Jan 19 Watch 18:17 Ukraine stuck in a tug-of-war between Russia and the West By PBS NewsHour After years of war with Russia and with a new president at the helm, Ukraine has played a crucial role in the struggles between Russia and the West, before it was drawn into U.S. politics and President Trump's impeachment. NewsHour… Continue watching
Jan 19 Bodies of 11 Ukrainians killed in Iran plane crash sent home By Associated Press The bodies of the 11 Ukrainians who died when an Iranian missile shot down a passenger plane have arrived in Ukraine on Sunday for a farewell ceremony. Continue reading
Jan 18 Iran to send flight recorders from downed jet to Ukraine By Associated Press Iran will send the black box flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner that it accidentally shot down last week to Ukraine for further analysis, an Iranian official said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Amid protests, Iran’s Khamenei lashes out at U.S. In our news wrap Friday, Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at the U.S. amid new unrest in his country. He addressed Friday prayers for the first time in eight years, telling crowds the U.S. is lying when it says… Continue watching
Jan 17 Pompeo breaks silence on alleged threats to former envoy in Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In interviews with conservative radio hosts, Pompeo said he had no knowledge of the allegations until earlier this week when congressional Democrats released documents from an associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney suggesting that Marie Yovanovitch was being watched. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 13:29 What we learned from the opening day of Trump’s impeachment trial President Trump’s impeachment trial, only the third such proceeding in U.S. history, opened in the Senate Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts and 99 senators were sworn in to their official trial roles. Meanwhile, new evidence related to Trump’s Ukraine policy… Continue watching
Jan 16 Home nations of plane crash victims seek compensation from Iran By Jill Lawless, Associated Press After a meeting in London, foreign ministers from Canada, the U.K., Afghanistan, Sweden and Ukraine urged Iran to allow a “thorough, independent and transparent international investigation," as well as a criminal probe and "impartial" judicial proceedings against those found responsible… Continue reading
Jan 16 White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid, watchdog says By Andrew Taylor, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Government Accountability Office says the White House Office of Management and Budget violated the law in holding up the assistance. Continue reading
Jan 16 Ukraine investigates possible surveillance of former U.S. ambassador By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The Interior Ministry also said it has invited the FBI to take part in the investigation. Continue reading
Jan 15 Democrats to investigate ‘profoundly alarming’ Ukraine texts By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A House committee chairman says his panel will investigate what he says are "profoundly alarming" text messages that have raised questions about the possible surveillance of former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch before she was ousted by the Trump administration… Continue reading