Section: News & Summaries

      MH17 downing. Two years since crash.
      Jul17

      MH17 downing. Two years since crash.

      Today is the second anniversary of the MH17 disaster, when the pro-Russian terrorists shot down from the skies over Donbas region a Boeing-777 passenger jet of Malaysia Airlines flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.The aircraft was shot down years ago, July 17, 2014, near the town of Torez in Donetsk region, by the pro-Russian terrorists was...

      ATO report: militants attack Ukraine forces 77 times overnight
      Jul17

      ATO report: militants attack Ukraine forces 77 times overnight

      The most dangerous situation was recorded in the Mariupol direction, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters reported on the morning of Sunday, July 17.Over the past day, the terrorists opened fire 77 times at the strongpoints of the Ukrainian military in Donbas, of which 37 times – in Mariupol direction, 31 – in...

      U.S. warns Turkey against `insinuations` of involvement in coup attempt
      Jul17

      U.S. warns Turkey against `insinuations` of involvement in coup attempt

      The U.S. has warned Turkey against ”public insinuations” of American involvement in a failed military coup, saying such claims are ”utterly false and harmful” to their relations, according to BBC News.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was speaking after Turkey`s labor minister suggested the U.S. was behind the coup, BBC News reports.Turkish...

      Hostage situation in Armenia capital: police station seized
      Jul17

      Hostage situation in Armenia capital: police station seized

      Armed men are reported to have seized the building of one of police regiments in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, Sunday morning, according to Reuters.The attackers took hostages, the number of which is unknown at the moment, Reuters reports.Negotiations are underway to resolve the situation peacefully, according to a local security service.The...

      RFE/RL: Kerry says Turkish request for exiled cleric`s extradition would need evidence
      Jul16

      RFE/RL: Kerry says Turkish request for exiled cleric`s extradition would need evidence

      U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States would consider an extradition request for the exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen after Turkey`s president blamed the Muslim leader for an attempted Turkish military coup, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).But Kerry said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan`s government would...

      Attempted coup in Turkey affects situation in Ukraine – Security Service Chief
      Jul16

      Attempted coup in Turkey affects situation in Ukraine – Security Service Chief

      Head of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Hrytsak says the attempted coup in Turkey affects the operational landscape in Ukraine. ”Such a high-profile event as a coup in a serious powerful country – Turkey – also impacts the operational landscape in Ukraine,” Hrytsak said at a joint briefing with the National Police chiefs in Kyiv today,...

      U.S. and Russia agree on steps to combat ISIS in Syria
      Jul16

      U.S. and Russia agree on steps to combat ISIS in Syria

      The United States and Russia announced a tentative deal on Friday to coordinate airstrikes against the Islamic State and the Nusra Front, Al Qaeda`s affiliate in Syria, The New York Times reported. Secretary of State John Kerry, after talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, said an internationally brokered cease-fire in Syria had...

      RFE/RL: scores dead, injured following failed Turkey coup
      Jul16

      RFE/RL: scores dead, injured following failed Turkey coup

      Security operations are continuing in Turkey following a failed military coup attempt overnight that left scores of people dead and more than 1,000 injured, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported. Although the situation in the country appeared to be stabilizing, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan posted a message on the Twitter...

      Militants continue to use banned weapons, 65 attacks reported in last day
      Jul16

      Militants continue to use banned weapons, 65 attacks reported in last day

      Russian-separatist forces continue their attacks on the Ukrainian army, also with weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements, having violated the ceasefire 65 times in the last day, according to the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) press center.”In the Donetsk sector, there were reported 38 attacks. Militants used 122mm artillery to attack...

      IS claims responsibility for Nice attack
      Jul16

      IS claims responsibility for Nice attack

      Islamic State has reportedly claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack that killed at least 84 people and critically wounded 52 along Nice`s crowded waterfront on Friday, SkyNews reports.Five people have been taken into custody over the attack, according to reports.Other reports said three people had been detained in connection with the...