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Iran says European insurers should pay compensation for downed Ukrainian plane

Iran will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January because the passenger jet was insured by European firms, the

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Iran: European insurers need to pay for Ukrainian plane crash

Relatives of the flight crew members of the Ukraine International Airlines that crashed in Iran mourn at a memorial, January 8, 2020. /Reuters Iran will not compensate Ukraine International A

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Ukraine leader hopes Minsk will hand over suspected Russian mercenaries to Ukraine

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he hoped Belarus would hand over suspected Russian mercenaries to Ukraine for future prosecution.“I hope that

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Ukraine leader defends decision to plug movie to end hostage situation

Zelenskiy is familiar with drama, having been in actor before becoming a politician. /AFP/Sergei Supinsky Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday defended his decision to agree to a

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Ukraine bus siege ends with all 13 hostages freed, suspect in custody

A tense day-long stand-off between Ukrainian police and a heavily armed man who took 13 people hostage on board a bus in western Ukraine has ended after police detained

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Coronavirus beyond Christmas, airlines unite: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Leading scientists have warned that the UK will be living with the coronavirus for many years to come and even once a vaccine is available it is unlikely to eliminate it for good. "Thi

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Georgia recalls its ambassador in Ukraine over ex-president

Georgia's Foreign Ministry on Friday recalled its ambassador in Kyiv after the former Georgian president was appointed to lead an advisory body in Ukraine.Ukrainian Pre

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Top U.S. watchdog vows 'aggressive' oversight of Trump administration after intel firing

The top U.S. federal watchdog vowed on Saturday to continue to conduct "aggressive" independent oversight of government agencies, after President Donald Trump fired the

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Mark Meadows replaces Mick Mulvaney as White House chief of staff

President Donald Trump has replaced acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney after 14 months on the job, tweeting late Friday that he has tapped Rep. Mark Meadow

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Romney will support GOP effort to investigate Biden

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says he will support a subpoena to interview a witness and obtain records related to Burisma, the gas company in Ukraine linked to former Vice Pre

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Ukraine's youngest PM replaced as president seeks 'new brains'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivers a speech during a parliamentary session, Kiev, Ukraine, March 4, 2020. /Reuters Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy ousted Oleksiy Honcharu

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Ukrainian parliament set to accept PM's resignation

Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday is set to accept the resignation of the nation's prime minister and reshuffle the Cabinet after six months on the job.Members of Presi

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Ukraine's prime minister submits resignation again: NV

Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk submitted his resignation for a second time after reports that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy might be gearing up to sack him,

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Bolton issues plea that his new book isn't 'suppressed' by White House

Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton, abruptly fired by President Donald Trump last September due to disagreements over foreign policies, said on Monday that he was now fighting "censors

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In wake of impeachment, U.S. senators to visit Ukraine

Three U.S. senators will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev on Friday, seeking to reinforce the importance of his country as a strategic U.S. all

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Ukraine's president fires chief of staff after reports of turf war

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed his chief of staff Andriy Bogdan on Tuesday, a lawyer whose links with a prominent tycoon had made him one of Zelenskiy's most controversial appointm

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Ukraine security services search TV channel office over PM wiretap

Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk (L) and leader of servant of the people fraction, David Arakhamia attend a parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine, November 13, 2019. /Reuters Photo Ukr