Section: US & Canada
Ukraine hostage standoff ends after president promotes Joaquin Phoenix film
A daylong hostage standoff in Ukraine reportedly ended on Tuesday after the country’s president consented to a gunman’s demand and shared a video recommending a 2005 documentary film narrated by Joaquin Phoenix. Ukrainian President Volodymyr… …read more Source:: The...
WH threatens defence bill veto over Confederate base names
WASHINGTON — The White House is threatening to veto a massive defence policy bill over a provision that would rename military bases such as Fort Bragg that are named after Confederate officers. The veto threat came hours before the House voted Tuesday on the $741 billion annual defence authorization, a sprawling, bipartisan bill that includes a...
Ukraine bus hostage-taking ends as ‘unstable’ armed man surrenders, officials say
Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday detained a man who had taken more than a dozen hostages on a bus, ending a 12-hour standoff with police, officials said. …read more Source:: FOX...
A man who seized a bus and took passengers hostage in Ukraine has been detained and all hostages freed unharmed
A man who seized a bus and took passengers hostage in Ukraine has been detained and all hostages freed unharmed …read more Source:: ABC...
Armed man hijacks commuter bus, holds hostages in Lutsk, Ukraine
A man armed with weapons and explosives commandeered a bus in western Ukraine Tuesday and held at least 10 hostages, national police said. …read more Source:: United Press...
Ukraine police trying to defuse hostage situation on bus
An armed man seized a long-distance bus and took people in it hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday, launching an hours-long standoff with police, Ukrainian authorities said. …read more Source::...
Gunman Carrying Explosives Holds 10 People Hostage After Seizing Bus in Ukraine
(LUTSK, Ukraine) — An armed man seized a long-distance bus and took people in it hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday launching an hours-long standoff with police, Ukrainian authorities said. About 10 people are currently being held hostage, Ukraine’s Security Service said in a Facebook statement. Police earlier had put the number at...
Russian Influence in Britain is ‘New Normal,’ Intelligence Committee Warns
A long-awaited House of Commons report laying bare Kremlin-sponsored bids to influence the outcomes of British elections and other votes, and to meddle in the workings of British democracy generally, was released Tuesday, with lawmakers on the intelligence and security committee saying Russia sought to break up the United Kingdom by attempting to...
2 explosive devices disarmed at a market in Kyiv, mayor says
The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, says two explosive devices have been disarmed at a city market on Tuesday, following an anonymous tip to the police …read more Source:: ABC...
Gunman Seizes Ukraine Bus, Takes About 20 Hostages
Police in Ukraine say an armed man seized a bus and took some 20 people hostage Tuesday in the western city of Lutsk.Police sealed off the center of the city, 400 kilometers west of Kyiv. In a statement, authorities say the assailant is armed and carrying explosives. They say they are trying to get in touch with the man.Ukrainian media report...
