Section: RTÉ News (Ireland)
Firemen missing after fuel explosion in Ukraine
A powerful explosion at a fuel depot near the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, is believed to have killed a number of firemen as they fought to control a blaze that had burned through the night. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Greece and Ukraine to overshadow G7 summit
Leaders from the Group of Seven industrial nations meet today for a summit overshadowed by Greece’s debt crisis and ongoing violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Seven hurt after scuffles at Kiev gay rights march
At least seven people were injured and more than 20 arrested in Kiev as scuffles broke out between members of a rare Ukrainian gay pride march and their nationalist opponents. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Serious escalation of fighting in Ukraine
Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists have fought their first serious battles in months, while Ukraine’s defence minister has said an attempt by rebels to take the eastern town of Maryinka has been thwarted. …read more Source: RTÉ...
German woman, 65, has quadruplets
A 65-year-old German woman, who is already a mother of 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported early. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Ukraine ‘fighting real war’ with Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said his country was fighting a “real war” with Russia that could escalate at any time. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Kerry expected to meet with Putin in Russia
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to hold his first talks in Russia today since the annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of war in Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Merkel and Putin hold talks over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing despite difficulties. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Pro-Russian journalist killed in Kiev
A well-known pro-Russian journalist has been shot dead in Kiev, the Ukrainian government said, the latest in a series of allies of the country’s former pro-Russian leaders to die in suspicious circumstances. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Call for end to renewed fighting in east Ukraine
Foreign ministers from Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine called for an end to the renewed heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine following tough talks in Berlin. …read more Source: RTÉ...
