The protests over the shooting of Michael Brown, the aftermath of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, the Arctic Race the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week … …read more Source: The...

Aug23

First trucks from aid convoy to Ukraine cross back into Russia video

Saturday, August 23 , 2014 - 15:06 (EET) Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)

Around ten trucks from the aid convoy cross the border back into Russia. The lorries pass through the Donetsk-Izvarino border from the eastern Ukraine side. A day earlier a convoy of around 280 lorries had crossed into Ukraine without Kiev’s permission igniting international outcry … …read more Source: The...

Aug23

Convoy had entered Ukraine without permission

Saturday, August 23 , 2014 - 15:06 (EET) Section: Financial Times (The United Kingdom)

Security chief accuses Moscow of invasion while Poroshenko urges calm after trucks enter eastern Ukraine and distribute cargo in rebel-held Lugansk …read more Source: Financial...

Aug23

Ukraine to mark Independence Day with military parades

Saturday, August 23 , 2014 - 11:34 (EET) Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)

Critics say celebrations are a waste of money and a dangerous diversion in wartime, but supporters say they will boost moraleMilitary hardware will be paraded through the streets of central Kiev on Sunday as part of events to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day, which has become steeped in controversy because of the fighting still raging in the...

Aug23

Merkel in Ukraine as crisis mounts

Saturday, August 23 , 2014 - 11:34 (EET) Section: BBC (The United Kingdom)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to arrive in Ukraine, after calling Russia’s decision to send an unauthorised aid convoy an “escalation”. …read more Source:...

Aug23

VIDEO: Russian aid convoy defies Ukraine

Saturday, August 23 , 2014 - 11:34 (EET) Section: BBC (The United Kingdom)

Russia sends more than 100 aid lorries into eastern Ukraine, without permission from Kiev. …read more Source:...

Aug23

Ukraine ‘was ready to accept aid’, Russia tells UN

Saturday, August 23 , 2014 - 11:34 (EET) Section: Euronews (France)

Russia has defended its decision to send humanitarian aid into Ukraine without official permission. Moscow’s ambassador to the UN said there was no… …read more Source:...

Aug23

Merkel in Ukraine as Russian convoy marks ‘dangerous escalation’

Saturday, August 23 , 2014 - 11:34 (EET) Section: France 24 (France)

Parts of a mammoth aid convoy from Moscow on Saturday crossed back from rebel-held east Ukraine to Russian territory, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel jetted into Kiev for crisis talks. …read more Source: France...