Section: The United Kingdom
MH17: Dutch Safety Board to publish preliminary report on disaster
Document will contain details from data devices on board downed Malaysia Airlines jet but won’t apportion blameAuthorities in the Netherlands are due to publish a preliminary report on the July downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) says the report, due on Tuesday, will include details...
Poroshenko says Ukraine ‘frees’ 1,200 people captured by rebels
Ukrainian president says Kiev has managed to “free” 1,200 people taken captive by pro-Russian rebels …read more Source: The...
Russian airspace may be closed in response to Western sanctions
Russia has suggested that it may ban Western airlines from flying over its territory, in what it has called an “asymmetrical” response to new EU sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rebels ‘free 1,200 captives’
Pro-Russian rebels have released 1,200 prisoners under Friday’s ceasefire deal, the Ukrainian president says. …read more Source:...
Ukraine conflict death toll rises above 3,000, says UN
True death toll is likely to be higher than figure announced by UN human rights official that includes victims of MH17 plane crashThe number of people confirmed killed in the Ukraine conflict has risen above 3,000 if the victims of the MH17 plane crash are included, a senior UN human rights official said on Monday.Ivan Simonovic, UN assistant...
Russia airspace warning over Ukraine
Russia says it could close its airspace to Western airlines if new EU sanctions are imposed, as a fragile ceasefire holds in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia Threatens To Block Flights Over Sanctions
As a “shaky” ceasefire holds in Ukraine, Moscow warns Western planes over Russia could be affected if there are further sanctions. …read more Source: Sky...
David Cameron’s Commons statement about the Nato summitL Politics live blog
Rolling coverage of all todays political developments as they happen, including David Camerons Commons statement about the Nato summit 9.08am BSTNothing else matters now in British politics apart from the Scottish independence referendum, is the headline above Martin Kettles front-page column in todays Guardian. Hes right, of course, and shortly...
Ukraine ceasefire largely holding despite sporadic overnight shelling
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces said on Monday they had come under sporadic fire overnight from pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, but Reuters witnesses said overall a ceasefire agreed between the two sides appeared to be holding. …read more Source:...
Russian PM warns west against further sanctions
Medvedev says Russia would respond ‘asymmetrically’ to new measures over Ukraine, possibly stopping flights in its airspaceThe Russian prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, has said Moscow would respond to any new western sanctions “asymmetrically,” possibly preventing airlines flying through Russian airspace, if the US and EU...
