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UN finds signs of Russia involvement in Ukraine war
GENEVA: A separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine is revealing increasing evidence, but not yet conclusive legal proof, of Russian state involvement, senior United Nations human rights officials said on Monday. “We are speaking about increasing inflow of (unofficial) fighters and increasing evidence that there are also some (Russian) servicemen...
Human rights violations persist in Ukraine
The UN has reported of serious human rights violations and abuses persist in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. …read more Source: World...
Once Ukraine’s kosher food basket, Donetsk now reliant on food packages
Only about a quarter of the city’s Jewish community remains after more than 10 thousand left their homes in 2013. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Fatal clashes erupt in eastern Ukraine despite truce
Two civilians and three Ukrainian soldiers die in fighting in country’s east where pro-Russia rebels hope to secede. …read more Source: AL...
Increase of death toll in east Ukraine, says UN report
Serious human rights violations and abuses persist in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, UN says. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Clashes in east Ukraine kills five, including civilians
Three soldiers and two civilians have reportedly been killed during an army operation against pro-Russia forces in the east of the country. …read more Source: Iran...
Malaysia Airlines announces bankruptcy, cuts job
Malaysia Airlines has announced massive plans for axing jobs and scrapping routes as its new German CEO rolls up sleeves to save the “technically bankrupt” flag carrier from further decline. Christoph Mueller announced Monday he plans to cut around 6,000 jobs and overhaul the company’s structure following recent air disasters that marred...
Russia claims right to deploy nukes in Crimea
A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official has emphasized that Moscow reserves the right to deploy nuclear weapons on its territory, including stationing them in Crimea. According to RIA Novosti, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Mikhail Ulyanov on Monday said: “Russia obviously...
Russia warns against Ukrainian NATO membership
Speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament has warned against Ukraine’s possible membership in NATO, saying that Russia will not leave such a move unanswered. Sergei Naryshkin, the speaker of the State Duma, said Ukraine’s membership in NATO is “imaginable,” saying such a development would bring the Western military alliance...
Clashes in east Ukraine kills five, including civilians
Three Ukrainian soldiers and two civilians are killed in east Ukraine clashes between army and pro-Russians. …read more Source:...
