Section: US & Canada
An outburst of violence in Ukraine may be Trump’s first test with Putin
Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists blame each other for the use of heavy artillery near a vital industrial city. …read more Source: The Washington...
State Department: Russia trying to take another Ukrainian city
Russian-backed forces in eastern Ukraine have launched an offensive to recapture a city on the border of the territory currently controlled by… …read more Source:...
Deaths mount daily as renewed fighting hits eastern Ukraine
Heavy artillery and rockets hit residential areas in eastern Ukraine Tuesday amid a new outburst of fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels, leaving at least eight people dead … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Fighting between Ukraine and Russia is heating up again
“The current escalation in Donbass is a clear indication of Russia’s continued blatant disregard of its commitments under the Minsk agreements.” …read more Source: Business...
Trump Presidency Thus Far? Russia, for One, Is Pleased
Russians have largely greeted Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the White House with high hopes for a new era of improved relations with the United States. And judging by this week’s reaction, the first telephone call between Presidents Trump and Putin has done nothing to diminish those expectations. In his influential weekly news program...
Eastern Ukraine hit by outburst of fighting
Heavy artillery and rockets hit residential areas in eastern Ukraine Tuesday amid a new outburst of fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels, leaving at least eight people dead … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Eastern Ukraine hit by outburst of fighting
Heavy artillery and rockets hit residential areas in eastern Ukraine Tuesday amid a new outburst of fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels, leaving at least eight people dead … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
‘Humanitarian Emergency’ After Fighting Escalates In Eastern Ukraine
The OSCE said renewed fighting around the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiyivka between government troops and Russia-backed separatists has sparked a humanitarian emergency. The group said that 17,000 civilians were left without power and heat due to heavy shelling. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Ukraine, Russia trade blame over surge in fighting
Eight Ukrainian troops have been killed and 26 wounded since fighting intensified on Sunday …read more Source: The Globe and...
Nikki Haley Pledges to Block Anti-Israel Actions by United Nations
Nikki Haley, the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, phoned her Israeli counterpart on Monday to reinforce America’s “ironclad support” for the Jewish state. Haley pledged to Ambassador Danny Danon that she would block anti-Israel actions taken by the U.N., citing the security council’s decision last...
