Section: News24 (South Africa)
News24.com | G7 threatens further Russia sanctions
The Group of Seven leaders are threatening to strengthen sanctions against Russia, if the situation in eastern Ukraine worsens. …read more Source:...
News24.com | G7 to focus on jihadists, ‘Russian aggression’
World leaders at a G7 summit in Germany are set to present a united front against global security threats ranging from jihadist insurgencies to what US President Barack Obama condemned as “Russian aggression in Ukraine”. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Kiev gay rights march ends in uproar
At least seven people have been injured and more than 20 arrested in Kiev as scuffles broke out between pro- and against gay rights supporters. …read more Source:...
News24.com | US concerned about surge in east Ukraine fighting
The United States is concerned over a recent flare-up in fighting in eastern Ukraine, a senior White House official says. …read more Source:...
News24.com | 5 Ukrainian servicemen killed in fighting with eastern separatists
Five Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine, mostly near the government-held town of Maryinka where pro-Russian rebels were trying to make a significant advance, a presidential aide says. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Russia blames Ukraine for fresh fighting
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has blamed a fresh outbreak of fighting in east Ukraine on “provocations” by the Ukrainian armed forces. …read more Source:...
News24.com | More than 6 400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine says UN
The United Nations says that more than 6 400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in fighting, millions more are suffering from abuses and hardship. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Putin makes troop deaths a state secret
Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned revealing information about troop deaths during peacetime, as the Kremlin continues to rebuff accusations its soldiers are fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Russia masses heavy firepower on border with Ukraine
Russia’s army is massing troops and hundreds of pieces of weaponry, including mobile rocket launchers, tanks and artillery at a makeshift base near the border with Ukraine, a report says. …read more Source:...
News24.com | German woman, 65, has quadruplets
A 65-year-old German woman, who already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in the Ukraine. …read more Source:...
