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International investigators reach Flight MH17 crash site
Jul31

International investigators reach Flight MH17 crash site

As fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine, an international team of investigators on Thursday managed to reach the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 for the first time since it was brought down by a missile two weeks ago. …read more Source: CTV...

Russia-U.S. relations are chilly, but is this a Cold War?
Jul31

Russia-U.S. relations are chilly, but is this a Cold War?

While the U.S., Europe and Canada continue to punish and isolate Russia with sanctions over its role in Ukraine there is an ongoing debate about whether a new Cold War is underway. …read more Source:...

Sorry, Mr. Obama, this is a new Cold War. Here are seven reasons why
Jul31

Sorry, Mr. Obama, this is a new Cold War. Here are seven reasons why

Standoff between the Kremlin and the White House goes beyond MH17 and Ukraine: it’s a series of proxy wars and economic conflicts that aren’t likely to end soon …read more Source: The Globe and...

Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near MH17 crash site in Ukraine
Jul31

Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near MH17 crash site in Ukraine

Ukraine’s government accused pro-Russian rebels of placing land mines near the site of a crashed Malaysian airliner to prevent a proper investigation …read more Source: The Globe and...

Ukraine’s alert to airlines failed to give full picture of danger
Jul31

Ukraine’s alert to airlines failed to give full picture of danger

Ukraine’s alert to airlines three days before a Malaysian Air passenger jet was shot down described a “restricted” area without noting fighting on the ground or evidence that rebels had surface-to-air missiles. …read more Source: Toronto...

Harper: Hard line on Hamas, Russia and China
Jul31

Harper: Hard line on Hamas, Russia and China

Harper continues to take hard line on Gaza, Ukraine conflicts, Chinese …read more Source:...

Clashes prevent experts from reaching bodies
Jul30

Clashes prevent experts from reaching bodies

Ukraine official: Rebels lay mines near jet crash site, observers again fail to reach area …read more Source:...

Ukraine says rebels put land mines near MH17 site as Russia slams sanctions
Jul30

Ukraine says rebels put land mines near MH17 site as Russia slams sanctions

‘The de facto losses from this destructive and short-sighted policy will be quite tangible for Washington,’ Foreign Ministry says …read more Source: The Globe and...

Victims’ relatives frustrated as clashes prevent access to jet crash site
Jul30

Victims’ relatives frustrated as clashes prevent access to jet crash site

Almost two weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 went down, clashes on Wednesday between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels again prevented international experts from reaching the crash site — deepening frustration for victims’ relatives and the governments whose citizens died. …read more Source:...

Ukraine official: Rebels lay mines near crash site
Jul30

Ukraine official: Rebels lay mines near crash site

Ukraine official: Rebels lay mines near jet crash site, observers again fail to reach area …read more Source:...