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      Russia’s oligarchs fear further sanctions over Ukraine
      Jul22

      Russia’s oligarchs fear further sanctions over Ukraine

      Businessmen face ruin if tougher sanctions are introduced in response to downing of Malaysian Airlines flight …read more Source: The...

      Ed Miliband meets with Obama over Ukraine, Gaza and Scottish independence
      Jul22

      Ed Miliband meets with Obama over Ukraine, Gaza and Scottish independence

      A chat and all-important photo-opportunity with the US president is seen as electoral gold dust for a British opposition leader. …read more Source: Daily...

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Russia votes for independent investigation into downing of jet in UN Security Council
      Jul22

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Russia votes for independent investigation into downing of jet in UN Security Council

      After days of heavy diplomatic pressure, Russia joined with other nations on the United Nations Security Council this evening in voting in support of a resolution demanding an independent investigation into the downing of MH17 over eastern Ukraine and an end and to military activity around the crash site. …read more Source: The...

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: France and Germany accused of going soft on Putin as sanctions talks stall
      Jul22

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: France and Germany accused of going soft on Putin as sanctions talks stall

      American and British attempts to persuade other European leaders to impose a package of tough new EU sanctions on Russia appeared to have stalled this evening. …read more Source: The...

      Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash site
      Jul22

      Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash site

      DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were making their way to the Netherlands on Tuesday as a senior Ukrainian separatist leader handed over the plane’s black boxes to Malaysian experts. …read more Source:...

      MH17: UN backs resolution demanding access to crash site  live updates
      Jul22

      MH17: UN backs resolution demanding access to crash site live updates

      The Security council has unanimously backed an Australian-drafted resolution condemning the “downing” of flight MH17 as separatists handover the black boxes to a Malaysian delegation Train holding bodies leaves rebel-held station Obama: ‘Burden on Russia’ to ensure crash access Five killed as clashes break out in Donetsk...

      MH17: UN resolution passes as Russia points fingers at Ukraine  video
      Jul22

      MH17: UN resolution passes as Russia points fingers at Ukraine video

      Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop welcomed the acceptance of a UN resolution condemning the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and demanding access to the crash site. Russia backed the resolution, but soon after accused Ukraine of exploiting the situation for political means … …read more Source: The...

      Ukrainian separatists to hand over Flight MH17 black boxes
      Jul22

      Ukrainian separatists to hand over Flight MH17 black boxes

      Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday that pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine’s east had agreed to give up the black boxes from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, while the victims’ remains are to be handed over to the Netherlands. …read more Source: France...

      MH17 black boxes handed over by pro-Russia rebels
      Jul22

      MH17 black boxes handed over by pro-Russia rebels

      Malaysian officials receive flight recorders from downed plane in ceremony after 12 hours of negotiationsFour days after the Boeing 777 came crashing down into the fields of eastern Ukraine, the black box recorders from flight MH17 were finally handed over to the Malaysians at a surreal night-time ceremony in Donetsk.Almost 12 hours after...

      EU blacklists Vladimir Putin’s ‘cronies’ as David Cameron calls for arms ban
      Jul22

      EU blacklists Vladimir Putin’s ‘cronies’ as David Cameron calls for arms ban

      Prime minister says ties between east and west are at decisive moment as UN Security Council calls for full access to crash siteDavid Cameron said that the EU will on Tuesday blacklist the “cronies and oligarchs” around Vladimir Putin as part of “a new range of hard-hitting economic sanctions” in response to the downing of...