Section: US & Canada
US, Russian War Games Rekindle Cold War Tensions
US, Russian war games rekindle Cold War tensions in Eastern Europe amid Ukraine crisis …read more Source: ABC...
Threefold Increase in Illegal Migrants Arriving in Greece by Sea
The number of illegal migrants entering Greece by sea has dramatically increased, with the figure for the first quarter of this year standing at over 10,000. According to the Greek Coast Guard, 10,445 undocumented migrants entered Greece via Greek islands in the first three months of this year, representing a threefold increase on the same period...
Russia Tempts Greece With Improved Trade, But Offers No Aid
With Greece locked into tough negotiations with its European creditors, the visit to Moscow by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is being seen as a possible attempt to gain leverage. Hosting the Greek leader Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a point of saying Greece was forced by the EU to vote in favor of sanctions against Moscow over...
With Russia in Mind, NATO Tries to Get Faster at Responses
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands (Reuters) – Dutch troops gathered at an air base on Thursday as part of an 11-nation exercise to test NATO’s new rapid response targets that have been tightened following concern over new Russian assertiveness. Given just 48 hours to deploy, around 200 soldiers arrived at the air base near Eindhoven with the...
Ukraine Wants to Join NATO
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine, locked in conflict with Russian-backed separatists in its east, on Thursday drew up a new security doctrine denouncing Russia’s “aggression” and setting its sights on joining the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. Oleksander Turchynov, head of the national security council, told a session of the...
Dutch Government Releases MH17 Documents After Pressure From Local Media
The Dutch government has released nearly 600 documents related to the July 17 crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash in eastern Ukraine. Investigators made the documents available after local news outlets pressured the government with freedom of information requests, although documents containing private data of the 298 victims will remain...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Questions Intentions of U.S. in Nuclear Deal
(Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any final agreement with world powers on curbing Tehran’s nuclear program is concluded. Khamenei, the Islamic Republic’s most powerful figure and who has the last say on all state matters, was...
Russia’s Missing Article: Censorship, Prudence, Or A Win For Moscow’s Troll Army?
A newspaper in the Russian region of Buryatia excised an article about a local soldier who was allegedly severely injured while fighting for the separatists in eastern Ukraine. Is it a case of heavy-handed censorship or was it an example of the successful functioning of the Kremlin’s notorious “troll army”? …read more...
Greece Repays $495 Million to IMF
Greece has made a debt repayment of $495 million to the International Monetary Fund, easing days of uncertainty and bringing relief to investors. It was a crucial payment that will help Greece move closer to securing a final international bailout package and stay in the eurozone. Finance ministers of eurozone countries agreed earlier this year to...
Separatists in Ukraine carried out ‘summary killings’ of captured soldiers: Amnesty International
AP Photo/Alexander ZemlianichenkoMasked pro-Russian armed militants guard a checkpoint with a Russian national flag on the right, blocking the major highway which links Kharkiv, outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2014. KYIV, Ukraine — Amnesty International said Thursday that it has evidence that Russian-backed separatists in east...
