Section: US & Canada
Russia accuses US of nurturing aggressive nuclear strategy
MOSCOW (AP) — Amid the widening U.S.-Russian spat over Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a strongly-worded statement accusing the Pentagon of nurturing an aggressive nuclear strategy threatening Russia. The ministry cast a recent speech by U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter as a veiled threat to back a hypothetical attack on...
Merkel, Putin Speak About Ukraine Conflict, Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stabilize a fragile cease-fire in Ukraine and do all he can to improve what Merkel called a “catastrophic humanitarian situation” in Syria. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Will Build a Holocaust Memorial at the Babi Yar Massacre Site
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko announced on Thursday that the country will begin planning a Holocaust Memorial at Babi Yar, a ravine in the capital city where mass slaughters took place during World War II. He made the announcement at a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the start of the Babi Yar Massacre, when 34,000 Jews were killed...
As Russian Officials Dig In On MH17, Critics Decry ‘Politics Of Denial’
A series of denials by Russian officials and state-media allegations of bias and foul play present a view that is starkly discrepant with international criminal investigators’ findings, announced this week, over the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Canada, Russia to hold conference on Arctic co-operation
Although Canada disagrees with Russia’s conduct in Ukraine and Syria, bringing scientists of two countries together makes sense, given shared interests of two countries in Arctic: government. …read more Source: Toronto...
A look at some of Israel’s prime ministers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Shimon Peres, who died Wednesday, was both a former president and prime minister, the only person in Israel to hold both jobs. Of Israel’s 12 prime ministers, three are still living: current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, who is in prison after a bribery conviction; and Ehud Barak, who...
Ukraine marks Babi Yar massacre’s 75th anniversary
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Thursday marked the 75th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, one of the most infamous mass slaughters of World… …read more Source:...
Ukraine marks Babi Yar massacre’s 75th anniversary
Ukraine on Thursday marked the 75th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, one of the most infamous mass slaughters of World War II. Babi Yar, a ravine in the Ukrainian … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Putin, Merkel discuss Ukraine, agree on future contacts in Normandy format: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Ukraine crisis during a phone call on… …read more Source:...
75 years ago: 33,771 Jews slaughtered at Babi Yar
Ukraine is marking 75 years since the World War II massacre. …read more Source: USA...
