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Obama vows to ratchet up pressure on Moscow over Ukraine
US President Barack Obama blamed Russia on Sunday for the fighting that has flared anew between government troops and separatists in eastern Ukraine, and said the United States would consider additional options to ratchet up pressure on Moscow. “We will continue to take the approach that we have taken in the past, which is to ratchet up the...
World leaders pay respects on Saudi day of mourning
RIYADH (AFP) – More foreign leaders flocked to Saudi Arabia paying their respects to King Salman Sunday, as the normally gridlocked streets of Riyadh turned quiet on a day of mourning for his predecessor Abdullah.Singapores Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean arrived, as did Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Tanzanian President Jakaya...
Ukraine: Phone calls prove rebels attacked city, killed 30
KIEV (AP) – Intercepted radio and telephone conversations prove that Russian-backed separatists were responsible for firing the rockets that pounded Ukraines southeastern city of Mariupol and killed at least 30 people, President Petro Poroshenko said Sunday during an emergency meeting of his Security Council.U.S. President Barack Obama also...
Pope’s plea to Ukraine fighters: Stop warfare, start talking
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has decried the mounting civilian casualties in eastern Ukraine and is appealing for fresh attempts at dialogue to end the warfare.In off-the-cuff remarks Sunday, Francis told pilgrims and tourists in St. Peters Square that he is following the Ukrainian conflict with intense worry.Francis told them: I renew...
US ‘deeply concerned’ by Ukraine attacks: Obama
NEW DELHI (AFP) – US President Barack Obama expressed deep concern Sunday over ceasefire violations in Ukraine, after rocket strikes on a government-held port killed 30 people.We are deeply concerned about the latest break in the ceasefire, Obama said at a press conference in New Delhi, blaming separatists with Russian backing, Russian...
Pressure mounts on Russia as Ukraine rebels launch bloody offensive
MARIUPOL (AFP) – World leaders ramped up pressure on Moscow Sunday to stop pro-Kremlin rebels from embarking on a major new offensive in eastern Ukraine after rocket fire killed at least 30 people in a strategic government-held port.The mayor of Mariupols office said 97 people were also wounded by dozens of long-distance rockets that...
Davos elites warned about catastrophic cyberattacks
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – Attacks on power plants, telecommunications and financial systems, even turning all of Los Angeles traffic lights green: Davos elites were warned Saturday of the terrifying possibilities of modern cyber terrorism.Eugene Kaspersky, who heads the Kaspersky Lab security group, said the possibilities of individuals...
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda praises ‘big decision’ by ECB
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Saturday urged a Davos panel not to succumb to pessimism over the state of the world economy, as he welcomed the big decision by the ECB to embark on a huge bond-buying spree.Kuroda was addressing the closing event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the four-day...
Ukraine rebels announce new offensive as rockets kill 30
MARIUPOL, Ukraine: Pro-Kremlin rebels announced a major new offensive on Saturday after Grad rocket fire killed at least 30 people in a strategic gove …read more Source: The News...
Ukraine-Russia crisis
People sing the Ukrainian national anthem next to candles set to form the name “Mariupol” on Independence Square in Kiev in memory of people who died during shelling in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. …read more Source: The...
