eastern Ukraine

Kyiv says Russia equipped and funded pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, including militias involved in shooting down MH17 flight.

Russia is pouring reinforcements into eastern Ukraine ahead of a new offensive that could begin next week.

The Dutch court confirms the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in 2014 by a Russian-made missile fired from a field in eastern Ukraine.

Putin has yet to publicly comment on a lightning rout of his forces in north-eastern Ukraine.

Zelenskiy said rockets hit a train in the small town of Chaplyne, some 145 km west of Russian-occupied Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Rescuers picked through the rubble of an apartment building in eastern Ukraine searching for two dozen people, including a child.

The last bridge to the city was destroyed, trapping any remaining civilians and making it impossible to deliver humanitarian supplies.

Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, pressing towards Kiev before withdrawing its forces from near the capital at the end of March to concentrate its firepower on eastern Ukraine.

The US, Italy, Canada, France and Britain have advised their airlines to avoid certain airspace above eastern Ukraine and Crimea.

Putin also on Monday ordered the deployment of Russian forces to the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine "keep the peace".

Zelenskiy spoke after Russia's decision to formally recognise two Moscow-backed regions of eastern Ukraine as independent.

Less than 7,000 people had been evacuated from Donetsk as of Saturday morning, the local emergencies ministry said.

Zelenskiy's administration says it has tried to arrange in-person talks between the president and Russian leader Vladimir Putin but that its requests were ignored.

International investigators concluded that the plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine with a missile fired by pro-Russian rebels.

The Boeing 777 plane was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014 when it was shot down as it flew over a part of eastern Ukraine. All 298 people aboard died.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.