Section: US & Canada
Putin, Al-Sisi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Holocaust Remembrance
In another of his pleasant encounters with world leaders, Russian president Vladimir Putin went to Egypt on February 8, staying until February 10. Meeting with Cairo’s military strongman Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Putin bestowed on his host a macabre but perhaps characteristic gift: a Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle. According to media, the...
Ukrainian Forces Quit Besieged Town After Rebel Assault
By Gleb Garanich and Anton Zverev ARTEMIVSK/BULAVYNE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine pulled thousands of troops out of an encircled town on Wednesday after a massive assault by pro-Russian rebels, who ignored a new ceasefire to seize the strategic railway junction. The fall of the besieged town of Debaltseve was one of the worst defeats of the war...
Behind Rebel Lines In Debaltseve, Ukraine
Separatist fighters maneuvered inside the town of Debaltseve on February 18 after Ukrainian government troops began withdrawing from the town. For several weeks, Debaltseve has been at the epicenter of fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian militants, which continued despite a cease-fire meant to take effect on February 15....
This Anti-Bank Activist Could Be the Next European Leader to Stand Up to the Banks
If the Podemos party wins Spain’s national elections, Pablo Iglesias could become the next prime minister. While the anti-austerity Syriza coalition has taken power in Greece, the grassroots party Podemos is also quickly gaining popularity in Spain, Europe’s fifth largest economy. Last May, Podemos surprised many when it received 1.2...
Photos Feb 18: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. Ethnic Chinese people burn joss sticks to celebrate on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year at the Hea Tek Tunk Chinese Temple in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Catholics pray during the...
Ukraine troops pull back from Debaltseve
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh is in Eastern Ukraine where troops have been pulled out of the strategic railroad hub that has been the focus of intense fighting. …read more Source:...
NATO Accuses Russia Of Continuing To Send Weapons To Ukraine After Debaltseve Falls
The Ukrainian military has withdrawn from Debaltseve early Wednesday morning, leaving the strategically important railway junction to the pro-Russian separatists encircling it, and ending the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance between the self-proclaimed rebel republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. Yet, NATO says that despite the ceasefire and the...
Canada increases sanctions against Russia in response to Ukrainian conflict
OTTAWA — Canada says it’s intensifying economic sanctions against Russian individuals and companies in response to the tense situation in eastern Ukraine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the move is being made in co-ordination with Canada’s partners in Europe and the United States in response to what he says is Russia’s...
Rebels raise flag in newly captured town
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have hoisted their flag over an embattled town that is a key railroad hub in the eastern part of the country. There’s been relentless fighting for control of the town — Debaltseve (deh-BALT’-seh-vuh) — in the past few weeks. And Ukraine’s president confirms that he has...
Wounded Ukrainian Troops Treated After Debaltseve Retreat
Ukrainian troops and armored vehicles pulled out of the town of Debaltseve, which has been under siege by pro-Russian separatist fighters, on February 18. The retreating forces included many wounded soldiers, who were taken to a nearby hospital. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
