Section: Australia&NZ
New US govt duties on overseas steel pipes (AP)
The US has imposed duties on imports of steel pipe from South Korea, India, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam. …read more Source: The West...
Vatican calls for global ceasefire during World Cup final
The Vatican on Friday called for a truce in wars around the globe during Sunday’s World Cup final, taking to social media with the hashtag #pauseforpeace as a conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates and killings continue in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Rebels kill 23 Ukraine troops
UKRAINE’S military have reported losing 23 servicemen in clashes across the separatist east that threatened to shatter slim Western hopes of a truce. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian president says rebels will pay as missiles kill 23 soldiers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed to “find and destroy” pro-Russian rebels who killed 23 servicemen and wounded nearly 100 in a missile attack on Friday. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Rebel missile attack in Ukraine kills up to 30 troops
A rocket attack by pro-Russian rebels on a border post in eastern Ukraine may have killed as many as 30 soldiers and border guards, prompting a promise of swift retribution from Kiev. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine field troops prepare for assault on Donetsk (AFP)
Olenivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Among a sea of sunflowers, shirtless Ukranian soldiers shout advice to an earthmover’s driver who digs, in a thick cloud of fumes, trenches around their armoured vehicles, on which they are perched in an open field. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warns ‘all-out’ assault may last another month (AFP)
OLENIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine warned on Thursday that its “all-out” assault on pro-Russian insurgents may last another month and rejected calls for a ceasefire as it pushed tanks within striking distance of the rebels’ two remaining strongholds. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine forces launch ‘all-out attack’ west of Donetsk (AFP)
Karlivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s interior ministry on Thursday reported launching “an all-out attack” against pro-Russian rebels who had dug in around the industrial hub of Donetsk and the neighbouring eastern city of Lugansk. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warns eastern push may last another month (AFP)
OLENIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine warned on Thursday that its offensive against pro-Russian insurgents may last another month and rejected calls for a ceasefire as it moved tanks to within striking distance of the rebels’ two remaining strongholds. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian armoured vehicles mass south of Donetsk: AFP (AFP)
OLENIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian forces have massed tanks and armoured vehicles around 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of the rebel-held city of Donetsk, AFP journalists said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
