Section: US & Canada
Russia, US to cooperate on fighting Islamic State: Moscow
Moscow (AFP) – Moscow said on Tuesday that Russia and the United States intended to build upon a key meeting between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama and look for ways to fight the Islamic State group.The Russian president stole the show at the UN General Assembly on Monday, calling for a broad UN-backed coalition to fight Islamic State...
The Latest: A record 522,000 migrants reach Europe this year
The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million. IOM estimated that 2,892 people have died trying the crossing — the vast majority of those deaths coming among people seeking to reach Italy via North Africa. Poland’s prime minister...
The Latest: Poland to host refugees from Ukraine, Kazakhstan
Poland’s prime minister says her government will take steps to bring in tens of thousands of ethnic Poles now living in Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Critics of the European Union refugee program say Poland’s first obligation should be toward ethnic Poles expelled from their homes under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and to their descendants....
The Latest: Poland to host refugees from Ukraine, Kazakhstan
PARIS (AP) — The latest developments as European governments struggle to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local:… …read more Source: Associated...
The Latest: Poland to host refugees from Ukraine, Kazakhstan
PARIS (AP) — The latest developments as European governments struggle to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times… …read more Source:...
Alleged Russian Soldiers Go On Trial In Ukraine
A court in Kyiv has started preliminary hearings into the case against two alleged Russian soldiers detained in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama and Putin: Awkward moments, few breakthroughs
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first formal meeting in more than two years started with an awkward handshake and ended without a breakthrough on Syria, a crisis that has strained their already tense relationship.On the biggest issue that divides them in Syria — the status of embattled...
US-Russia Argue at UN But Syria Crisis Remains Dire
UNITED NATIONS – One could not have guessed that President Barack Obama was in his last years in office. He dropped gentle diplomacy and bluntly criticized Russia, China and even Iran, during his address to the United Nations General Assembly. Russia was faulted on Syria and Ukraine, China on the East China Sea and Iran for fuelling...
Obama-Putin Meeting ‘Clear Signal’ US Wants Russia To Implement Minsk Agreements: Ukraine Ambassador
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the full implementation of the Minsk agreements is the only way to help Ukraine secure its integrity. …read more Source: International Business...
Analysis: Xi big-money pledges underpin Chinese diplomacy
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Call it checkbook diplomacy, Chinese style.On visits to Washington and the United Nations, President Xi Jinping has pledged billions of dollars for peacekeeping, economic development and climate change, winning audience applause and plaudits from the world body.However, while many countries trade aid for specific advantages,...
