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Added on the 08/03/2014 19:00:02 - Copyright : Euronews EN
NATO defence ministers meet for a second day to discuss Russian troop movements near the Ukrainian border. IMAGES
European Council President Donald Tusk condemns Russia's "aggression" and states that the EU will never recognise the illegal annexation of Crimea at an EU summit in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Russian-controlled Crimea, as the three-day presidential election kicks off. Early voting got underway in occupied territories of Ukraine, and the vote will also take place in Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014 -- a move that most of the international community has refused to recognise. IMAGES
Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, has cancelled more than half of its 1,047 flights planned for today as a result of severe winter weather warnings predicting heavy snow fall and freezing rain. Low pressure system Gertrud bearing down on southwestern and central Germany promises up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow and treacherously icy road conditions, particularly in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. IMAGES
Images show Russian law enforcement blocking access to a road leading to the site of a plane crash which is thought to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner. According to preliminary information, all 10 people on board died, including three crew members, Russian authorities said. Russia's aviation agency later said the Wagner chief was on board the plane. IMAGES
Niger's Presidential Guard fires warning shots to disperse demonstrators protesting over the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by members of the elite unit. Bazoum supporters tried to approach the presidential complex where the head of state is being held by Presidential Guards, but scattered when the shots were fired. IMAGES