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18 killed in Ukraine fighting in past 24 hours
Seven civilians and 11 soldiers have been killed in fighting in east Ukraine in the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said Friday …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine death toll grows after fragile peace deal signed
Unrest came as Europe warned Russia it risked fresh sanctions …read more Source: Gulf...
Pakistan cracks down on extremism post-Peshawar
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Shelling in Ukraine despite truce
At least 15 people have been killed in east Ukraine in new shelling despite the signing of a peace deal to end the 10-month conflict. ||| Kiev/ Donetsk – At least 15 people have been killed in east Ukraine in new shelling despite the signing of a peace deal to end the 10-month conflict.Pro-Moscow rebels and government officials said on...
Watch: Ukrainian MPs in vicious fist fight
Two members of the Ukrainian parliament, Yegor Sobolev of the “Samopomochi” party and Vadim Ivchenko from the “Fatherland” party, were involved in a physical altercation in the halls of the Ukrainian parliament. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Turkey: No need for us to impose sanctions on Moscow
There is no need for Turkey to participate in imposing sanctions on Moscow, the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday. In an exclusive statement to the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit, Cavusoglu pointed out that his country had declared from the beginning that it would not participate in imposing sanctions on Russia,...
Europe warns Russia over Ukraine deal
European powers say Moscow risks fresh sanctions if ceasefire deal aimed at ending 10-month war is not implemented …read more Source: Business...
News24.com | Russia wanted ‘immediate’ Ukraine truce
Russia wanted an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the deadline was agreed in talks in Minsk under pressure from rebel leaders, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson says. …read more Source:...
Ukraine death toll grows after fragile peace deal signed
Three civilians and eight soldiers have been killed in fighting in east Ukraine in the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said Feb. 13, a day afer a peace deal was inked to end the conflict. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Even with Turkish Stream, Russia can’t avoid sending gas via Ukraine
By Barbara Lewis, Nina Chestney and Katya Golubkova Russia’s plan to cut out Ukraine as a gas transit route is unrealistic because the EU will seek non-Russian gas rather than build the links it would need to Moscow’s proposed new pipeline to Turkey, industry sources and analysts say. Last year, as violence flared in eastern Ukraine...
