Section: News24 (South Africa)
News24.com | Germany says situation in eastern Ukraine “explosive”
Calling the situation in eastern Ukraine “explosive”, Germany’s foreign minister has urged both parties in the conflict to come together quickly for talks to prevent a spiral in violence. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Fragments from MH17 site ‘may be from Russian-made missile’
Dutch prosecutors from a joint international criminal investigation into the 2014 downing of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine say some of the debris recovered from the site may belong to a Russian-made missile system. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Russia buries tons of banned food imports in Crimea
Russia has stepped up the destruction of banned food imports, burying tons of vegetables seized in the disputed region of Crimea, amid growing calls to give the contraband to the poor. …read more Source:...
News24.com | 4 killed ahead of new Ukraine peace talks
Ukraine has reported the death of four soldiers in widespread clashes with pro-Russian rebels that came only hours ahead of fresh talks on ending the 15-month separatist revolt. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Trial of Ukrainian woman pilot ‘hero’ starts in Russia
Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko has gone on trial in Russia in a politically charged case that could send tensions between Moscow and Kiev to a new high. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 tribunal
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Russia submits alternative UN resolution on MH17
Russia has introduced an alternative draft resolution at the UN Security Council in a bid to thwart the creation of a tribunal that would prosecute those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over rebel-held east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
News24.com | US-led drills in Ukraine may threaten peace
Moscow says US-led military exercises in western Ukraine that began this week may have bad consequences and threaten to derail the peace process. …read more Source:...
News24.com | 8 000 HIV patients at risk in Eastern Ukraine
Some 8 000 people with HIV in war-torn eastern Ukraine face a critical shortage of medicine and their supply will run out in mid-August unless a blockade is lifted, a UN Aids envoy has warned. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Ukraine, rebels report deadliest fighting in over a month
Ukraine has reported some of the strongest attacks by pro-Russian rebels since the signing of a peace deal in February. …read more Source:...
