Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Ukraine says 11 attacks and drone spotted despite truce
The Ukrainian army on Saturday (Dec 13) said a ceasefire with Russia-backed separatists was tentatively holding, but has been violated 11 times in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry to meet Russia’s Lavrov in Rome on Monday
John Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Monday to discuss the Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations, as well as the crises in Ukraine and in Syria. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine cheers US vote for military aid, Russia outraged
The bill threatens fresh sanctions against Russia and opens the way for the provision of up to US$350 million worth of military hardware to Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine welcomes US vote for military aid
The bill threatens fresh sanctions against Russia and opens the way for the provision of up to US$350 million worth of military hardware to Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine to call up 40,000 more soldiers in 2015
Ukraine said it will call up 40,000 more soldiers in a bid to meet the demands of its conflict in the eastern region. …read more Source: Channel...
Poroshenko says ceasefire in Ukraine is now ‘real’
Ukraine’s leader expressed hopes that a ceasefire in place in the east of his country where pro-Moscow rebels are fighting Ukrainian troops will hold. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine president pleads with Russia to withdraw
A day after a ceasefire came into effect, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko urged Russia to fully withdraw its troops from eastern Ukraine, adding that such a move would bring immediate peace. …read more Source: Channel...
Triumphant Merkel re-elected party chief with 97%
From the Ukraine conflict to Europe’s debilitating financial crisis, Merkel said her policies as the head of Europe’s biggest economy promoted security and stability and lived up to Germany’s responsibilities in the world. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 wreckage arrives at Dutch base
The eight-truck convoy began its long journey from Ukraine last week, crossing into The Netherlands from Germany early Tuesday, travelling under police escort to the airbase in the southern Netherlands. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine ceasefire holding, says President Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday a ceasefire along the front line in the east of his country appeared to be holding after Kiev declared a “day of silence” in the war with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Channel...
