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MH17 crash likely caused by ‘objects penetrating aircraft from outside’: report
Sep09

MH17 crash likely caused by ‘objects penetrating aircraft from outside’: report

A preliminary report into the July 17 crash over Ukraine that killed 298 people says it was not caused by a technical fault. …read more Source: Toronto...

Malaysia Airlines MH17 preliminary report says jet ‘penetrated’
Sep09

Malaysia Airlines MH17 preliminary report says jet ‘penetrated’

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was likely struck by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft,” causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concludes. …read more Source:...

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 likely downed by ‘high-energy objects’, report finds
Sep09

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 likely downed by ‘high-energy objects’, report finds

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft,” causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concluded Tuesday. The report by the Dutch Safety Board stopped short of saying the Boeing 777 was shot down by a...

Malaysia Airlines MH17: Preliminary report says jet ‘penetrated’ by external force
Sep09

Malaysia Airlines MH17: Preliminary report says jet ‘penetrated’ by external force

The Dutch team investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Eastern Ukraine says the crash was likely caused by the plane being hit by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft.” …read more Source:...

Four Ukraine servicemen killed, 29 injured so far during ceasefire
Sep09

Four Ukraine servicemen killed, 29 injured so far during ceasefire

The ceasefire, part of a wider peace plan approved by envoys in Minsk, has largely held across eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...

Russian warplane makes ‘provocative’ pass over Canadian frigate
Sep09

Russian warplane makes ‘provocative’ pass over Canadian frigate

Russian military jets made “provocative” flyovers on a Canadian frigate taking part in a multinational naval exercise in the Black Sea this week, ratcheting up the war of words a notch. HMCS Toronto has been serving in the Mediterranean in recent months as part of the Standing NATO Maritime Forces. Last week, though, the frigate sailed into the...

Big surprise – Russian military aircraft buzz HMCS Toronto
Sep09

Big surprise – Russian military aircraft buzz HMCS Toronto

Three Russian military aircraft flew over HMCS Toronto, checking out the Canadian frigate as it was in the Black Sea. “While the Russian military aircraft that circled the HMCS Toronto did not in any way pose a threat to the Canadian ship, their actions were unnecessarily provocative and risk escalating tensions even further,” Defence Minister...

After A Tumultuous Summer, Ukrainian Kids Return To School
Sep08

After A Tumultuous Summer, Ukrainian Kids Return To School

With Ukraine in an uneasy ceasefire, school kids returned to class this month and attempt to resume normal life. They tell what back-to-school feels like when their country’s been at war all summer.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...

Eric Morse: Why NATO didn’t arm Ukraine
Sep08

Eric Morse: Why NATO didn’t arm Ukraine

On Sunday, as the latest alleged ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine was showing signs of unravelling, an aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that five NATO countries would provide weapons to Ukraine. Heaven knows why he said it but within hours, four countries had denied it. That raises a question that was already floating to the top...

Ukraine’s president visits frontline city, vows to defend it
Sep08

Ukraine’s president visits frontline city, vows to defend it

President Petro Poroshenko visits the eastern Ukrainian port of Mariupol on Monday in a show of solidarity with its embattled citizens and vows to defend it from pro-Russian separatists who advanced towards it last week before a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source:...