Iran's Civil Aviation body has released its final report on the shooting of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020. The Iranian report blamed an error by an air defence operator for the crash.

Iran releases report on Ukrainian passenger plane crash probe

One of the two survivors of a Ukrainian military plane crash died in hospital as the death count climbed to 22 on Saturday after three more bodies were found.

At least 22 dead as military plane crashes in Ukraine

A military transport plane carrying Air Force cadets crashed and burst into flames near a highway in northeastern Ukraine on Friday evening, killing at least 23 people on board, officials said.

Military plane crashes in Ukraine; death toll rises to 23

The black box of a Ukrainian passenger plane accidentally shot down over Iran last month is damaged but Iran will not hand it over to another country despite pressure for access, top Iranian ministers said on Wednesday, according to state media.

Iran won't hand over 'damaged' black box of crashed Ukrainian plane: Foreign Minister Zarif

Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day with Wion’s daily news brief. China confirms person-to-person spread of new virus as fourth death reported The outbreak has spread from the central city of Wuhan to cities including Beijing and Shanghai, with more than 200 cases reported so far.

Morning News Brief: January 21, 2020

Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day with Wion’s daily news brief. Coronavirus: More Japanese evacuated from China virus epicentre; death toll climbs to 170 Chinese health authorities said there were 7,711 confirmed cases of infection as of the end of Wednesday, mostly in Hubei province where the death toll rose by 37 to 162.

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The United States on Friday gave "important data" to Ukraine on Tehran plane crash, its Foreign Minister said. Meanwhile, Australia was still battling the unprecedented wildfires which have ravaged the country for weeks now.

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Days after Iran admitted to shooting down Ukraine plane, foreign minister Javed Zarif on Wednesday said, I and President Rouhani did not know the reason behind Boeing crash till Friday.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while addressing people during the Friday prayers called US President Trump a "clown" while attacking US presence in the region.

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Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day with Wion’s daily news brief. Trump tears into environmental 'doom' mongers at Davos forum Thunberg was in the audience in the Swiss Alps to hear the typically bullish speech by Trump, delivered just before the US Senate opened the crucial next stage in his trial for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Morning News Brief: January 22, 2020

Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day with WION’s daily news brief. China coronavirus: Wuhan city imposes transport lockdown as death toll rises to seventeen and number of cases rise to 571 Cases of the new coronavirus pneumonia disease rose to 571 on the Chinese mainland as of Wednesday midnight, including 95 in critical condition, and fatalities rose to 17.

Morning News Brief: January 23, 2020

Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day with WION’s daily news brief. Death toll from China's coronavirus mounts to 25 The death toll in China's coronavirus rose to 25, with the number of confirmed cases jumping to 830, the government said on Friday.

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Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get re-elected and warned that America's global prestige would suffer if the US Senate acquits him.

Democrats accuse Trump at impeachment trial of corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine

The flag-draped coffins of the 11 Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot down by Iran amid heightened tensions with Washington arrived in Kiev on Sunday.

Bodies of Ukrainian victims of downed plane repatriated from Iran

Five nations whose citizens died when Iran shot down a Ukrainian plane have demanded that Tehran compensate the families of the victims, warning that the world is watching it.

Five countries demand Iran compensate relatives of plane-crash victims

Five countries whose citizens died when Iran shot down an airliner last week said on Thursday that Tehran should pay compensation to families of the victims, and warned that the world is watching for its response.

Countries demand Iran compensate relatives of plane-crash victims

Key elements of the US-China trade deal: A pact to pause the economic conflict China agreed to buy $200 billion more in US goods over two years than it did in 2017 before the trade war erupted, according to the agreement signed Wednesday.

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Iran on Sunday hinted de-escalation of tensions with the United States which were triggered nearly two weeks ago when top commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a drone strike by Washington in Iraq.

Iran hints at de-escalating tensions with US

Canada on Friday lowered the number of its citizens killed in the crash of a jetliner in Iran from 63 to 57. "This is based on additional information we had about birth dates and comparing the travel documents that people were travelling on when they boarded the flight," Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told a press conference.

Ottawa lowers Canadian death toll in Iran air crash to 57

Ukrainian experts have gained access to the black box flight recorders of the Ukrainian plane that crashed in Iran, Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko confirmed on Friday.

Ukraine gets access to crashed plane's black boxes: Foreign Minister

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko on Friday said that US officials have handed Kiev "important data" on its plane crash in Iran and "it will be processed" by its experts.

US has given 'important data' on Iran plane crash: Ukraine Foreign Minister

Iran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 people aboard, after Canada and others said the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by mistake.

'We prefer to download black boxes': Iran after plane crash blamed on missile

Amid row over the crash of Ukrainian plane in Tehran, Iran's civil aviation chief Ali Abedzadeh said on Friday he was "certain" that the aircraft was not hit by a missile.

Ukrainian aircraft was not hit by a missile: Iran's civil aviation chief

Iran on Thursday ruled out a missile strike as the cause of a Ukrainian passenger plane crash near Tehran, saying such a scenario made "no sense". The plane crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board, shortly after Iran fired a volley of missiles against military bases in Iraq housing US personnel.

Iran says rumours missile caused plane crash make 'no sense'