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EU imposes sanctions on Ukraine rebel vote organisers
Rebels in eastern Ukraine held their elections on Nov. 2, arguing that the vote was the next step after local referendums in May calling for independence from Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
NATO concerned over Russian forces in Crimea
AMMONNEWS – NATO’s top military commander has said he is “very concerned” that Russia’s military build-up in the annexed Crimean region could be used as a launchpad for attacks across the whole Black Sea region.US General Philip Breedlove’s comments late on Wednesday came amid fears in Kiev that …read...
Cyprus solution looking unrealistic
An article published in the ‘Economist’ online points to EU hypocrisy regarding the “frozen conflict” between Russia and Georgia, Modova and recently the Ukraine. However, much less is said about Cyprus which has been in conflict for over 50 years. It is unsurprising that onlookers are sceptical about a solution to the Cyprus problem given...
MH17 remains arrive in Netherlands
Amsterdam: Six more coffins carrying body parts of victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands from Ukraine on Friday, with nine victims of the July disaster still unidentified. A Dutch Air Force C-130 transport plane arrived at an airfield in the southern city of Eindhoven after leaving Kharkiv in eastern...
Nordic, German FMs open new forum in Copenhagen
Ukraine, ISIL, Mideast tensions and EU ‘investment plan’ among topics to be discussed by foreign ministers in first of a news series of meetings …read more Source: Anadolu...
EU sanctions 13 more Ukrainian rebels
EU imposes asset freezes and travel bans on 13 Ukrainian separatists, bringing the total number to 132 …read more Source: Anadolu...
Donetsk shelling victim: my wish is to ‘go to Kiev and to kill them all’ – video
Shelling kills at least two near Ukraine’s Donetsk international airport with residents voicing despair. …read more Source: The...
Round-up: UEFA Europa League matchday 5
Tottenham Hotspur, Besiktas, Dinamo Moscow, Salzburg, Celtic, Inter Milan, Everton, Dinamo Kiev, Fiorentina, Legia Warsaw and Trabzonspor advance to round 32 of Europa League …read more Source: Anadolu...
Saudis block OPEC output cut, sending oil price plunging
Saudi Arabia blocked calls on Thursday from poorer members of the OPEC oil exporter group for production cuts to arrest a slide in global prices, sending benchmark crude plunging to a fresh four-year low.Brent oil LCOc1 fell more than $6 to $71.25 a barrel after OPEC ministers meeting in Vienna left the group’s output ceiling unchanged...
Poroshenko: Ukraine should drop non-aligned status
Ukrainian president says non-aligned status cannot guarantee its security and territorial integrity …read more Source: World...
