Section: The United Kingdom
UN cites rights violations on both sides of Ukraine conflict
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Criminal probe into downing of plane over Ukraine nears end
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MH17 investigation at ‘advanced stage’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prosecutors conducting the criminal investigation into the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine two years ago said on Friday it was at “a very advanced stage” and that they would present their conclusions after the summer. …read more Source:...
Euro 2016 tickets: Uefa tool helps fans avoid online scams
Description French police take part in a security exercise at Parc Olympique Lyonnais ahead of Euro 2016 Credits Jeff Pachoud/Getty Alt Text Security at Euro 2016 Some tickets left for group games, but England matches are sold out and fans are urged to …read more Source: The...
Egypt receives first of French warships
France hands Egypt the first of two advanced Mistral warships, which were originally being built for Russia until the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine bans Russian journalists accused of ‘stirring hatred’
Rights groups express concern over press freedoms as Kiev imposes sanctions on 17 people, including Ukrainian citizenUkrainian authorities have placed sanctions on 17 Russian journalists and media personalities they accuse of stirring hatred in the country. While many in Kiev believe it was a necessary move against Russian propagandists, it is...
Families of six crew on downed Malaysian plane MH17 sue airline
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The families of six cabin crew aboard ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 sued the airline on Thursday for negligence and breach of contract, nearly two years after the plane was downed over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Adam Hinton’s best photograph: an artist painting amid the Kiev uprising
‘The protesters would go over to him and chat – as if he was just painting a river’I studied Soviet politics at college, and the first thing I did when I finished was go to Ukraine. The Soviet Union had just collapsed and I wanted to document what was happening to the proletariat – especially the miners – in the Donbass region, now...
EU must hold firm on Russia sanctions: senior Ukraine official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union must prolong its sanctions on Russia this month because the crisis in Ukraine is far from being resolved despite a Franco-German push to implement a peace deal, Ukraine’s new Europe minister said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
The ‘killing machine in a skirt’ set to give Putin a bloody nose as new Ukraine politician
FEARS are growing for a huge war between Russia and Ukraine after a “killing machine in a skirt” issued a fiery message to Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...
