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Kiev, rebels hold fire
Sep06

Kiev, rebels hold fire

After more than four months of bloodshed, a ceasefire in Ukraine’s rebellious east largely held back fighting on Saturday, but appeared fragile as both sides of the conflict claimed the others had… …read more Source: The...

EU agrees on tough new sanctions against Russia
Sep06

EU agrees on tough new sanctions against Russia

The European Union said Friday it had agreed on a tough new package of economic sanctions against Russia, despite a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Kremlin rebels in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...

Ukraine Rivals Trade Accusations of Truce Violations
Sep06

Ukraine Rivals Trade Accusations of Truce Violations

Pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian military accused each other Saturday of breaking a tenuous Kremlin-backed truce only hours after it came into force across the war-battered east. …read more Source:...

Rebel Leaders Accuse Ukraine Forces of Breaking Ceasefire
Sep06

Rebel Leaders Accuse Ukraine Forces of Breaking Ceasefire

Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine on Saturday accused Kiev’s forces of breaking a ceasefire just hours after it was agreed, and vowed to pursue their independence drive in the east. …read more Source:...

Rebel leaders accuse Ukraine forces of breaking ceasefire
Sep06

Rebel leaders accuse Ukraine forces of breaking ceasefire

Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine on Saturday accused Kiev’s forces of breaking a ceasefire just hours after it was agreed, and vowed to pursue their independence drive in the east. …read more Source: The Times of...

Russia Warns Will React If New European Union Sanctions Imposed
Sep06

Russia Warns Will React If New European Union Sanctions Imposed

Russia warned on Saturday that it would react if the European Union imposed tougher economic sanctions against it over the situation in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

Guns Silent As Ukraine Truce Holds
Sep06

Guns Silent As Ukraine Truce Holds

The guns remained silent over eastern Ukraine on Saturday as a truce between Ukraine and pro-Kremlin insurgents appeared to be holding despite concerns it will fail to halt the separatist drive in the… …read more Source:...

Malaysia, Australia to send investigators back to MH17 crash site
Sep06

Malaysia, Australia to send investigators back to MH17 crash site

Malaysia and Australia agreed to send investigators back to the crash site of passenger plane in eastern Ukraine, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday.Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 c… …read more Source: The...

NATO Backs Spearhead Force to Boost Eastern Defences
Sep06

NATO Backs Spearhead Force to Boost Eastern Defences

NATO approved wide-ranging plans on Friday to boost its defences in eastern Europe, aiming to reassure allies nervous about Russia’s intervention in Ukraine that the US-led alliance will shield them f… …read more Source:...

Ukraine signs ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels
Sep05

Ukraine signs ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels

Ukraine and the Russian-backed rebels have signed a ceasefire deal that starts in less than two hours, a European official at the talks said on Friday. …read more Source: The Times of...