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Dutch search team recovers remains, MH17 wreckage in Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch search team recovered human remains and wreckage from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on Monday, the Dutch government said. …read more Source: The...
Angela Merkel: Germany won’t give weapons to Ukraine, favors talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she prefers economic sanctions as decided by the European Union and negotiations to “solve or at least mitigate the conflict.” Germany will not provide weapons to Ukraine and supports negotiations and a diplomatic solution to the conflict between the government in Kiev and Russian-backed rebels in eastern...
West must be ready for long standoff with Russia – NATO official
OSLO (Reuters) – The West must be ready for a long standoff with Russia over Ukraine and not quickly resume normal ties as it did after the 2008 Georgian war, a top NATO official said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Rebels target Ukrainian government troops
YENAKIEVE- Separatist rockets streaked across hills in eastern Ukraine today as rebels pounded the positions of Ukrainian government troops holding a strategic rail town while both sides pressed ahead with mobilizing more forces for combat. Kiev’s military said five more Ukrainian soldiers were killed in clashes while municipal authorities...
Rebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace talks fail
Separatist rockets streaked across hills in eastern Ukraine on Monday as rebels pounded the positions of Ukrainian government troops holding a strategic rail town while both sides pressed ahead with mobilizing more forces for combat.Deadly clashes rage in east Ukraine after peace talks failUkraine peace talks aborted as civilians die in...
Merkel says ceasefire must be restored in Ukraine
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed on Monday for a ceasefire to be urgently restored in Ukraine, under the terms of the Minsk peace plan, and added Germany would not support Kiev’s military forces through deliveries of weapons. …read more Source: The...
Contours of a new relationship
The implications of India-US getting close Hugging President Barack Obama upon his arrival to India and pouring tea for him over chats, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed the message strong and clear: India wants to redefine its relationship with America. What is very clear is a clear-cut decision by India, its long term close relationship...
Dutch team at MH17 crash site to collect more remains
THE HAGUE: A Dutch team is at the MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed when the Malaysia Airlines jetliner crashed in July, officials said on Monday. “At the moment there’s a small team at the crash site,” Dutch defence ministry spokeswoman Marloes Visser told AFP....
Ukrainian rebels vow to raise 100,000 fighters, escalate conflict
Pro-Russian separatists vowed Monday to mobilize up to 100,000 fighters for their latest east Ukraine offensive as the US mulled sending weapons to Kiev’s out-gunned forces after the latest truce bid collapsed. …read more Source: The Times of...
Merkel to meet Obama, Harper on North America trip
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks with the US and Canadian leaders next week to prepare a G7 summit she will host in June, a government spokeswoman said Monday.Merkel will embark on the trip Sunday and meet US President Barack Obama in Washington and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa.”Beyond G7...
