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Ukraine airline says plane had no warning of threat before Iran crash 11 Jan 2020 - 03:41 pm
Ukraine International Airlines President Yevhenii Dykhne stands next to a map of flight PS-752's departure paths at a news briefing about the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS-752, on the outskirts of Tehran, at the Boryspil International Airpo
Iran says its military shot down Ukrainian plane in 'disastrous mistake' 11 Jan 2020 - 03:28 pm
A map of flight PS-752's departure paths is seen on a computer screen at a news briefing about the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS-752, on the outskirts of Tehran, at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine January 11, 2020.
Ukraine president to speak to Iran's Rouhani over downing of plane 11 Jan 2020 - 02:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Rescue teams are seen at the scene of a Ukrainian airliner that crashed shortly after take-off near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran. AFP/ Akbar TAVAKOLI
Iran Guards commander accepts responsibility for downed plane 11 Jan 2020 - 01:26 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 8, 2020 rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, killing everyone on boa
Iran says military shot down plane in error, after denial drew scrutiny abroad 11 Jan 2020 - 09:18 am
Mourners attend a vigil in memory of Iranian student Amir Moradi, who was killed in the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran, at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Alex Filipe.
Ukrainian aircraft was shot down in Iran due to human error: Iran military statement 11 Jan 2020 - 07:33 am
General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020 is seen in this screen grab obtained from
US dismisses Iraq request to work on a troop withdrawal plan 10 Jan 2020 - 06:57 pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi meets with US Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller in Baghdad, January 6, 2020. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office handout via Reuters)
Iran denies missile downed Ukrainian plane 10 Jan 2020 - 06:57 pm
Men sign condolence books for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines crash in Iran and for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in an airstrike near Baghdad, at the Iranian embassy in Minsk, Belarus January 10, 2020. Reuters/V
Lebanon's Hezbollah says working for government formation 09 Jan 2020 - 05:57 pm
A supporter of Hezbollah attends a funeral ceremony rally to mourn Qassem Soleimani in Beirut's suburbs, Lebanon, January 5, 2020. Reuters/Aziz Taher
Ukraine names Iran plane crash theories, including missile strike 09 Jan 2020 - 02:17 pm
A woman reacts during a news briefing following the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS 752, on the outskirts of Tehran, at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Lebanon imposes travel ban on Ghosn after questioning over warrant: judicial source 09 Jan 2020 - 01:30 pm
Former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn gestures as he addresses a large crowd of journalists on his reasons for dodging trial in Japan, where he is accused of financial misconduct, at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut on January 8, 2020. AFP / JOSEP
Fact Check: Trump minimizes IS risk, distorts Iran payout 08 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
US President Donald Trump is seen on a television screen as he delivers a statement about Iran, in the Pentagon briefing room in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020. Reuters/Al Drago
Israeli defence minister seeks 'million' settlers in West Bank 08 Jan 2020 - 07:53 pm
Isreali Defense Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Kohelet Policy Forum conference in Jerusalem, on January 8, 2020. AFP / Menahem Kahana
Germany warns of 'second Syria' as EU hosts Libya PM 08 Jan 2020 - 06:16 pm
Libya's UN-recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj meets European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium January 8, 2020. Francisco Seco/Pool via Reuters
Turkey and Russia unite to urge Libya ceasefire 08 Jan 2020 - 06:16 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a ceremony marking the formal launch of the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2020. Reut
Erdogan, Putin inaugurate pipeline, discuss Libya, Syria 08 Jan 2020 - 04:45 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) attend ceremony inauguration of a new gas pipeline
Islamist group al Shabaab claims Somalia bomb attack that killed three 08 Jan 2020 - 01:39 pm
An image distributed by al Shabaab after the attack on a military base in Kenya shows Somalia's al Shabaab militant group's flag, said to be at the Manda Bay Airfield in Manda, Lamu, Kenya January 5, 2020. Al-Shabaab/Handout via Reuters
Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensions 08 Jan 2020 - 01:13 pm
A woman uses a smartphone as she walks past an arrivals board displaying the Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 from Tehran marked as canceled at the Boryspil airport outside Kiev on January 8, 2020. AFP / Sergei Supinsky

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A delivery staff carries liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders at a distribution centre in Amritsar on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Narinder Nanu / AFP) India tightens gas supplies over Mideast war, restaurants warn of closures
File photo of recovery teams working at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan. Photo by Jung Yeon-Je / AFP. Concrete barrier blamed for fatal S. Korea jet crash built to save money: audit
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