Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Crimean Tatars go on trial for joining Islamist ‘terrorist’ group
A military court in southern Russia Wednesday held the first full hearing in the trial of four Crimean Tatars accused of joining a radical Islamist group. …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel sees no reason to roll back Russia sanctions: spokeswoman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sees no reason at all now to roll back sanctions against Russia in the Ukraine crisis, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine detains ‘two ISIS fighters’ headed for Europe
Ukraine said Wednesday it had detained two ISIS fighters from Syria who were trying to cross into western Europe in order to stage new attacks …read more Source: The Daily...
Crimean Tatar journalist warned of ‘extremism’ over Facebook post
A prominent Crimean Tatar journalist on the Moscow-annexed peninsula on Monday said she had received a warning from prosecutors over extremist views for highlighting the plight of Tatar children whose parents have been detained. …read more Source: The Daily...
17 die in fire at Ukraine home for elderly
Seventeen people died when an unlicenced home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, a fresh tragedy to shake the conflict-riven country …read more Source: The Daily...
Sixteen killed in house fire in village near Kiev
Sixteen people have been killed and one is missing after a fire broke out in a residential building housing elderly people in a village near Kiev, Ukraine’s state emergency service said in a statement Sunday …read more Source: The Daily...
Savchenko: I could run for president if Ukrainians want it
Nadiya Savchenko, a pilot who returned to a hero’s welcome in Ukraine after two years in Russian custody, declared Friday she would run for president if that’s what Ukrainians wanted. …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany floats ‘step by step’ reduction of Russia sanctions: Steinmeier
German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier Friday floated the possibility of a “step by step” reduction of EU sanctions against Russia if there is progress on implementing peace accords on Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Gorbachev barred from visiting Ukraine for Crimea remarks
The Ukrainian intelligence agency SBU says it has barred the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, from visiting Ukraine for the next five years. …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany’s Merkel says G7 has no plans to lift Russia sanctions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that the Group of Seven has no plan to withdraw sanctions slapped on Russia over its involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
