Section: News & Summaries

      More police deployed in Istanbul after coup attempt
      Jul18

      More police deployed in Istanbul after coup attempt

      Turkey`s state-run news agency says 1,800 special forces police officers have arrived in Istanbul from neighboring provinces, according to The New York Times citing Anadolu news agency.The officers have taken up positions in critical facilities and were patrolling the city, NYT reported.The report said Istanbul Police Chief Mustafa Caliskan had...

      3 police officers killed; 3 injured in Louisiana shooting – CNN
      Jul17

      3 police officers killed; 3 injured in Louisiana shooting – CNN

      Three officers were killed and three others wounded in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that officials think were carried out by multiple gunmen, CNN reported.Police received a call of ”suspicious person walking down Airline Highway with an assault rifle,” a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. When police arrived, the...

      Five nations reiterate commitment to bring to justice those responsible for MH17 downing
      Jul17

      Five nations reiterate commitment to bring to justice those responsible for MH17 downing

      The permanent representatives to the UN of Australia, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Malaysia and Ukraine, on behalf of their governments, have issued a joint statement on the second anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on 17 July 2014 in Donbas.”The countries recalled their full commitment to take...

      Russia continues illegal exploration in Ukraine`s marine economic zone
      Jul17

      Russia continues illegal exploration in Ukraine`s marine economic zone

      Russia continues violating international maritime laws and sovereign rights of Ukraine as that of a coastal state for exploring and developing natural resources in its territorial sea and continental shelf, that`s according to Ukraine`s State Border Guard Service, Ukraine Today reports.On July 16-17, the jack-up-rig `Sivash` was towed off the...

      Transparency International Ukraine head reports he was attacked in Kyiv
      Jul17

      Transparency International Ukraine head reports he was attacked in Kyiv

      Andriy Marusov, head of Ukrainian branch of Transparency International anti-corruption watchdog, says he was attacked twice late on July 15 in Kyiv, according to Kyiv Post.Marusov believes the incidents are connected with his professional activities as his laptop was stolen with a data about the current activity of Transparency International and...

      Two more arrests over Nice attack
      Jul17

      Two more arrests over Nice attack

      A man and a woman have been arrested in Nice in connection with the Bastille Day lorry attack, French judicial sources have said, according to BBC News.It brings to six the number of people still being held over the attack, BBC News reports.A source close to the investigation told French news agency AFP that the killer had visited the area on the...

      Dynamo Kyiv beat Shakhtar in Ukraine Super Cup
      Jul17

      Dynamo Kyiv beat Shakhtar in Ukraine Super Cup

      The Super Cup winner was determined in a penalty shoot-out — 4:3 after a 1:1 draw.The game held in Odesa July 16 was an opening of the Ukrainian football season 2016/17.Shakhtar opened the score early into the second half when Brazil`s Fred hit the net from a closed angle.Before the goal, the Shakthar ”miners” had more scoring chances,...

      Greece returns Turkish helicopter hijacked by rebel troops
      Jul17

      Greece returns Turkish helicopter hijacked by rebel troops

      The Turkish military who earlier fled Turkey to Greece are likely to also be handed over to Ankara later, according to Lenta.ru citing the Greek TV channel ERT.Greece has returned to Ankara the Turkish military helicopter Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, which was used by eight rebel military to flee Turkey after a failed coup, the report reads.”Late...

      Ukraine accumulates 10 bcm of gas in stock
      Jul17

      Ukraine accumulates 10 bcm of gas in stock

      The volume of natural gas in the Ukrainian underground storages has reached 10.009 billion cubic meters, according to Gas Storage Europe (GSE), representing the storage system operators.They are filled to 32.34% of total capacity, according to the GSE websiteThe largest volumes of gas are recorded in Bilche-Volitsko-Uherske USF in western Ukraine...

      Muslim cleric Gulen: coup bid in Turkey could have been staged
      Jul17

      Muslim cleric Gulen: coup bid in Turkey could have been staged

      U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whose followers Turkey blames for a failed coup, said on Saturday the attempted overthrow may have been staged, and he urged the Turkish people not to view military intervention in a positive light, according to Reuters.”There is a slight chance, there is a possibility that it could be a staged coup,” Gulen told...