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    Both sides agree humanitarian truce around key Ukraine town
    Feb06

    Both sides agree humanitarian truce around key Ukraine town

    Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Kiev officials and pro-Russian separatists said Friday they had agreed a brief humanitarian truce around the battleground east Ukrainian town of Debaltseve so besieged civilians can leave.”They have agreed a truce for Friday in the area around Debaltseve for the evacuation of the civilian population,”...

    ‘Sacred Sperm’ film explores ultra-Orthodox Jewish taboos
    Feb06

    ‘Sacred Sperm’ film explores ultra-Orthodox Jewish taboos

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Like so many parents, Ori Gruder was grappling with how to talk to his 10-year-old son about sex. Being a member of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox religious community, which tends to keep discussions of sexuality to a whisper, made the task even more difficult. So Gruder created “Sacred Sperm,” an hour-long documentary in which he...

    Merkel, Hollande in Moscow to push for Ukraine peace
    Feb06

    Merkel, Hollande in Moscow to push for Ukraine peace

    Last-minute trip for meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin follow Kiev talks. …read more Source: USA...

    What’s going on in Ukraine?
    Feb06

    What’s going on in Ukraine?

    It’s the worst fighting Europe has seen in 20 years. …read more Source:...

    10 things you need to know before European markets open
    Feb06

    10 things you need to know before European markets open

    Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande are trying to broker peace in Ukraine. The German and French heads of government have flown to Kiev and Moscow to try and broker a peace. According to the Financial Times, it may be due to Washington’s shifting strategy, and growing calls to arm the Ukrainian government. The treasurer of Brazilian...

    German, French Leaders Take Ukraine Peace Plan to Putin
    Feb06

    German, French Leaders Take Ukraine Peace Plan to Putin

    The leaders of Germany and France are due in Moscow Friday to present a new peace proposal aimed at ending an upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande will present their proposal to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, a day after meeting in Kyiv...

    Australia’s Prime Minister Future Uncertain Pending Leadership Vote
    Feb06

    Australia’s Prime Minister Future Uncertain Pending Leadership Vote

    SYDNEY, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will face a vote on his leadership at a party-room meeting next week after disgruntled government lawmakers called a challenge on Friday following weeks of divisive speculation. A member of Abbott’s ruling conservative Liberal Party, Western Australian MP Luke...

    French, German leaders push new peace plan for east Ukraine
    Feb06

    French, German leaders push new peace plan for east Ukraine

    KIEV, Ukraine — Carrying a peace plan that reportedly incorporates proposals from Russia, the leaders of Germany and France met Thursday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in a hastily arranged mission to bring an end to the accelerated fighting in the east of the country. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    U.S. Hawks Say Arming Ukraine Is The Only Way To Save Europe. Actual Europeans Disagree.
    Feb06

    U.S. Hawks Say Arming Ukraine Is The Only Way To Save Europe. Actual Europeans Disagree.

    WASHINGTON — Hours before Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) compared Europe’s attitude toward Russian President Vladimir Putin to appeasement toward Nazi Germany, the German ambassador here warned U.S. hawks not to see a military solution as the only way forward on Ukraine. Germany has “the sense this conflict is spiraling,”...

    Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande being led into ‘trap’ in Russia peace talks, Ukraine says
    Feb06

    Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande being led into ‘trap’ in Russia peace talks, Ukraine says

    Ukraine’s prime minister warned Thursday that the leaders of France and Germany were being led into a diplomatic “trap” as they headed to Moscow to push a peace plan for eastern Ukraine, as the Obama administration continued to struggle with the question of whether to provide U.S. weapons to aid … …read more Source:...