Alastair Jamieson

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Alastair Jamieson

‘We need support from allies and I'm here’ says Ukraine president at summitVolodymyr Zelensky arrived at the G7 in Canada on Tuesday seeking more backing for the war against Russia – hours after a night-time missile and drone bombardment killed at least 15 people in Kyiv and Odesa and injured 131 others while they slept in their homes. Ukraine’s president met Canadian PM Mark Carney, who pledged US$1.47 billion in new military assistance as well as new financial sanctions, then Sir Keir Starmer.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Alastair Jamieson

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2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Alastair Jamieson

Indian PM tours crash site and meets the only surviving passenger – a British national bound for LeicesterOne of the two ‘black boxes’ aboard the London-bound jet that crashed seconds after take-off from India has been found in the wreckage as British experts flew in to help investigators find the cause of the disaster.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Alastair Jamieson

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2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Alastair Jamieson

Austria fell silent for a minute on Wednesday in memory of the 10 victims of a school shooting in Graz that ended with the gunman taking his own life. Hundreds of people lined the central square in Austria's second-biggest city; some laid more candles and flowers in front of the city hall, adding to a growing memorial to the victims. Meanwhile, neighbours and officials painted the picture of the suspect as a withdrawn young man who attracted little attention before Tuesday’s gun rampage.