Unmarked pro-Russian troops stormed a Ukrainian air force base in the Crimean city of of Belbek as well as another military base about 30 miles west of Simferopol according to Ukrainian officials.
Foreign ministers from Russia, US, and key European states are holding talks in an attempt to diffuse the tension in Ukraine and bring an end to the military intervention in Crimea.
A video has emerged online showing two men from LA crime gangs, who appear to have joined the fighting in the ongoing civil war in Syria alongside forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad.
Russia has taken de facto control of Crimea, with thousands of troops on the ground securing the region, despite warnings from Europe and the US of the consequences.
The humanitarian crisis in Syria is no longer news. It is simple fact: tragedy writ large, as cities burn and lives are ruined. Our eyes may widen at the sheer scale of this destruction: four million people in need of humanitarian assistance, half a million people uprooted.