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    G7 Foreign Ministers Meet on Key World Issues
    Apr14

    G7 Foreign Ministers Meet on Key World Issues

    LUEBECK, GERMANY—Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized countries are meeting in Luebeck, Germany, to discuss issues ranging from Ebola to arms control as they prepare for the G7 summit in June. The agenda for this gathering is daunting – Libya, Yemen, Boko Haram, Syria, Ukraine and the Islamic State group, just to name a...

    Don’t Underestimate NATO, German Minister Says on Baltic Visit
    Apr14

    Don’t Underestimate NATO, German Minister Says on Baltic Visit

    TALLINN/MOSCOW—Germany’s defense minister said on Tuesday that nobody should underestimate NATO’s rapid response capacity, which has been ratcheted up in response to worries about Russia’s military ambitions after its actions in Ukraine. Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen said in Russia’s neighbor Estonia, whose...

    Zarif Reiterates Tehran’s Position on Sanctions
    Apr14

    Zarif Reiterates Tehran’s Position on Sanctions

    Video In Ukraine Conflict, Rivals Play Game of Drones In the Ukrainian conflict, both government forces and pro-Russian rebels have relied heavily on drones as a means of enemy surveillance. Adam Bailes reports on a volunteer Ukrainian drone team using a homemade spy plane on a mission into rebel-held Donetsk. Video Summit Participants Discuss...

    Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Clashes With Rebels
    Apr14

    Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Clashes With Rebels

    Ukraine’s defense minister said six soldiers have been killed in clashes with Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine. Andriy Lysenko told reporters Tuesday six soldiers were killed and 12 wounded during a 24-hour… …read more Source:...

    Six Ukrainian Soldiers Reported Dead in Clashes With Rebels
    Apr14

    Six Ukrainian Soldiers Reported Dead in Clashes With Rebels

    Ukraine’s defense minister said six soldiers have been killed in clashes with Russia-backed rebels … …read more Source:...

    Russia, Ukraine Agree on Withdrawal of Smaller Caliber Arms
    Apr14

    Russia, Ukraine Agree on Withdrawal of Smaller Caliber Arms

    BERLIN—Russia and Ukraine agreed Monday to call for the pullback of smaller caliber weapons from the front lines in eastern Ukraine as part of a fresh push to end the region’s yearlong conflict. Foreign ministers from the two countries – meeting with their French and German counterparts in Berlin… …read more Source:...

    In Ukraine Conflict, Rivals Play Game of Drones
    Apr13

    In Ukraine Conflict, Rivals Play Game of Drones

    Published April 13, 2015 In the Ukrainian conflict, both government forces and pro-Russian rebels have relied heavily on drones as a means of enemy surveillance. Adam Bailes reports on a volunteer Ukrainian drone team using a homemade spy plane on a mission …read more Source:...

    A Photo Essay: The Survivors of War in Eastern Ukraine
    Apr13

    A Photo Essay: The Survivors of War in Eastern Ukraine

    Local resident Lida cries outside … …read more Source:...

    A Photo Essay: Far From Home, the War in Eastern Ukraine
    Apr13

    A Photo Essay: Far From Home, the War in Eastern Ukraine

    A commander sits behind front line trenches 700 meters apart from pro-Russian positions while the sound of shelling and flying can be heard. (Adam Bailes/VOA) Shelling destroyed many homes this year, including this apartment block in the town of Krasnohorivka. Residents are on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. (Adam Bailes/VOA) A Dnipro rebel...

    Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter
    Apr12

    Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter

    Orthodox Christians around the world are celebrating Easter Sunday. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his family observed Orthodox Easter services at Volodymyrsky Cathedral in the capital, Kyiv. Ukrainian Patriarch Filaret prayed for peace and said “we are strongly sure that God will send us a win over the aggressor,” in a...