Section: South America
Leaders Arrive for Argentina G20 Summit amid Global Tensions
World leaders will meet from Friday in Buenos Aires at a global crossroads marked by trade tensions between the United States and powers such as China and the European Union and by crucial diplomatic clashes between Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Real Madrid Celebrates UEFA Champions League Title at Santiago Bernabeu
Real Madrid celebrated on Sunday its 13th UEFA Champions League title with thousands of its fans at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium, after the Spanish club crushed Liverpool 3-1 on Saturday in the Champions League final in Kiev. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Svitolina Successfully Kicks Off French Open Journey, Beats Tomljanovic
Fourth seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine defeated Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday in the first round of the French Open. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Liverpool to Refund Tickets for Fans Unable to Reach Kiev
Liverpool said on Friday that it will give refunds to fans with tickets for the UEFA Champions League who were unable to reach Kiev due to canceled flights. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Mane Sends 300 Liverpool Jerseys to Home Village in Senegal before CL Final
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane sent on Friday 300 jerseys of his team to his home village of Bambali, in southern Senegal, one day before the Champions League final against Real Madrid in Kiev. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Australia, Netherlands Formally Accuse Russia of Liability for Downing MH17
The Netherlands and Australia declared Russia on Friday responsible for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane over rebel-held territory in Ukraine, an announcement that came a day after Dutch investigators said the missile and the launch system used in the attack belonged to a Russian military brigade. …read more Source: Latin...
Malaysia Vows to Prosecute Those Responsible for Downing of MH17
Kuala Lumpur’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday it was determined to prosecute those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over the Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Investigators identify Russian military unit in downing of flight MH17
BUNNIK, Netherlands, (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors identified a Russian military unit on yesterday as the source of the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board. …read more Source: Stabroek...
Dutch Investigators: Missile That Brought Down MH17 Was from Russian Military
A missile that brought down a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 passenger jet over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board, belonged to the Russian military and was fired from a Russian missile system, Dutch investigators said Thursday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Trucker Putin opens Russia bridge link with annexed Crimea
THE KERCH STRAIT, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, driving a truck, unveiled the auto section of a new road-and-rail bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula yesterday, defying Ukraine which said the move showed cynical disregard for international law. …read more Source: Stabroek...
