Section: US & Canada
US indexes open higher following cease-fire deal in Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening higher, following sharp gains in Europe as world leaders clinched a cease-fire deal for Ukraine.Whole… …read more Source:...
France Could Deliver Mistral Warship To Russia By March After Ukraine Ceasefire Agreement, Report Says
A Russian “military diplomatic source” expressed optimism Thursday that France could complete its long-delayed delivery of a Mistral-class helicopter carrier to Russia by March, according to independent Russian news agency Interfax. …read more Source: International Business...
EU official: No new sanctions against Israel in pipeline
(JTA) — The European Union and its member states do not envision passing any new sanctions against Israel, an EU official said in refuting reports to the contrary. The official spoke to JTA on Wednesday under condition of anonymity about a report that appeared the previous day on the Israeli news website Walla. The report quoted unnamed Israeli...
A look at the peace deal for eastern Ukraine and who got what
The peace deal for eastern Ukraine agreed Thursday sets clear deadlines for a cease-fire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons, but resolution of the main political and economic issues behind the conflict was made conditional on a series of difficult steps and put off until the end of the year. …read more Source: FOX...
Marathon Talks Produce Ukraine Peace Deal; Cease-Fire Sunday
MINSK, Belarus— Guns will fall silent, heavy weapons will pull back from the front, and Ukraine will trade a broad autonomy for the east to get back control of its Russian border by the end of this year under a peace deal hammered out Thursday in all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. The deal was full of potential...
France, Germany to help ‘verify’ Ukraine cease-fire deal
PARIS – French President Francois Hollande says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are committed to helping verify the cease-fire process in Ukraine, along with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders. Speaking at the end of marathon peace talks, Hollande said Thursday the announcement of a new cease-fire deal has come as a “relief to Europe.”...
Marathon Ukraine talks end with peace deal
MINSK, Belarus – Guns will fall silent, heavy weapons will pull back from the front, and Ukraine will trade a broad autonomy for the east for control of the Russian border by the end of the year under a peace deal hammered out Thursday in all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany The deal was full of potential pitfalls,...
Ukraine gets new bailout deal from IMF
BRUSSELS – The International Monetary Fund has agreed with Ukraine on a new bailout deal worth 15.5 billion euro ($17.5 billion) that could climb to around $40 billion over the next four years with help from other lenders like Europe and the U.S. Ukraine has so far received $4.6 billion as part of a $17 billion aid package from the IMF agreed on...
Leaders in Minsk for crucial Ukraine peace talks
MINSK, Belarus – The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine negotiated into the early hours Thursday to try to find a way to halt the fighting in eastern Ukraine that has killed more than 5,300 people. The talks on ending the conflict between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatist rebels came amid intense anxiety over the sharp...
Explosion at chemical plant in eastern Ukraine sparks fire
DONETSK, Ukraine – A powerful explosion rocked a chemical plant and set it on fire Monday outside the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, where fierce fighting has surged despite a renewed diplomatic push for peace. In Washington, President Barack Obama held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel about reviving an elusive...
