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MH17 victims remembered in Amsterdam
Hundreds of relatives and friends gather in Amsterdam to remember those who died on Malaysia Airlines MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Obama indicates US may ask Australia for more help to combat Isis in Iraq
US president makes comments after meeting with Tony Abbott in Beijing on sidelines of Apec summitAustralia could be asked to commit more to help the fight against Islamic State (Isis) militants, US president Barack Obama has indicated after after a bilateral meeting with prime minister Tony Abbott.President Obama has recently authorised the...
Tony Abbott steps back from promise to shirtfront Vladimir Putin over MH17
PM says talks with Russian leader over downing of Malaysia Airlines flight only part of Australias Apec and G20 agendaThe Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, has stepped back from his earlier promise to shirtfront the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over Moscows response to the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, saying that the...
Worst east Ukraine shelling for month; ceasefire looks in doubt
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummeled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armored column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: ‘I will never see her smile again’
Four months after a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people crashed in rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, a national memorial to the victims will take place in the Netherlands. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ‘build-up’ raises tension
The US and the EU express concern at reports of a build-up of separatist reinforcements in eastern Ukraine after a day of shelling in Donetsk. …read more Source:...
Merkel’s message for Ukraine as Berliners mark the day their dream came true
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago should be regarded as a sign of hope for people suffering in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq …read more Source: The...
Heavy shelling sparks fresh Ukraine fears
Russia accused of supplying rebels with heavy weaponry and new fighters …read more Source: Financial...
Japan’s Abe urges Putin to ensure Ukraine ceasefire holds
BEIJING (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to play a constructive role in ensuring that a shaky ceasefire in Ukraine holds. …read more Source:...
Stakes are high as US plays the oil card against Iran and Russia | Larry Elliott
Washington is trying to drive down prices by flooding the market with crude but risks collateral damage to its own shale industryImagine that at the start of 2014 you were an investor who liked to dabble in the commodity markets. You could sniff something going seriously wrong in Ukraine and you were alarmed by early reports of groups of...
