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(L-R) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry walk through a sea of red poppies inside the moat at the Tower of London in London, UK, to commemorate fallen soldiers on the centenary of the First World War, on August 5, 2014. (EPA/Andy Rain)

Opinion: The Chances of a Third World War

by Ali Ibrahim | Aug 6, 2014 | Opinion

The world is commemorating the centenary of the First World War, a conflict that claimed millions of lives, in an attempt to make sense of the fateful decisions that led to that war. The superpowers of the day sent their soldiers to fight in the belief that they would...

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A Ukrainian serviceman patrols in the village of Semenovka, near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk in the Donetsk region on July 14, 2014. (AFP Photo/Genya Savilov)

Ukraine says Russian army officers fighting with rebels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2014 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Ukraine on Monday accused Russian army officers of fighting alongside separatists in the east of the country and said Moscow was once more building up its troops on the joint border. A missile that downed a Ukrainian transport plane near the border was...

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Ukrainian soldiers drive a military vehicle with a Ukrainian flag at a checkpoint near Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine July 3, 2014. (Reuters/Andrew Kravchenko/Pool)

Ukraine hails capture of rebel stronghold as turning point in conflict

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2014 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Ukrainian security officials said on Sunday they were in full control of the former rebel stronghold of Slaviansk after retaking it in a victory which President Petro Poroshenko said could mark a turning point in the fight against the separatists....

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko takes part in a meeting of the Security Council in Kiev on June 16, 2014. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)

Ukraine’s forces attack rebel positions, Putin growls

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 2, 2014 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Ukrainian forces struck at pro-Russian separatist bases in eastern regions with air and artillery strikes on Tuesday after President Petro Poroshenko announced he would not renew a ceasefire but go on the offensive to rid Ukraine of...

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Unidentified members of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine get out of a vehicle next to Alexander Borodai, right, prime minister of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic,” on arrival at the city of Donetsk after being released from captivity, June 27, 2014. (Reuters/Shamil Zhumato)

Ukraine rebels free OSCE monitors, 3 Ukrainians killed in attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2014 | World

Donetsk, Reuters—Pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine on Saturday released a second group of four monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) who had been seized on May 29, a Reuters witness said. Their release, which...