Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Marks Anniversary Of Maidan Massacre
Commemorations are underway in Kyiv to honor the victims of deadly clashes between antigovernment protesters and security forces a year ago. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine says rebels continue attacks despite ceasefire deal
Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into Ukraine despite a ceasefire that was supposed to take effect five days ago, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Friday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Rebels still attacking despite alleged cease-fire
Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into Ukraine despite a cease-fire that was supposed to take effect five days ago, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Friday. …read more Source: Global...
Pope calls for Ukraine cease-fire to be respected
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has called for Ukraine’s cease-fire to be respected amid fresh reports by the Ukrainian military that separatist rebels were still firing on government positions and that Russia was sending in more tanks. Francis delivered the plea for peace Friday during a meeting with Ukrainian bishops visiting Rome. He...
Pope calls for Ukraine cease-fire to be respected
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has called for Ukraine’s cease-fire to be respected amid fresh reports by the Ukrainian military that separatist… …read more Source:...
There has been a dramatic decline in the size and capability of the UK’s armed forces
New data from the Ministry of Defence show that the UK’s armed forces are in a long-term decline. Despite Britain being one of only four NATO member countries that spend more than 2% of GDP on defence, that figure has been creeping downwards over recent years. Successive governments have sought to remodel the UK’s armed forces away...
Pope calls for Ukraine cease-fire to be respected, urges all efforts to avoid new fighting
Pope Francis has called for Ukraine’s cease-fire to be respected amid fresh reports by the Ukrainian military that separatist rebels were still firing on government positions and that Russia was sending in more tanks. …read more Source: FOX...
FP’s Situation Report: Centcom outlines plans to retake Mosul; Ukraine calls Russia’s bluff on peacekeepers; Russia slams Obama’s terror summit; and much more from around the world.
By David Francis with Sabine Muscat U.S. Central Command develops plans to retake Mosul. In a highly unusual briefing to reporters about future battle plans, a Pentagon official said U.S. forces will train five Iraqi brigades to launch a spring offensive to recapture the city lost to the Islamic State last year. Planners have yet to decide if...
Ukraine: Rebels still attacking despite alleged cease-fire
Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into Ukraine despite a cease-fire that was supposed to take…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Rebel Artillery in East Ukraine Belies Cease-fire, Military Says
Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into the country despite a cease-fire that was supposed to take effect five days ago, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Friday. …read more Source:...
