Ukraine says Iran cooperating in plane crash probe, cautious on blaming missile
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said on Friday that Iran was cooperating with an investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane, and that Kiev was not ruling out any version yet of what might have happened.
Iran to analyze black box after missile blamed for crash
Tehran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard, after Canada and others said the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by mistake.
U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran after missile attacks in Iraq
The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued “terrorist” acts or pursued a nuclear bomb.
U.S. appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuits over missing Malaysia Air flight
A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in which victims’ families sought to hold the carrier, its insurer Allianz SE and Boeing Co liable fo…
Venezuela opposition calls on U.S. to step up pressure on Maduro ally Russia
Venezuela’s opposition is calling on the United States and other countries to step up pressure on Russia over its support for socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the opposition’s envoy to Washington said on Friday.
French PM to send proposals to unions on pensions reform
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Friday he will send written “concrete proposals” to unions about the government’s pensions reform plan, hoping to reach a compromise and end more than a month of public sector strikes over the issue.
Northern Ireland to get devolved government back after three-year gap
The main Irish nationalist and pro-British unionist parties in Northern Ireland agreed to return to a power-sharing government on Friday after a three-year hiatus, ending a standoff that had threatened a key part of the province’s 1998 peace settlement…
Hong Kong issues travel warning on Iran after escalation of U.S.-Iran tensions
Hong Kong warned its residents on Friday to avoid “non-essential” travel to Iran, days after Tehran launched missile attacks on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in retaliation for a U.S. drone strike that killed an Iranian commander.
French union says strike at refineries to continue until Jan. 16
France’s CGT union said on Friday it would continue a strike over the government’s planned pension reform at refineries and petrol depots until Jan. 16, extending by almost a week a four-day action that started on Jan. 7.
Washington rebuffs Iraqi request to pull out troops
Washington rebuffed an Iraqi request on Friday to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions following the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad.
