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Victims of MH17 disaster remembered at Dutch commemoration
Nov10

Victims of MH17 disaster remembered at Dutch commemoration

The nationally televised event highlighted the grief of families and friends of those killed when the Boeing 777 was downed over eastern Ukraine on July 17 …read more Source: The Globe and...

NATO should buy Mistral-class ships bound for Russia, say U.S. lawmakers
Nov10

NATO should buy Mistral-class ships bound for Russia, say U.S. lawmakers

Eight US lawmakers are pressing NATO’s new secretary general to purchase French warships currently bound for Russia, Defense News reports. More from the article: France has faced pressure to cancel a transaction that would deliver two Mistral-class amphibious and helicopter carrier ships to Moscow since Russia seized the Crimea region of...

Harper, Obama attend TPP meeting in Beijing
Nov10

Harper, Obama attend TPP meeting in Beijing

WATCH: Prime Minister Stephen Harper has concluded his trade mission to China and is expected home in Ottawa in time for Remembrance Day festivities. Jacques Bourbeau reports. BEIJING – Prime Minister Stephen Harper and 11 other world leaders said Monday they’re inching ever closer to an agreement on the proposed Asia-Pacific trade deal as...

Families, friends mourn MH17 victims in Amsterdam
Nov10

Families, friends mourn MH17 victims in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM – Schoolchildren silently placed flowers next to 298 candles — one for each victim of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 — at a sombre Dutch commemoration Monday of the air disaster that shook the nation nearly four months ago. The nationally televised event in Amsterdam highlighted the ongoing grief, disbelief and anger of the...

Report: Russia-West military encounters rising
Nov10

Report: Russia-West military encounters rising

LONDON – A London-based think-tank said Monday Russian forces have been involved in dozens of close encounters with Western militaries since Moscow annexed Crimea — and that both sides risk losing control over events. A study by the European Leadership Network offered details on 40 incidents and said that they add up to a disturbing pattern over...

Ceasefire in Ukraine looks to be in doubt, worst shelling in a month
Nov09

Ceasefire in Ukraine looks to be in doubt, worst shelling in a month

DONETSK, Ukraine – East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummelled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements. …read more Source: The Toronto...

Heavy shelling shakes Ukraine’s main city in east
Nov09

Heavy shelling shakes Ukraine’s main city in east

Heavy shelling shakes main city in Ukraine’s east, raising new fears of full-scale war …read more Source:...

Worst shelling in a month in eastern Ukraine despite ceasefire
Nov09

Worst shelling in a month in eastern Ukraine despite ceasefire

East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummelled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and monitors spotted an armoured column of unmarked troops in rebel territory that Kyiv said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements. …read more Source:...

Heavy shelling in Ukraine’s east raises fears of full-scale war
Nov09

Heavy shelling in Ukraine’s east raises fears of full-scale war

The heaviest shelling in recent weeks has shaken Donetsk, the main city in Ukraine’s rebel-held east. …read more Source: Toronto...

Heavy shelling in east Ukraine adds to concern over ceasefire
Nov09

Heavy shelling in east Ukraine adds to concern over ceasefire

Activity centres around rebel-held Donetsk …read more Source: The Globe and...