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      The 20 photographs of the week
      Jun21

      The 20 photographs of the week

      Luis Suárez, protests and Costa Rica at the World Cup in Brazil, the increasing violence in Iraq, London fashion – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week … …read more Source: The...

      Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops onto ‘combat alert’ as Ukraine fighting spills across border
      Jun21

      Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops onto ‘combat alert’ as Ukraine fighting spills across border

      Tensions between Moscow and Kiev continue to mount with Vladimir Putin’s latest show of force as Russia dismisses Petro Poroshenko’s “peace plan” as an ultimatum …read more Source: The...

      Russian troops on combat alert as Ukraine ceasefire stutters
      Jun21

      Russian troops on combat alert as Ukraine ceasefire stutters

      Russian president Vladimir Putin has put on combat alert military forces and airborne troops, a day after Ukraine ordered a… …read more Source: The...

      Ukrainian church in Sydney desecrated with hate messages
      Jun21

      Ukrainian church in Sydney desecrated with hate messages

      Vandals spray swastikas and ethnic slurs condemning Ukraines president Petro PoroshenkoA Ukrainian church in Sydney has been desecrated with ethnic slurs in an attack the NSW government has labelled vicious and abhorrent.Members of the Ukrainian community woke on Saturday morning to find the St Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Lidcombe...

      EU, US threaten Russia with new round of sanctions over Ukraine
      Jun21

      EU, US threaten Russia with new round of sanctions over Ukraine

      France, Germany and the US have threatened Russia with additional sanctions if it does not take “immediate steps” to end the violence in Ukraine’s east. Earlier, Kyiv declared a week-long cease-fire with the rebels. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      US threatens ‘scalpel’ sanctions on Russia if it fails to de-escalate Ukraine crisis
      Jun21

      US threatens ‘scalpel’ sanctions on Russia if it fails to de-escalate Ukraine crisis

      West prepares to slap tougher sanctions on Russia’s economic sectors to punish it for stoking unrest …read more Source: The...

      US accuses Russia of stockpiling weapons for separatists in Ukraine
      Jun21

      US accuses Russia of stockpiling weapons for separatists in Ukraine

      Washington has accused Moscow of stockpiling weapons for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Earlier, Kyiv declared a week-long unilateral cease-fire with the rebels. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Ukraine orders ceasefire as it retakes border
      Jun21

      Ukraine orders ceasefire as it retakes border

      President Poroshenko declared the start of a unilateral seven-day ceasefire in Ukraine yesterday hours after the country announced that it… …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine crisis forces U.S. to bolster Europe forces
      Jun21

      Ukraine crisis forces U.S. to bolster Europe forces

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Only last year, the U.S. European Command was facing some of the deepest cuts of any region in the U.S. military. Now, after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the Pentagon finds itself focusing on the continent in a way not seen in decades. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine separatist rebels reject ceasefire offer
      Jun21

      Ukraine separatist rebels reject ceasefire offer

      Ukraine’s pro-Russian separatists have rejected an offer to lay down their weapons for a week and free hostages so that a definitive peace plan can… …read more Source:...