Japan to extend entry ban to Russia and 13 other countries, Abe says
Japan will deny entry to foreign travelers from a further 14 countries, including Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, strengthening its border controls to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. With the ban effective starting Wednesday, people ...
Fire raging near Ukraine's Chernobyl poses radiation risk, say activists
A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometer from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant and poses a radiation risk, Greenpeace Russia warned on Monday, citing satellite images. Ukraine's Emergency Situations Service said ...
Ex-Ukrainian foreign minister detained over businessman's murder
A former Ukrainian foreign minister was detained on Wednesday on suspicion of murdering the director of a large advertising group, the interior ministry said. Leonid Kozhara, 57, served as foreign minister under Ukraine's Kremlin-friendly president Viktor Yanukovych, ousted in 2014 after bloody pro-Europe street demonstrations. The ...
Dutch prosecutors accuse Russia of trying to 'thwart' MH17 investigation
Dutch prosecutors accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to sabotage the investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine in 2014, saying this cast "a dark shadow" over the impending trial of four suspects in the crash. Pretrial hearings began in Amsterdam ...
Yes, Ukraine matters to the U.S.
Now that impeachment is over, we can get back to why keeping Russia at bay is a key element of foreign policy.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday confirmed that the Justice Department has received information from President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, ahead of the November election, but that anything originating from Ukraine should not be taken "at face value." Barr spoke at a ...
Ousted ambassador Marie Yovanovitch warns U.S. against 'blind obedience'
The U.S. ambassador whose ouster was cited as evidence in President Donald Trump's impeachment has warned her country against the "blind obedience" to leaders she has witnessed overseas. Marie Yovanovitch, who last year was removed early as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, confirmed in an op-ed ...
Tensions mount over Iran's probe into Ukrainian jetliner it downed
Tensions are mounting over Tehran's probe into the January downing of a passenger plane near the Iranian capital, as countries that lost citizens in the disaster criticise the Islamic republic's reticence to share key information. Iran's authorities are examining the incident in which its air ...
White House bars John Bolton book release over alleged 'top secret' material
The White House told former national security adviser John Bolton that a book reportedly containing damaging evidence for President Donald Trump cannot be published because it breaks secrecy laws. The warning was made in a letter to Bolton's lawyer dated January 23 but only made ...
Trump attacks John Bolton as U.S. Senate enters new phase in impeachment trial
President Donald Trump unleashed his sharpest attack yet on John Bolton after his former national security adviser depicted Trump as playing a central role in a politically motivated pressure campaign on Ukraine, as the U.S. Senate prepared on Wednesday to enter a new phase ...
U.S. State Department bars NPR reporter from Mike Pompeo trip after testy interview
A correspondent for National Public Radio in the United States has been excluded from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's plane for a trip this week, after a tense exchange between him and another NPR journalist. The association that represents correspondents covering the State Department reported ...
Ex-U.S. national security chief John Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to Biden probe: report
U.S. President Donald Trump told a then-top aide in August he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Trump's statement was described in an ...
