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Ukraine

Ukraine: Both sides agree to start heavy weapons pullback

Ukrainian military vehicles are reported to be on the move. Armoured personnel carriers and trucks pulling tanks have been seen on a road linking the

23/02/2015

Ukraine

Kharkiv bombing: Kiev says unrest could spread West

Kiev fears the unrest in eastern Ukraine could spread after Kharkiv is attacked once again.

22/02/2015

Ukraine

Debaltseve violence thwarts Ukraine ceasefire

Heavy fighting continued throughout Monday in Debaltseve, which is sandwiched between the rebel strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk. Pro-Russian

17/02/2015

Yemen

Yemen: US embassy vehicles seized by Houthi followers

A security official in Yemen says more than 20 US embassy vehicles were seized after the ambassador and diplomats left the capital Sana’a. The

12/02/2015

France

Ukraine peace talks in Minsk: 'A chance that cannot be missed'

The European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has told MEPs in Strasbourg that Wednesday’s Ukraine peace talks represent “a chance

10/02/2015

Ukraine

'Ceasefire deal' reported for eastern Ukraine

A ceasefire deal has reportedly been reached for eastern Ukraine as diplomatic efforts intensify ahead of a leaders’ summit in Belarus

10/02/2015

Ukraine

Next stop, Moscow: Merkel and Hollande to present peace plan for Ukraine in Russia

Moscow bound: After Kyiv, the French and German heads of state will head to Russia to present their peace plan for eastern Ukraine to President Vladimir Putin.

06/02/2015

Ukraine

Debaltseve shelling rages as Ukraine rebels intensify assault

Fighting between Ukrainian soldiers and Russian-backed separatists is continuing to rage in and around Donetsk. Government troops are holding despite

06/02/2015

World News

Ukraine calls for more weapons as allies push for dialogue

France says it will not provide any weapons for the moment, saying it prefers to focus on encouraging dialogue

04/02/2015

Syria

Syrian Kurds return to Kobani to city 'destroyed' by fighting

As thousands of Syrian Kurds return to Kobani, celebrations felt bitter sweet, as the level of destruction from more than four months of conflict became apparent.

28/01/2015

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Horror as dozens killed in rocket attacks on Ukraine's Mariupol

25/01/2015

Ukraine

US and EU officials condemn deadly rocket attacks in Mariupol

Ukraine’s security council is expected to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday, in the wake of deadly rocket attacks in the eastern city of Mariupol

25/01/2015

USA

150 years later, Americans commemorate Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

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The playground refuge: 'Friendly Space' for kids at Syrian refugee camp

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Colombia: how the youngest suffer from 'those people'

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The day we escaped the war in DR Congo

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Healing the wounds of war

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Syria

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Syria: Rebuilding education

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Eleventh-hour Syrian carnage escalates

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