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Fierce fighting rages for key Ukraine town
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine – Battles raged Sunday between government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of a strategic transport hub as the death toll mounted in east Ukraine following the collapse of ceasefire talks.Intense artillery fire thundered around the Kiev-controlled town of Debaltseve, a key position between the rebel bastions of...
US reconsidering arming Ukraine’s forces: Report
NATO’s military commander and Obama administration officials appear to be moving toward supporting sending defensive weapons to Kiev’s forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, The New York Times reported on Sunday (Feb 1). …read more Source: Channel...
US reconsidering arming Ukraine’s forces fighting pro-Russia separatists: Report
February 02, 2015 10:51 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – Nato’s military commander and Obama administration officials appear to be moving toward supporting sending defensive weapons to Kiev’s forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, The New York Times reported Sunday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Fierce fighting rages for key Ukraine town
Battles raged on Sunday (Feb 1) between government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of a strategic transport hub as the death toll mounted in east Ukraine following the collapse of ceasefire talks. …read more Source: Channel...
Australia, Britain slam IS hostage killing at defence talks
SYDNEY – The Australian and British foreign ministers Sunday slammed the killing of a Japanese journalist by the Islamic State (IS) group as they vowed to tackle the jihadist threat at defence talks in Sydney.British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond is in Australia for the annual meeting with his counterpart Julie Bishop, with efforts to...
Ukraine peace talks end without agreement: Kiev envoy
Peace talks to thrash out a truce agreement between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine ended without a deal on Saturday (Jan 31), Kiev’s representative at the talks in Minsk said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine peace talks end without agreement: Kiev envoy
February 01, 2015 3:21 AMMINSK (AFP) – Peace talks to thrash out a truce agreement between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine ended without a deal Saturday, Kiev’s representative at the talks in Minsk said. …read more Source: The Straits...
Putin, Merkel, Hollande urge Ukraine ceasefire: Kremlin
February 01, 2015 12:51 AMMOSCOW (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a three-way phone call Saturday, urging warring Ukrainian factions to agree a ceasefire at peace talks, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: The Straits...
Mediators seek Ukraine truce as 15 soldiers killed
Fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces in the east of the country has left 15 government soldiers dead and 30 wounded over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s defence minister said Saturday. …read more Source: Channel...
New Greek defence minister prompts Turkey to scramble jets
ATHENS – Greece’s new nationalist defence minister prompted Greece’s perennial rival Turkey to scramble jets on Friday, just days after he took office, by flying over uninhabited islets off the Turkish coast that nearly triggered a war in 1996.Turkish fighter jets entered Greek airspace and were intercepted by Greek jets as...
