Section: South America
Train with Malaysian Plane Wreckage Arrives in Kharkiv
A train carrying the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane that was shot down over the eastern Ukraine in July arrived Monday in the city of Kharkiv, which is controlled by Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Russia Admits Losing $40 Billion a Year Due to Sanctions
Western sanctions against Russia triggered by its actions in Ukraine are to cost the country’s economy $40 billion a year, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
At Least Three Soldiers Die in Separatist Attacks in Eastern Ukraine
At least three soldiers have been killed over the last 24 hours in attacks carried out by pro-Russian separatist militias in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian military command said on Monday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
US, Canada Vote with Ukraine against UN Anti-Nazi Resolution
The three countries isolated themselves by voting against a Russian-sponsored resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism. …read more Source:...
Lavrov accuses West of seeking “regime change” in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West yesterday of trying to use sanctions imposed on Moscow in the Ukraine crisis to seek “regime change” in Russia. His comments stepped up Moscow’s war of words with the United States and the European Union in their worst diplomatic standoff since the Cold War ended. […]...
NATO Assembly Meeting to Focus on Ukraine
Body will meet over the weekend and will conclude with presentation by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian Separatists: Almost 5,000 Killed in the Ukrainian Conflict
Authorities from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine said on Friday almost 5,000 people have been killed in the armed conflict that broke out last April between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian Army. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
OSCE Observers Come Under Fire in Eastern Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) condemned on Thursday an attack on its representatives that took place near Donetsk in the conflictive eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine Violence Continues Despite Ceasefire, Warns UN
The United States is doubling down on military aid to Ukraine, amid persistent violence in the country. …read more Source:...
UN Says Ukraine Conflict Has Killed 4,317 People
The armed conflict in Ukraine has killed 4,317 people and injured another 9,921, according to the latest report released Thursday by the UN human rights mission in Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
