Section: ABC News (Australia)
Deadly clashes rage in Ukraine after peace talks fail
Battles have raged between Ukraine 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: ABC...
Peace talks between Kiev, separatist rebels break down
Peace talks aimed at working out a truce agreement between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine have ended without a deal. …read more Source: ABC...
Auschwitz’s last survivors urge a troubled Europe not to forget
World leaders join about 300 Auschwitz survivors at the site of the former Nazi death camp to mark 70 years since its liberation by Soviet troops, an anniversary held in the shadow of war in Ukraine and a rise in anti-Semitism in Europe. …read more Source: ABC...
Nearly 500 Ukrainian miners trapped after shelling
Nearly 500 coal miners in Ukraine’s war-torn east are trapped after their pit lost power when a shell hit a regional electric substation. …read more Source: ABC...
Russia blames upsurge in Ukraine fighting on Kiev troops
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov blames the latest upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine on Kiev’s government forces who he says are “constantly” shelling towns. …read more Source: ABC...
At least 30 killed in rocket fire in Ukraine as rebels launch new offensive
Pro-Kremlin rebels announce a major new offensive after Grad rocket fire killed at least 30 people in a strategic government-held Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. …read more Source: ABC...
At least 20 killed in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol
At least 20 people are killed when rockets hit Ukraine’s strategic government-held port of Mariupol in the wake of Russian-backed rebels’ rejection of peace talks, Ukraine’s interior minister says. …read more Source: ABC...
Dutch team to search for more remains at MH17 crash site
A Dutch team will return to the MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed when the Malaysia Airlines jet crashed in July, officials say. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine and Russia make progress in peace talks: German foreign minister
Ukraine and Russia reach an agreement on a demarcation line, making progress towards a lasting ceasefire at Berlin talks that began with a rocky start, German foreign minister Steinmeier says. …read more Source: ABC...
Russia to seek immediate ceasefire at Ukraine talks
The Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says he will seek an immediate ceasefire in east Ukraine at talks in Berlin with the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Germany and France. …read more Source: ABC...
