Section: Lebanon
Germany says situation in eastern Ukraine ‘explosive’
Calling the situation in eastern Ukraine ‘explosive,’ Germany’s foreign minister urges both parties in the conflict to come together quickly for talks to prevent a spiral in violence …read more Source: The Daily...
Three civilians killed as east Ukraine shelling flares up
Three civilians have been killed in east Ukraine as government forces claimed Saturday that shelling by pro-Russian separatists hit a record high since the start of a tattered truce in February. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine activists scrap gay pride parade after court ban
Gay rights activists in Ukraine have cancelled a planned pride parade Saturday in the port city of Odessa after a local court banned the event. …read more Source: The Daily...
Cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine cause concern
Russia and Germany both expressed concern Friday about violations of the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and the risk of a new escalation of the conflict. …read more Source: The Daily...
Kerry voices concern to Russian counterpart on Ukraine, Soleimani
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed ‘gave concern’ on Thursday to his Russian counterpart about a sharp increase in separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine and urged an immediate cease-fire, the State Department says …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine reports heaviest fighting since Minsk truce
Kiev Thursday said two soldiers had been killed in the heaviest clashes since the signing of a February truce deal with pro-Russian insurgents in Ukraine’s separatist east. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine and rebels trade blame for violating cease-fire
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists accuses each other of attempting to break a six-month-old peace agreement, with a rebel official warning of the threat of ‘big war’ if the cease-fire crumbles …read more Source: The Daily...
MH17 probe finds ‘possible’ Russian missile
Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said Tuesday they had identified possible Russian-made BUK missile fragments from eastern Ukraine, where the plane crashed. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia to add new countries to its food import ban list: agencies
Russia said Tuesday it planned to add new countries to the list of those from which it has banned food imports in retaliation for Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Daily...
MH17 investigators find ‘possible’ BUK missile fragments
The Hague, Aug 11, 2015 (AFP) – Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine said Tuesday they had identified pieces that “possibly” come from a Russian-made BUK missile, where the plane crashed. …read more Source: The Daily...
