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Hackers steal US$300m from 100 banks
IN late 2013, an automated teller machine (ATM) in Kiev started dispensing cash at seemingly random times of day. No one had put in a card, or touched a button. Cameras showed that the piles of money had been swept up by customers who appeared lucky to be there at the right moment. …read more Source: The Business...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
DONETSK/ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where most fighting has taken place in recent weeks. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine truce largely observed except around flashpoint town
The sporadic bombardments targeting the key railway hub of Debaltseve – where thousands of Ukrainian soldiers are mostly surrounded by the rebels – could be heard kilometres away. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says its forces were shot at 60 times since truce began
Ukraine’s military said on Sunday its forces had come under fire 60 times in the hours since a cease-fire came into force. Military spokesman Anatoliy Stelmakh told AFP that the key strategic town of Debaltseve remained the scene of most of the clashes and that pro-Russian rebels had fired Grad rockets at Ukrainian positions there. […] The...
Netanyahu calls on European Jews to immigrate to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated his call on European Jews to immigrate to Israel, hours after an attack on a synagogue in Danish capital Copenhagen. “Jews have been murdered again on European soil only because they were Jews and this wave of terrorist attacks – including murderous anti-Semitic attacks – is expected...
Russia Says Accords Underpinning Ukraine Truce Must be ‘Unconditionally Observed’
The package of measures underpinning a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine must be “unconditionally observed”, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said on today. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
Ukraine’s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where most fighting has taken place in recent weeks. Guns fell abruptly silent at midnight across much of eastern Ukraine in line with the ceasefire agreement, reached after a week of marathon diplomacy led by France and Germany....
Ukraine says forces shot at 60 times since truce began
Ukraine’s military said on Sunday that its forces had come under fire 60 times in the hours since a ceasefire came into force. …read more Source: The Times of...
France and Germany say Ukraine ceasefire generally observed despite incidents
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Germany said a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was being generally observed despite local incidents, which needed to be resolved quickly, according to a statement from the French presidency on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Playing ball
Ukrainian servicemen play soccer on a road at Svitlodarsk, approaching Debaltseve on Sunday. A cease-fire in Ukraine was cautiously observed by both sides, despite accusations by Kiev and the US that Russia had fueled a final push by rebels to gain territory before the deadline. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered troops to abide by the...
