Section: US & Canada
Iran plane crash: Did Boeing 737-800 go down after engine failure or something else?
Ukraine airline’s flight crashed after taking off from Tehran. There were no survivors. So far, Iran hasn’t said whether it will release black boxes. …read more Source:: USA...
Iran won’t release black box from downed airliner; ‘Standing down’?
by WorldTribune Staff, January 8, 2020 Iran is refusing to hand over the black boxes from a Ukrainian passenger jet which crashed minutes after takeoff from Teheran on Tuesday. According to reports, all 176 people on board died. Iranian officials claimed the crash was caused by an engine fire. Ukraine initially accepted this theory, but […]...
Suspense Grows over Possible Bolton Impeachment Testimony
For Democrats seeking to bolster their case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office, John Bolton’s testimony could be a game changer — or a dud. After rebuffing House Democrats’ request for testimony, the former national security adviser agreed on Monday to testify in the upcoming Senate trial of Trump, if called as a...
Senate Dems Haven’t Given Up Just Yet On Securing Impeachment Trial Witnesses
Senate Democrats may have lost an early battle with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to call witnesses for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. But many Dems are refusing to concede the war over bringing in additional evidence into their proceedings, which will decide whether President Trump should be acquitted or removed from office for...
Trump’s Iran Policy Isn’t the Problem; Obama’s Was
President Donald Trump launched a global round of teeth gnashing when he ordered the killing of the greatest terrorist leader in the modern Middle East, Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani. Suleimani was unquestionably responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans in Iraq and thousands of others throughout the Middle East—mostly Muslim. His...
Ukraine bans all flights from Iranian airspace following crash
Ukraine’s government has banned all flights from Iranian airspace following a deadly crash involving a Ukrainian International Airlines flight that went down shortly after departing Tehran, killing all 176 people on board.The Washington Post… …read more Source:: The...
Flight PS752: Crashed jet was ‘one of the best’ in Ukraine airline’s fleet
The Ukrainian passenger jet which crashed shortly after takeoff in Iran was just three-and-a-half-years old and had been serviced on Monday. …read more Source:: CTV...
Tory MP urges Iran to grant access after plane crash as PM pledges probe support
The Conservative defence critic says he doesn’t want the Iranian government to block access to investigators from Canada or any other countries that lost people in Wednesday’s plane crash near Tehran. “I would encourage the Iranian regime to co-operate with the international investigation, and in particular allow Canada, Ukraine and...
Questions Mount as Ukrainian Airliner Crashes in Iran, Killing All Onboard, Hours After Missile Attack
KYIV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed Wednesday morning only minutes after takeoff from Tehran and only hours after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at U.S. forces based in neighboring Iraq. Data from Flightradar24, a website that tracks aircraft, indicates the Ukrainian airliner crashed roughly two...
Tory MP urges Iran to grant access after plane crash as PM pledges probe support
OTTAWA — The Conservative defence critic says he doesn’t want the Iranian government to block access to investigators from Canada or any other countries that lost people in Wednesday’s plane crash near Tehran. “I would encourage the Iranian regime to co-operate with the international investigation, and in particular allow...
