-backed Ukrainian breakaway republics on Tuesday, the Kremlin said. Russia has said the step allows it to

BEIRUT( Reuters)-Syria supports the decision of its ally Russia to recognise two breakaway regions

, its lower house of parliament, who voted for the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern

breakaway region of Somaliland to facilitate reunification after a more than three-decade split. President

formally recognised the breakaway region of Donetsk within the wider boundaries of eastern Ukraine's

Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions-collectively known as the Donbass-broke away from Ukrainian government control in 2014 and proclaimed themselves independent" people's republics", so far unrecognised.... Since then, Ukraine says about 15, 000 people have been killed in fighting.... A Ukrainian defence ministry source said Kyiv estimated there were 35, 000 separatist fighters and 2, 000 Russian regular forces in Donbass, though Russia disputes this.IF RUSSIA RECOGNI

-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent it would be an" attack without weapons

Putin to recognise two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent, the house

Theresa May’s Brexit deal, met up this week for a celebratory EU breakaway banquet.... Later in the

The USCoast Guard rescued 18 people on Sunday afternoon after they were separatedfrom land near Catawba Island as a sheet of floating ice broke away trapping them in Lake Erie in northwest Ohio. According to the US Coast guard, the ice floe broke just after 12pm, when individuals were snowmobiling and riding ATVs.“ Rescue efforts began about 1pm after an MH 65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Detriot noticed approximately 20 people on an ice floe, with several ATVs looking for a route back to