There will be more Putins – and more Flight MH17s – if Europe fails to act now July 21, 2014 “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain” – The Wizard in L Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz In her able, forthright way, Hillary Clinton has just painfully called Europe’s bluff. Speaking just after the horrific details of the Malaysian plane disaster became clear – where it looks increasingly likely that murderously clueless [...]
Russia faces further sanctions as international horror over MH17 plane crash deepens July 20, 2014 Pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin intensified as the international horror over the treatment of the bodies at the crash site of the downed MH17 Malaysia Airlines jet deepened. US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday expressed his fury at the "really grotesque" mishandling of the victims of the tragedy, calling on Russia to take [...]
EU prepares to impose more sanctions on Russia following MH17 plane crash July 20, 2014 The UK, France and Germany have agreed that foreign ministers should “be ready” to impose additional sanctions on Russia when they meet on Tuesday next week, unless access to the crash site of flight MH17 is increased. Since the crash of the Malaysia Airlines plane into rebel-held territory in the east of Ukraine on [...]
Russia and Ukraine political row over MH17 moves online to wikipedia edits July 19, 2014 Russia and Ukraine’s political row over who is responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has surfaced on wikipedia after a Russian state broadcaster was caught changing a wikipedia page about the disaster. A change was made to the Russian language wikipedia page on flight disasters by a user with the IP address for [...]
MH17 plane crash: Markets slump as Malaysian Airlines share price falls July 18, 2014 European shares edged lower today, weighed down by geopolitical risks in the aftermath of the MH17 Malaysian Airlines crash over eastern Ukraine and the Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza strip. Investors reacted with caution to the uncertainty over how the downing of the jetliner would impact the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and separatists, as [...]
Malaysian Airlines flight MH17: Ukraine crash reignites crisis July 17, 2014 A passenger jet was shot down over Ukraine near the Russian border yesterday, killing around 300 people and straining the already tense geopolitical situation. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur lost contact with the ground at around 2:15pm GMT. Six of the passengers killed are believed to have been British, and 80 [...]
Air traffic rerouted away from Ukraine after MH17 crash July 17, 2014 Several airlines have now confirmed that they are avoiding Ukrainian airspace after a Malaysian Airlines jet crashed in eastern Ukraine. Flight MH17 came down near the Russian border, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, earlier today. The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) has told aircraft already in the air to avoid Ukrainian airspace. A spokesperson [...]
MH17 plane crash: Investors sell off airline stocks, pile into gold July 17, 2014 Traders have reacted to news that a Malaysian Airlines plane has crashed in eastern Ukraine by selling off stocks, especially of airlines. Geopolitical fears over tensions between Ukraine and Russia have been resurrected, seeing investors move out of equities into traditional safe-haven assets, like gold. The precious metal is often seen as a hedge against [...]
MH17 plane crash: Flight map shows last tracked location of Malaysian Airlines jet July 17, 2014 MH17, the plane which went down over eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, can be seen on the map below in its last transmitted location. Flightradar24, the flight tracking service, tweeted the image below, showing the Boeing 777 close to the city of Poltava in Ukraine flying at 33,000ft, or 10,000 metres. The flight was [...]
Malaysian Airlines passenger plane crashes over eastern Ukraine July 17, 2014 A plane belonging to Malaysian Airlines has gone down over eastern Ukraine, near the Russian border. Malaysia Airlines has tweeted that it lost contact with flight MH17 from Amsterdam, and that the last known position of the plane was in Ukrainian airspace. The plane was travelling towards Kuala Lumpur. The Boeing 777 was carrying some [...]