Section: News24 (South Africa)
News24.com | Ukraine troops killed ahead of peace talks
Ukraine has reported the death of two soldiers in the past day of fighting with pro-Russian insurgents across the industrial east. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Australia, Malaysia, Netherlands to mark MH17 anniversary
Australia’s PM says the Australian, Malaysian and Dutch governments are set to hold services to mark the first anniversary of the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine with the loss of 298 lives. …read more Source:...
News24.com | 3 killed as clashes grip Ukraine ahead of talks
Ukraine has reported the death of two soldiers, while pro-Russian rebels accused Kiev’s forces of killing a civilian as fresh clashes preceded peace talks aimed at ending the 15-month war. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Russia slams EU sanctions renewal
Russia has slammed the EU’s extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as “blackmail” and vowed it would not be pressured. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Ukrainian soldiers admit killing mom, daughter
Two Ukrainian servicemen have confessed to murdering a mother and daughter in east Ukraine after suspecting them of separatist sympathies, the prosecutor’s office for the Kiev-controlled part of Donetsk region says. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Ukraine soldier killed, 21 hurt in clashes with separatists
Ukraine’s military says escalating clashes between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents in the separatist east left one Ukrainian soldier dead and 21 injured. …read more Source:...
News24.com | US accuses Russia of ‘outright lies’ on Ukraine
Washington’s UN envoy has accused Russia of spinning ‘outright lies’ on Ukraine designed to hide the Kremlin’s direct involvement in a war it launched to thwart Kiev’s pro-Western drive. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Pope tells Putin: Sincere peace efforts needed for Ukraine
Pope Francis has encouraged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in ‘sincere’ international efforts aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine as the two men met privately at the Vatican. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Massive fire engulfs fuel depot near Kiev
Three fire-fighters are missing and feared dead after a ferocious blast tore through a fuel depot and sparked a fire that threatened to engulf a nearby filling station on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital Kiev. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Landmine kills 7 Ukrainian soldiers
At least seven Ukrainian servicemen have died after their truck hit a mine planted by pro-Russian insurgents in the war-torn country’s separatist east, a Kiev military spokesperson says. …read more Source:...
