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Four Dead as Fighting Flares in East Ukraine
Three civilians and one Ukrainian soldier have been killed over the past day in renewed fighting in the east of the country, Kiev said on Saturday. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Four dead as fighting flares in east Ukraine
Three civilians and one Ukrainian soldier have been killed over the past day in renewed fighting in the east of the country, where pro-Russian rebels are waging an insurgency, Kiev said on Saturday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine calls local elections but not in rebel-held east
The Ukrainian parliament has voted to call a local election across the country in October, but not in the rebel-occupied east. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine passes draft law on autonomy
Ukraine’s parliament approved a draft law Thursday to grant two separatist regions greater autonomy, a step toward meeting the demands of a cease-fire agreement for the pro-Russian self-styled people’s republics. …read more Source: The Daily...
MH17 families sue Ukraine rebel for $900 mn
Relatives of MH17 crash victims have filed a nearly $900 million suit against a one-time leader of Ukranian insurgents over the shooting down of the jet over the rebel-held east of the country last year. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine takes first step toward giving rebels self-rule
Ukraine’s parliament took the first step Thursday toward granting temporary self-rule to pro-Russian rebels under a change to the constitution the West hopes can end one of Europe’s deadliest wars in recent years. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia, US agree fishing ban in Arctic as sea ice melts
The United States, Russia and other Arctic nations signed an agreement deal Thursday to bar their fishing fleets from fast-thawing seas around the North Pole, an agreement delayed more than a year by tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia lashes out at leaks of MH17 draft report
A top Russian aviation official says leaks of the draft report on the Malaysian jetliner crash over eastern Ukraine are meant to put pressure on investigators. …read more Source: The Daily...
Eight Ukraine soldiers killed in past 24 hours
NNA – Eight Ukrainian troops have been killed and 16 wounded in the war-torn east as pro-Russian rebels launched one of their fiercest attacks since the signing of a shaky ceasefire deal, Kiev securi …read more Source: National News...
Putin lambasts Finnish leader for barring sanctioned Russian officials
Russian President Vladimir Putin ticks off his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto over Helsinki’s barring of officials on a European Union sanctions list over Ukraine, the Kremlin says …read more Source: The Daily...
