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NATO to boost eastern defences after Russian ‘aggression’
NATO is set to agree to a major boost to its defences in eastern Europe in response to what it calls Russian aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
19 civilians and troops killed in Ukraine in 24 hours: officials
KIEV – Fourteen civilians and five government soldiers have been killed in fighting in east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said Thursday.Pro-Russian separatists said shelling killed eight residents and wounded 33 more around their stronghold Donetsk.Across the lines, a local Ukrainian official said six...
NATO to unveil strengthened Eastern Europe defence
BRUSSELS – NATO was set Thursday to agree a major boost to the alliance’s defences near its Russian borders, including six command centres and a quick-reaction spearhead force of 5,000 troops in response to the crisis in Ukraine.Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said ahead of a meeting of defence ministers in Brussels that the move...
Hospital shelled in east Ukraine as calls mount for truce
DONETSK, Ukraine – Four people were killed when a hospital in east Ukraine was shelled Wednesday ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry that will focus on the possibility of arming Ukrainian forces.The latest deaths came as international pressure grew for an immediate halt to surging violence that has seen hundreds of...
Hospital shelled in east Ukraine as calls mount for truce
Four people were killed when a hospital in east Ukraine was shelled on Wednesday (Feb 4) ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry that will focus on the possibility of arming Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry heads for Kiev as US mulls providing arms
Secretary of State John Kerry left Wednesday on a key trip to highlight US support for Ukraine as Washington mulls funnelling heavy weapons to Kiev to battle pro-Moscow rebels. …read more Source: Channel...
Obama's Pentagon nominee suggests support for arming Ukraine
[WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama’s pick to become defense secretary told Congress on Wednesday he was leaning in favor of providing arms to Ukraine but later cautioned that the focus must remain on pressuring Russia economically and politically. …read more Source: The Business...
A year of high-profile plane crashes
PARIS – A TransAsia Airways plane crashed into a river outside the Taiwanese capital Taipei Wednesday, leaving at least 22 dead, the latest high-profile accident this year, especially in Asia.Despite several headline-grabbing crashes, 2014 continued a long-term trend of improving air safety, online accident database Aviation Safety Network...
EU urges Greece's Tsipras to back common line on Russia
[BRUSSELS] European Council President Donald Tusk urged Greece’s new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday to support common EU foreign policy approaches, a week after Athens questioned a call for new sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: The Business...
Thousands petition Russia’s Vladmir Putin to free mother of seven accused of treason
February 03, 2015 11:12 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Tens of thousands of people petitioned President Vladimir Putin today to release a mother of seven accused of treason for having called the Ukrainian embassy about Russian troop movements. …read more Source: The Straits...
