Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Airlines ban flights to Israel after rocket strike
JERUSALEM (AP) – A Hamas rocket exploded Tuesday near Israel’s main airport, prompting a ban on all flights from the U.S. and many from Europe and Canada as aviation authorities responded to the shock of seeing a civilian jetliner shot down over Ukraine. Israel declared that Ben-Gurion Airport … …read more Source: The...
Amid sanctions, France in warship sale to Russia
PARIS (AP) – France says it will go ahead with the sale of a warship to Russia, despite calls for an arms embargo against the country, highlighting how Europe’s strong business ties are hindering its ability to punish Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine. Western powers say Russia … …read more Source: The Washington...
Putin calls for ceasefire in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Tuesday for Ukraine to observe a ceasefire while investigators probe the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 in rebel-held territory. As European Union foreign ministers in Brussels debate sterner sanctions against Russia, Mr. Putin asserted that Ukrainian troops attacked separatist units near Donetsk...
Crash victims’ remains reach Ukraine-held city
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) – The remains of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in territory held by the Ukrainian government on Tuesday on their way to the Netherlands, after delays and haphazard treatment of the bodies that put pressure on European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels to … …read more Source: The...
Vladimir Putin pressured to aid Ukraine plane crash probe, rein in rebels
Russian-supported rebels backed down and allowed a refrigerated train carrying the bodies of Malaysia Airlines victims out of their territory in Ukraine, as President Obama and other Western leaders warned Russian President Vladimir Putin to speed up cooperation with the crash probe and to rein in fighters loyal to Moscow. … …read...
Michael Lawson approved as nominee to U.N. aviation body
The Senate approved one of President Obama’s fundraisers Monday to fill a vacancy on the United Nations body that investigates aviation incidents like the Malaysia Airlines crash that is roiling eastern Ukraine. But first, his nomination ruffled a political saga on U.S. soil. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid complained from …...
Clinton: US, Europe should get tough on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the U.S. and Europe should work together to develop tougher sanctions on Russia while she backed President Barack Obama’s calls for a thorough investigation into the passenger jet that was shot down last week over Ukraine. Clinton said in … …read more Source: The...
Dutch: Plane crash site needs full forensic sweep
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Dutch experts are calling for a full forensic sweep of the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down. Members of the Dutch National Forensic Investigations Team toured farm fields Monday near the eastern Ukrainian village of Hrabove, where they observed some of the victims’ remains … …read...
Obama: Putin must force separatist cooperation with probe of Malaysian flight crash
President Obama demanded Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin force separatists in Ukraine to cooperate with international investigators trying to gain access to the crash site of the downed Malaysian Airlines flight and to recover the bodies of the 298 victims. “What are they trying to hide?” Mr. Obama asked …...
Ukraine sends tanks to take back rebel-held city of Donestsk
Ukainian authorities reportedly sent in military tanks to try and take back the rebel-held stronghold of Donestsk from Russian separatists on Monday. This would be the first major attack since the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. One separatist leader, Sergei Kavtaradze, said the fighting early Monday erupted near the … …read...
