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      Ukraine sends OWN aid convoy of trucks to crisis-hit region as Russia’s approach border
      Aug14

      Ukraine sends OWN aid convoy of trucks to crisis-hit region as Russia’s approach border

      The group of 262 trucks – which the Russians say is full of food and aid like sleeping bags and generators – was this morning around 280 miles from the Ukrainian border. …read more Source: Daily...

      World peace? These are the only 11 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict
      Aug14

      World peace? These are the only 11 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict

      With the crisis in Gaza, the rise of Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria and the international stand-off ongoing in Ukraine, it can sometimes feel like the whole world is at war. …read more Source: The...

      Russia and the West: Flexing its mussels
      Aug14

      Russia and the West: Flexing its mussels

      A NEW dish may soon appear in Moscow restaurants: “Belarusian” mussels. So goes a rather Soviet-style joke making the rounds since August 5th, when Russia blocked food imports from countries that have imposed sanctions on it. Seafood from America and Europe is now banned, but can still get into landlocked Belarus, which enjoys a customs-free zone...

      Russia’s aid convoy: Putin’s PR coup
      Aug14

      Russia’s aid convoy: Putin’s PR coup

      HELP is on the way. Or so Russian state television declared on August 12th, as nearly 300 lorries with food, medicine and generators set off from a base outside Moscow for the besieged city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine.Confusion reigns over what the lorries are carrying, and over how they will cross into Ukraine. As The Economistwent to press,...

      Russia bans Ukrainian beer imports over ‘calorie counts’
      Aug14

      Russia bans Ukrainian beer imports over ‘calorie counts’

      Russia on Wednesday banned all imports of Ukrainian alcohol products over alleged inaccuracies in the nutrition information on their labels, saying their calorie counts and alcohol content did not add up. …read more Source: France...

      Russian Trucks ‘Heading For Rebel-Held Ukraine’
      Aug14

      Russian Trucks ‘Heading For Rebel-Held Ukraine’

      The supposed aid convoy sent to eastern Ukraine by Moscow will try to enter the country near Krasnodov, Sky Sources say. …read more Source: Sky...

      Ukrainian MP punches colleague in the face in parliament – video
      Aug14

      Ukrainian MP punches colleague in the face in parliament – video

      Oleh Lyashko, the leader of Ukraine’s populist Radical Party, is punched by a colleague after an argument over soldiers fighting in east Ukraine. Lyashko and independent deputy Oleksandr Shevchenko square-off in front of media, exchanging profanities and engaging in a brief scuffle. The pair then face-off again and Shevchenko strikes...

      Ukraine rebel head Strelkov ‘quits’
      Aug14

      Ukraine rebel head Strelkov ‘quits’

      Igor Girkin – known as Strelkov – resigns as the military chief of pro-Russian rebels in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, reports say. …read more Source:...

      Russian aid convoy close to separatist held border crossing with Ukraine
      Aug14

      Russian aid convoy close to separatist held border crossing with Ukraine

      The sprawling Russian convoy, allegedly carrying humanitarian aid to people trapped by conflict in the rebel held town of Luhansk, is some 40km from… …read more Source:...

      [Live updates] Ukraine – Cliff Richard – Egypt – Gaza – Suarez – Pope Francis
      Aug14

      [Live updates] Ukraine – Cliff Richard – Egypt – Gaza – Suarez – Pope Francis

      *Welcome to euronews’ live updates on all the major and breaking stories from across the globe.* Please feel free to join the conversation and send… …read more Source:...