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News24.com | Ukraine under fire 112 times despite ceasefire
Ukrainian forces have come under fire from pro-Russian rebels over 100 times in the last 24 hours, despite a ceasefire coming into force at midnight, Ukraine’s foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin says. …read more Source:...
Ukraine truce threatened by fighting
A shaky new truce in Ukraine was already at risk on its second day on Monday as Kiev said there were persistent rebel attacks. …read more Source:...
News24.com | No UN resolution reached yet on Ukraine
The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council will engage in more consultations on the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, but are not yet ready to adopt a resolution. …read more Source:...
New EU sanctions hit two Russian deputy defence ministers
European Union includes two Russian deputy defence ministers in latest Ukrainian sanctions list, hitting them with travel bans, asset freezes for their role in conflict …read more Source: Business...
News24.com | Ukraine truce holds despite flashpoint town shelling
Shelling and mortar fire has thundered around a flashpoint town in east Ukraine despite a new, shaky ceasefire largely observed along the rest of the frontline. …read more Source:...
Jews urged to leave Europe after attack
Benjamin Netanyahu has called for European Jews to come to Israel, “the only place where Jews can truly feel safe”. ||| Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for the “massive immigration” of European Jews to Israel following a deadly shooting near Copenhagen’s main synagogue, renewing a blunt...
Jews urged to leave Denmark after attack
PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that at a time of rising anti-Semitism in Europe, Israel is the only place where Jews can truly feel safe. ||| Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for the “massive immigration” of European Jews to Israel following a deadly shooting near Copenhagen’s main synagogue, renewing a blunt...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire
Ukraine’s rebels said that the new truce did not apply to the town where most fighting has taken place in recent weeks. ||| Donetsk/Artemivsk, Ukraine – Ukraine’s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where most fighting has taken place in recent weeks. Guns fell...
Two dead after Ukraine truce kicks off
Two civilians were killed by rebel rocket fire shortly after the start of a ceasefire in east Ukraine on Sunday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine truce mainly holding after shaky start
Fighting drops sharply across eastern Ukraine on Sunday but there is still sporadic shooting after a ceasefire came into force …read more Source: Business...
