Section: US & Canada
U.S. Diplomat Warns Russia Will Use Gas Pipeline To Tighten Grip On EUrope
The comments were the latest push by U.S. officials to try and persuade European leaders to block or modify the pipeline deal. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
World briefs: Iraq celebrates victory over IS while grappling with legacy
Plus: Will Kim Jong Un visit Seoul this month?; EU eyes ways to bolster Ukraine economy amid Russia tension; and more. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
US Diplomat: Russia Gas Pipeline to Boost Grip on Ukraine, Europe
Russia is seeking to boost its power in Europe and grip over Ukraine with the proposed Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, the top U.S. energy diplomat said on Monday, in a step-up of Washington’s rhetoric against the pipeline. “Through Nord Stream 2, Russia seeks to increase its leverage of the West while severing Ukraine from...
Russia Just Sent Two Nuclear-Capable Bombers to Venezuela
(MOSCOW) — Two Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers arrived in Venezuela on Monday, a deployment that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions. Russia’s Defense Ministry said a pair Tu-160 bombers landed at Maiquetia airport outside Caracas on Monday following a 10,000-kilometer (6,200-mile) flight. It didn’t say if the bombers...
Russia Sends 2 Nuclear-Capable Bombers to Venezuela
Two Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers arrived in Venezuela on Monday, a deployment that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions. Russia’s Defense Ministry said a pair Tu-160 bombers landed at Maiquetia airport outside Caracas on Monday following a 10,000-kilometer (6,200-mile) flight. It didn’t say if the bombers were carrying...
EU eyes ways to bolster Ukraine economy amid Russia tension
The European Union is studying ways to help bolster the economy in strife-torn eastern Ukraine, the EU’s top diplomat said Monday, amid tensions with Russia over a naval confrontation in … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Poroshenko Signs Law Terminating Ukrainian-Russian Friendship Treaty
President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law a bill to terminate Ukraine’s friendship treaty with Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU slaps sanctions on breakaway Ukraine officials
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union is slapping sanctions on nine more people over “illegal” elections in eastern Ukraine last month, while it weighs how to help Kiev in its Black Sea standoff with Russia. EU foreign ministers on Monday imposed asset freezes and travel bans on the nine local … …read more Source: The...
TIME Announces 2018 Person of the Year Shortlist on Today Show
The shortlist of candidates for TIME’s 2018 Person of the Year was unveiled Monday on NBC’s Today show. Since 1927, TIME has identified the Person of the Year, recognizing the person or group of people who most influenced the news and the world — for better or for worse — during the past year. In recent years, the shortlist for Person...
EU Blacklists Nine People Over Ukraine Separatist Vote
The European Union has blacklisted nine individuals involved in the organization of last month’s elections in the areas controlled by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
