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Ukraine rebels pursue offensive in worst fighting since September

Pro-Russian rebels are pressing ahead with a new offensive amid the worst fighting in eastern Ukraine for months. Small-scale skirmishes have

Switzerland

'Russia needs to return Crimea to Ukraine,' says Kyiv official

A high-level Ukrainian government advisor has told euronews that Russia needs to return Crimea to Ukraine. Dmytro Shymkyv, Deputy Head of Ukraine’s

Ukraine

Rebel leader seeks end to Ukraine ceasefire talks

As fighting in eastern Ukraine intensifies, separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying he no longer

Ukraine

Ukrainian forces 'firmly holding' positions, says Poroshenko

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says his troops are holding the line against separatists and Russian forces, amid a surge in violence. His

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Ukraine

Captured Ukraine troops forced to face angry crowd after Donetsk bus stop shelling

Captured Ukrainian servicemen have been taken to the scene of Thursday’s deadly bus stop attack in Donetsk and paraded before an angry crowd, firmly

Ukraine

Donetsk violence shatters Ukraine ceasefire efforts

The Ukrainian army has lost control of Donetsk airport, while the city has been traumatised by the deaths of over a dozen civilians when a bus was hit in the fighting.

Yemen

Shi'ite Houthi rebels keep pressure on Yemen president despite tentative deal

Shi’ite rebels are keeping up the pressure on Yemen’s beleaguered president. They stayed put outside Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s residence on Thursday

Ukraine

Ukraine military accuses Russia of direct attack on its forces

In one of its strongest criticisms yet of Moscow, Kyiv has claimed that its military came under direct attack from Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.

Iraq

Yazidis freed by militant Islamic State

At least 200 members of the Yazidi religious community in northern Iraq have been released. They had been held by the Islamic State militant group

Ukraine

Fighting at Donetsk airport escalates

The battle for the international airport in Donetsk has escalated. A Ukrainian military spokesman said six of his troops were killed in attacks by

Nigeria

Boko Haram violence surges ahead of Nigerian elections

Boko Haram began its concerted terror campaign in Nigeria in 2009. The Sunni jihadist movement was founded in 2002. The Islamists’ goal is to impose

Syria

Kobani remains key battleground for ISIL as Kurds push the militants out

Peshmurga fighters are continuing their assault to retake the Syrian town of Kobani from ISIL fighters, but the Islamic extremists are making the

Syria

Kurds regain most of Kobani but ISIL fights on in Syrian border town

The Kurds now claim to have wrested control of about seventy percent of Kobani from the self-styled Islamic State, but heavy fighting continues for

Syria

Syria ready to discuss Russia peace plan talks

Syria said on Saturday it is willing to participate in “preliminary consultations” in Moscow aimed at restarting peace talks next year to end its

Syria

Syria: 'civilians killed' in government raids near Aleppo

Dozens of civilians have been killed and wounded in government air raids near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, according to unconfirmed reports.

Syria

Over 10 children killed in latest Syria violence

At least 10 children have been killed in Syria after government airstrikes hit two schools in separate incidents today. Seven of the dead were from

My Europe Series

Open wounds in the Central African Republic

Iraq

Iraqi Kurds celebrate breaking of ISIL siege around Mount Sinjar

It is being described as one of the most significant victories so far against ISIL militants in Iraq. Kurdish Peshmerga fighters say they have now

World

Care in conflict zones: MSF's medical aid on the frontline

They go where most of us would never dare, leading the battle against the Ebola crisis, working where conflict rages: in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria

Ukraine

Ukraine: 'Day of Silence' ceasefire appears to be holding

After eight months of a conflict that has claimed more than 4,300 lives, a 'Day of Silence' ceasefire appears to be holding in eastern Ukraine.

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