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The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here’s what people will be taking about on Friday. 1. The U.S. said on Thursday it had new evidence of Russia firing artillery across the border into Ukraine. A state department spokeswoman also said that Russia plans to “deliver heavier and more powerful multiple rocket launchers to the separatist forces in Ukraine.” 2....
The US Says It Has New Evidence That Russia Fired Artillery At Ukrainian Troops
The United States on Thursday said it had evidence Russian forces were firing artillery from inside Russia on Ukrainian troops, in what officials called a “clear escalation” of the conflict. Moscow is also planning to “deliver heavier and more powerful multiple rocket launchers” to the pro-Russian separatist forces in...
Here Are All Of The Aircraft Shot Down By Putin-Backed Rebels In Eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, supplied with an increasing amount of advanced weaponry by Russia, have downed more than ten aircraft over the past three months. Since May 2, pro-Russian separatists have been confirmed to have shot down 11 aircraft over eastern Ukraine. Since shooting down flight MH17 on July 17, the rebels have downed an...
Experts Break Down The Two Plane Crashes In Bad Weather That Happened In The Last 24 Hours
It’s been a bad week for air travel — on Wednesday a plane crashed in Taiwan, and now another plane is thought to have gone down over Mali. While the official cause of these crashes has not yet been established, both planes went down in areas where there was bad weather. A TransAsia Airways flight carrying 58 people crashed while...
CNN Freelancer Reportedly Abducted In Ukraine
A freelancer working for CNN in Ukraine has reportedly been abducted by pro-Russian separatists, the network reported Thursday. According to CNN, armed separatists captured Anton Skiba outside a hotel in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk after Skiba worked a single day with the station’s television crew. CNN, which said he was...
German Officials Say The EU Will Hit Putin With Biting Sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The German government believes the European Union could move to sanctions on sectors of the Russian economy by the end of July unless Russia acts quickly to defuse the crisis in eastern Ukraine, an EU source said on Thursday. German officials in Brussels have also briefed that Berlin favors a time limit on how long new...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here’s what people will be taking about on Thursday. 1. The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on U.S. flights into and out of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. The agency suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv on Tuesday over concerns related to a rocket strike near the airport. 2. A Ukrainian rebel admitted in an...
Pro-Russia Militant: We Shot Down The Malaysia Airliner
A Ukrainian militiaman who says he witnessed the downing of Malaysia Flight MH17 gave a vivid interview to Lorenzo Cremonesi of the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. “We shot down a Kiev plane, our superiors told us,” said the pro-Russian rebel, who lived worked locally as a miner before the uprising in eastern Ukraine. “We...
Ben Gurion Airport Isn’t The Only Place American Planes Can’t Fly
The Federal Aviation Administration put a 24-hour ban on American flights to and from Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport Tuesday, after a rocket landed a mile away from the airport, and extended the ban an additional 24-hours through Thursday earlier today. Israel’s Transportation Ministry stated on Tuesday that Ben Gurion, the main...
Victims Of MH17 Return To The Netherlands In A Stunning Procession
Nearly a week after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down over eastern Ukraine, the victims are finally being returned home. CNN has reporters in the Netherlands, where there is a procession on Wednesday for victims of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. A plane arrived with the first 40 coffins Wednesday morning, and now dozens of hearses are...
