Tag: Black Sea

Hope for Hungry

The comity of nations must now hope that hunger and starvation will eventually be addressed amidst the clash of shields and wartime rhetoric.

July 26, 2022

Black Sea grain exports agreement ‘a beacon of hope’: UN chief

Guterres also announced the establishment of a joint coordination center in Istanbul to monitor the implementation of the Black Sea initiative.

July 23, 2022

Symbolic defeat

The loss of the warship, named after the Russian capital, is a devastating symbolic defeat for Moscow as its troops regroup for a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine after retreating from much of the north, including the capital.

April 17, 2022

Russian warships preparing for Black Sea landing in Odessa

In his opinion, this is a project 1135 patrol ship and a small anti-submarine project 1124.

March 2, 2022

Struggle in the Sea

Russia has built up a large military presence in Crimea, including advanced missile, air-defence and jamming systems.

July 2, 2021

Ukraine, Russia exchange prisoners in landmark deal

Preparations for exchange of detainees between Moscow and Kiev intensified after Vladimir Zelensky was elected Ukrainian President.

September 7, 2019

‘Ukraine has unlimited trade potential with Poland’, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelensky expressed hope for an active dialogue between the governments of the two countries in the framework of the intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation to make sure that the next meeting will take place shortly.

September 1, 2019

Trump says may cancel Putin meet after Ukraine-Russia sea clash

The incident was the first major confrontation at sea in the long-running conflict pitting Ukraine against Moscow and Russian-backed separatists in the country's east.

November 28, 2018

Jellyfish can be fatal

The victim may experience skin irritation, muscle cramps, headache, nausea, diarrhoea, fever. In extreme cases acute pain, breathing difficulty, heart attacks and even death.

November 4, 2018

PM Modi takes boat ride on Black Sea with Putin

The PM arrived in Russian city of Sochi earlier today for an ‘informal summit’ with the Russian President.

May 21, 2018

In the land of antiquity

Turkey is a composite blend of art, culture and history, and showcases its splendour in its many breathtaking architectural wonders.

April 22, 2018

Four refugees drown in Black Sea

At least four refugees drowned and 15 others were reported missing on Friday when their boat capsized off the Turkish coast in the Black Sea. Thirty-eight refugees were rescued, the Turkish Coast Guard said. The refugees had departed from Kefken in Turkey’s Marmara province, but their destination was not known, reports Xinhua news agency. The...

September 22, 2017

Russia summons Ukrainian diplomat over Black Sea flights

The Russian Defence Ministry has summoned the Ukrainian military attache in Moscow and handed a protest note over plane manoeuvres over the Black Sea, a media report said on Thursday. The attache to the Ukrainian Embassy was summoned on Wednesday evening, the Ministry's spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said, Xinhua news agency reported. The note...

February 2, 2017

Rescuers find flight recorder from Black Sea plane crash

Rescue workers on Tuesday found a flight recorder from the Russian plane that crashed into the Black Sea over the weekend, the defence ministry said. All 92 people aboard the Russian military's Tu-154 plane are believed to have died Sunday morning when it crashed two minutes after taking off from the southern Russian city of Sochi....

December 27, 2016