Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine government suspends ceasefire at MH17 crash site after recovery mission halted
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian government said on Thursday it was suspending a ceasefire with separatist rebels at the crash site of the Malaysian airliner after an international recovery mission had been halted. …read more Source:...
Ukraine army tightens noose round Donetsk
Residents in the rebel-controlled city urged to stay indoors amid reports of gunfire at the centrally located regional state security service building …read more Source: Financial...
VIDEO: Demonstrations on streets of Kiev
Demonstrations are taking place in Kiev as attempts are made to clear Independence Square of protesters. …read more Source:...
Russia retaliates against western sanctions with ban on food imports
Dmitry Medvedev tells ministers import ban on meat, fish and agricultural items from EU, US and Australia is effective immediatelyRussia has banned fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, milk and dairy imports from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway, Russia’s prime minister told a government meeting on...
Russia bans food imports from West
Russia’s PM Medvedev announces a total embargo on food imports from Western countries in response to sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Germany factory output in small rise
German industrial output rose by just 0.3% in June from May, official figures show, as concerns over the Ukraine crisis weighed on the economy. …read more Source:...
MH17 memorial focuses on supporting families and friends left behind
We stand in solidarity with those who are suffering unimaginable loss, Archbishop Denis Hart tells mourners in MelbourneAround 1000 people from different backgrounds and denominations filled St Patricks cathedral in Melbourne on Thursday morning to remember people lost in the MH17 tragedy and to support their friends and families as part of a...
Australia mourns dead in Malaysia Airlines plane crash
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia held a national day of mourning on Thursday for its citizens killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine last month, even as Russia said it was ratcheting up its response to Western sanctions imposed over the disaster. …read more Source:...
Russia bans all U.S. food, EU fruit and vegetables in sanctions response; NATO fears invasion
MOSCOW/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia will ban all imports of food from the United States and all fruit and vegetables from Europe, the state news agency reported on Wednesday, a sweeping response to Western sanctions imposed over its support for rebels in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
MH17 crash: search for remains halted as Australia begins day of mourning
Increased fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine forces Dutch PM to suspend work on the siteThe Dutch prime minister has halted the search for the remains of victims of the MH17 crash due to increased fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine, but Australias special envoy said inspections would resume once it was safe.The...
