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Canada held off leading UN Mali mission due to Trump
Feb04

Canada held off leading UN Mali mission due to Trump

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle OTTAWA – Canada may have missed a chance to provide the commanding officer for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali because it wanted to talk first to the Trump administration, the Canadian Press has learned. The UN put out requests to a handful of top-tier countries in mid-December as the term of the...

‘What kind of life is this?’: Visiting residents of eastern Ukrainian town in their artillery-blasted homes
Feb04
‘What kind of life is this?’: Visiting residents of eastern Ukrainian town in their artillery-blasted homes
Feb04
Monitors urge calm as Ukraine sees worst fighting since 2015
Feb03

Monitors urge calm as Ukraine sees worst fighting since 2015

At least 33 people including civilians have been killed …read more Source: The Globe and...

Rockets, artillery hit eastern Ukraine as fighting escalates; 33 dead this week
Feb03

Rockets, artillery hit eastern Ukraine as fighting escalates; 33 dead this week

International monitors are urging the fighting to stop as government forces and Russia-backed separatists continue to clash. …read more Source: Toronto...

Civilians caught in eastern Ukraine cross-fire
Feb03

Civilians caught in eastern Ukraine cross-fire

International monitors on Friday strongly urged the warring sides in eastern Ukraine to silence their guns as heavy artillery and rocket barrages have continued to pummel residential areas. …read more Source: CTV...

Shelling in eastern Ukraine hits both factions
Feb03

Shelling in eastern Ukraine hits both factions

Strong shelling hit both government- and rebel-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine in a continued escalation of the country’s fighting. International monitors issued a sharp call for the sides to still their guns. …read more Source: CTV...

Putin accuses Ukraine of escalating conflict to rally U.S. support
Feb02

Putin accuses Ukraine of escalating conflict to rally U.S. support

Fighting has intensified in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Russia-backed rebels. …read more Source: Toronto...

2 Ukrainian troops killed in fighting in the east
Feb02

2 Ukrainian troops killed in fighting in the east

Two Ukrainian troops have been killed in the country’s industrial east as both government forces and rebels reported shelling on their positions overnight, Ukraine’s government said early Thursday. …read more Source: CTV...

‘It’s so much worse’: Renewed fighting in Ukraine pushes town to brink of humanitarian catastrophe
Feb02

‘It’s so much worse’: Renewed fighting in Ukraine pushes town to brink of humanitarian catastrophe

After two years of relative calm, Ukraine’s war with Russian-backed rebels took a deadly and destructive turn this week. CBC News visits Avdiivka, a town under attack that’s been left without electricity, heat or water. …read more Source:...