Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Obama says G7 to discuss Russian aggression in Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama said before the start of a Group of Seven (G7) summit in the Bavarian Alps that leaders would discuss how to stand up to Russia’s “aggression” in Ukraine as well as threats from extremism and climate change. …read more Source: The Daily...
Greece and Ukraine crises drown out G7 summit agenda
Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations meet Sunday in the Bavarian Alps for a summit overshadowed by Greece’s debt crisis and ongoing violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Japan’s Abe visits Ukraine ahead of tough G7 summit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed during an historic first visit to Ukraine to spearhead a global drive to resolve the crisis threatening to splinter the ex-Soviet state …read more Source: The Daily...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed, ten wounded in past 24 hours: Ukraine military
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and ten others have been wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said …read more Source: The Daily...
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published, saying he was still committed to a Ukraine peace deal after a fresh flare-up in the country’s east …read more Source: The Daily...
Gay pride rally attacked in Kiev
Several dozen unknown assailants attacked a gay pride march in Kiev Saturday, throwing flares and wounding two policemen, a Reuters witness reported. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU extends sanctions on three Ukraine embezzlement suspects
The European Union has extended sanctions imposed on three people Ukraine suspects of having embezzled funds under former President Viktor Yanukovich, according to a legal notice published Saturday. …read more Source: The Daily...
G-7 summit to discuss wars, jihadis, Grexit fears
The Bavarian Alps venue may look tranquil, but global turmoil – from Ukraine to Islamist militants and the Greek crisis – dominates the agenda of the G-7 summit, which is being held without Russia. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine requests UN emergency meeting over fresh fighting
The U.N. Security Council will Friday discuss an upsurge in fighting in east Ukraine that rattled the official truce. …read more Source: The Daily...
Child killed, several wounded in east Ukraine: rebels
A child was killed and three people wounded in fighting Thursday evening in eastern Ukraine, the country’s pro-Russian rebels said a day after 26 people were reported killed in a surge of violence four months into a ceasefire. …read more Source: The Daily...
