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Separatist rebels have launched an offensive against government positions west of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, breaking a shaky ceasefire deal brokered in February. Diane Hodges reports.
Families fleeing the violence in eastern Ukraine cross into Russia ahead of the rollout of a planned ceasefire. Nathan Frandino reports.
Explosions ring out and smoke rises in the area of Ocheretyne, a village in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region which, according to observers, is now mostly controlled by Russian forces. On Sunday, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces said the situation on the frontline had "worsened", with Moscow's troops making a number of notable gains. IMAGES
Smoke billows and flares illuminate the area over eastern Gaza as seen from the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. IMAGES
Western powers through their support to Ukraine have effectively entered direct war against Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. SOUNDBITE