called on the government to compel all Australian-registered airlines...

      Russians hold key posts with Ukraine separatists
      Jul31

      Russians hold key posts with Ukraine separatists

      Russians appear to be calling the shots among the separatists in Eastern Ukraine. Men from Moscow occupy many of the key positions in the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. …read more Source: Deutsche...