Section: Africa&ME
Kremlin says it hopes pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels have enough ammunition
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday he hoped that pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine had enough ammunition to respond to what he called aggressive actions by the Ukrainian army. …read more Source: Libya...
Kremlin says it hopes pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels have enough ammo
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Ceasefire violations in Ukraine still too high despite lull in fighting: Germany
The German Foreign Ministry said on Friday that there had been a lull in fighting in eastern Ukraine in recent “hours” but ceasefire breaches were still happening too often., “In the last couple of hours we have seen a decline in military activities there but I want to say clearly that the number of ceasefire violations remains...
US Condemns Russian Aggression in Eastern Ukraine
The new U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, addresses a Security Council meeting of the United NationsUNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations took a firm stance Thursday against Russian military action in eastern Ukraine, condemning Moscow’s “aggressive actions” and saying U.S. Crimea-related sanctions would remain...
US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in Ukraine
A surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine has presented the new administration of President Donald Trump with a first test of its Russia policy and Haley’s comments were closely watched for signs of any shift. …read more Source: World...
Syrian refugee family reunited despite Donald Trump’s travel ban
A family of Syrian refugees separated for two years are reunited in the US — despite President Trump’s controversial travel ban. Father Fadi Kassar hugs his daughters Hnan, eight, and Lian, five, while wife Razan looks on in tears. Mother and daughters arrived at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York yesterday on a flight from...
Russia rejects US envoy’s remarks on Crimea
Russia’s UN ambassador says people in Crimea expressed their will by voting to join Russia. …read more Source:...
Russia says Ukraine violating Geneva convention, shelling civilians
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Russia says Ukraine violating Geneva convention, shelling civilians
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday accused Ukrainian armed forces of violating the Geneva Convention by shelling civilian areas in eastern Ukraine and of using weapons systems banned under the terms of the Minsk peace deal. …read more Source: The Daily...
Trump’s White House: Five takeaways from Thursday
US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence walk into the Oval Office at the White House © AFP / NICHOLAS KAMMWashington, United States, Feb 3 – US President Donald Trump had a busy Thursday, stirring up diplomatic controversy with Iran and Australia before asking national religious leaders to pray for his reality TV successor Arnold...
