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    FP’s Situation Report: Egypt and Libya pound Islamic State targets; More similarities between Copenhagen and Paris attacks emerge; Ukrainian military and separatists battle for a key eastern city; and much more from around the world.
    Feb17

    FP’s Situation Report: Egypt and Libya pound Islamic State targets; More similarities between Copenhagen and Paris attacks emerge; Ukrainian military and separatists battle for a key eastern city; and much more from around the world.

    Tuesday, February 17 , 2015 - 14:08 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    By David Francis with Sabine Muscat Egypt and Libya pound Islamic State targets in eastern Libya. Egyptian and Libyan warplanes bombed targets in Libya one day after Islamic State militants executed 21 Coptic Christians, opening a new front in the fight against the terror group. The Washington Post’s Erin Cunningham and Heba Habib: “The...

    Ukraine Army, Rebels Face Deadline to Start Weapons Pullback
    Feb17

    Ukraine Army, Rebels Face Deadline to Start Weapons Pullback

    Tuesday, February 17 , 2015 - 14:08 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    LUHANSKE, Ukraine— Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels faced a deadline Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine, but Associated Press reporters saw no signs of it on the ground. Ukrainian military spokesman Anatoliy Stelmakh said in televised comments Tuesday that the separatists...

    Ukraine army, rebels fighting despite pullback deadline
    Feb17

    Ukraine army, rebels fighting despite pullback deadline

    Tuesday, February 17 , 2015 - 13:53 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    LUHANSKE, Ukraine — Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels faced a deadline Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine, but Associated Press reporters saw no signs of it on the ground.Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters Tuesday that the separatists continued to attack...

    5 more Ukrainian forces killed
    Feb17

    5 more Ukrainian forces killed

    Tuesday, February 17 , 2015 - 13:53 (EEST) Section: CNN (USA)

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    Ukraine army, rebels face deadline to start weapons pullback
    Feb17

    Ukraine army, rebels face deadline to start weapons pullback

    Tuesday, February 17 , 2015 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: CNS News (USA)

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    Ukraine army, rebels face deadline to start weapons pullback
    Feb17

    Ukraine army, rebels face deadline to start weapons pullback

    Tuesday, February 17 , 2015 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    LUHANSKE, Ukraine — Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels faced a deadline Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine, but Associated Press reporters saw no signs of it on the ground.Ukrainian military spokesman Anatoliy Stelmakh said in televised comments Tuesday that the separatists...

    German investor confidence rises to highest level in a year
    Feb17

    German investor confidence rises to highest level in a year

    Tuesday, February 17 , 2015 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    BERLIN (AP) — A survey shows that investor confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has risen to its highest level in a year though the increase was a little short of expectations amid concerns over Ukraine and Greece. …read more Source: U.S....

    Ukrainian Military, Rebels Miss Deadline To Withdraw Heavy Artillery From Frontline
    Feb17

    Ukrainian Military, Rebels Miss Deadline To Withdraw Heavy Artillery From Frontline

    Tuesday, February 17 , 2015 - 13:23 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    The Ukrainian military and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine have missed the deadline to begin withdrawing heavy weaponry from the frontline, according to media reports. Under a ceasefire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France last week, the two warring sides had agreed to start pulling back heavy weapons...

    REPORTS: Pro-Moscow rebels just captured a key Ukrainian town
    Feb17

    REPORTS: Pro-Moscow rebels just captured a key Ukrainian town

    Tuesday, February 17 , 2015 - 13:23 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Reports in Russian media suggest that pro-Russian rebels have taken the railway town of Debaltseve from besieged Ukrainian government forces. The rebels claim that most of the city is now under the control of armed groups loyal to the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic, according to Riga-based online newspaper and news aggregator...

    The West cannot abandon Ukraine now
    Feb17

    The West cannot abandon Ukraine now

    Tuesday, February 17 , 2015 - 13:23 (EEST) Section: The Hill (USA)

    After over 17 hours of exhaustive negotiations on the Ukrainian crisis in Minsk, Belarus between Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, France’s President François Hollande, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the… …read more Source: The...