Section: US & Canada
Group calls for ceasefire amid upsurge in Ukraine fighting
Freezing residents of an eastern Ukraine town battered by an upsurge in fighting between government troops and Russia-backed rebels flocked to a humanitarian aid centre Wednesday to receive food and warm up. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine Says Russia Fired On Military Transport Plane Over Black Sea
Ukrainian military authorities say that an unarmed military transport plane was hit by antiaircraft fire from a Russian naval vessel over a disputed area of the Black Sea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainians Mourn Soldiers Killed Fighting Separatists
Ukrainians gathered in central Kyiv to mourn seven soldiers killed in combat with Russia-backed separatists in the east of the country. Funeral services were held on the capital’s Independence Square on February 1. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
All eyes on Trump amid “serious spike” in Ukraine war
At least 10 killed this week in fighting between Russian-backed rebels, Ukrainian forces, as both sides wait for U.S. reaction …read more Source:...
Ninth soldier killed in fighting as situation in town in eastern Ukraine detoriates
Ed AdamczykFeb. 1 (UPI) — A Ukrainian soldier was the ninth killed in escalating fighting between government troops and pro-Russian separatists, the Ukrainian military said Wednesday. …read more Source: United Press...
The war in Ukraine is heating up as casualties mount
Ukraine says one of its soldiers has been killed in the country’s east, where fighting between government forces and Russia-backed separatists has flared over the past four days. …read more Source: Business...
Ukrainian Journalist Ordered Out Of Belarus Due To Russia Ban
Authorities in Belarus have detained Ukrainian journalist Vitaliy Sizov and ordered him to leave the country due to the fact that he was barred from entering Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin visit to Hungary reveals regional divide over Putin
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A visit by President Vladimir Putin to Hungary this week reveals the vastly different reactions to Putin’s Russia in countries formerly under Moscow’s yoke, and highlights the very different challenges those countries will face in working with the new U.S. administration. On one end of the spectrum is Hungary,...
Rockets from Canada?
Almost everyone knows the name “Cape Canaveral” and its association with rockets and the space programme, but how about “Cape Canso”? An American group calling itself Maritime Launch Services came to the Nova Scotia community of Hazel Hill yesterday to talk to locals and get their views on the possibility of creating a commercial launch site. MLS...
Putin visit to Hungary reveals regional divide over Putin
On one end of the spectrum is Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government is treating Putin’s visit Thursday as a major event, and where a refurbished memorial to Soviet soldiers who died in World War II was unveiled ahead of his visit. On the other is Poland, which is fearful of Russia’s resurgence and welcoming in...
