World News Netherlands families mark 10 years since MH17 tragedy Blog

Relatives of passengers and crew killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine have gathered in Australia and the Netherlands to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that killed 298 people, more than half of them Dutch. Hundreds of family members – who were to read out the names of all … Read more

World News Probe into US Secret Service security at Trump rally Blog

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating the Secret Service’s handling of former President Donald Trump’s security the day a gunman tried to assassinate him at a rally in Pennsylvania. A brief statement on the agency’s website on Wednesday said the goal was to evaluate the “Secret Service process for securing former President Trump’s … Read more

World News EU Parliament slams Hungary’s Orban for meeting Putin Blog

The European Parliament has sharply criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over his meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the latest rebuke to Budapest’s self-proclaimed “peacekeeping mission” for Ukraine. Other EU countries and their heads of state and government had criticized Orban for his surprise visits to Russia and Beijing, during which he met … Read more