Section: US & Canada
EU Extends Russia Sanctions, Launches Libya Mission
EU foreign ministers have approved the extension of economic sanctions on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine by six months, until the end of January 2016. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU prolongs Russian economic sanctions for six months: official
Luxembourg (AFP) – EU foreign ministers formally agreed Monday to prolong to January 2016 damaging economic sanctions against Russia to ensure it fully implements Ukraine peace accords, officials said.”EU has extended economic sanctions against Russia until 31 January 2016, with a view to complete implementation of (the) Minsk...
EU extends sanctions on Russia, launches mission against migrant smugglers
European Union foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine by six months until the end of January 2016, an EU official said …read more Source: The Globe and...
Australia, Malaysia and Netherlands governments to mark anniversary of Flight 17 disaster
Australia’s prime minister says the Australian, Malaysian and Dutch governments will hold services on July 17 to mark the first anniversary of the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine with the loss of 298 lives. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia’s Patrushev Says U.S. Engineered Ukrainian ‘Coup’
A senior Russian security official says the United States spent $5 billion on a “destabilization project in Ukraine” in order to “create an instrument to weaken Russia dramatically.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Tea, caviar and a night with Vladimir Putin
When the world’s major news agencies sat down a year ago with Vladimir Putin at a St. Petersburg palace, they were treated to a sumptuous meal of Crimean flounder, a dish chosen not only for its delicacy but for the political statement. …read more Source: Global...
Pentagon Chief Planning For Longer-Term Rift With Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) — The United States and its NATO allies are preparing militarily for the prospect that their rift with Russia could outlast President Vladimir Putin, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Sunday. Russia’s intervention in Ukraine has put NATO allies in eastern Europe on edge and triggered a series of military moves...
The Refugee Crisis in Context
Photo by Rachel Unkovic A report issued by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) this week provided a jarring statistical glimpse at the unprecedented crisis facing 59.5 million people who are currently displaced. With ongoing wars and sectarian conflicts raging in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, South Sudan and Somalia, and record numbers moving...
Snapshot Sleuthing Confirms Russian Military Presence In Ukraine
Like young adults everywhere, soldiers in the Russian military are fond of documenting their doings via social media. One journalist traced a soldier’s presence in Ukraine through his photos online.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
5 facts that explain cyber warfare
America has spent decades and trillions of dollars building up the greatest military force the world has ever seen. But the biggest threat to national security these days comes from not from aircraft carriers or infantry divisions, but a computer with a simple Internet connection. That much became clear after the catastrophic hack—most likely by...
