Section: US & Canada
Merkel Says Give Diplomacy a Chance as Ukraine War Expands
They are heading out of town in eastern Ukraine as pro-Russian separatists expand their fight. Kiev’s Western allies are alarmed over the rebel advance in recent weeks–which all but ended a five-month-old ceasefire. They board buses provided by the Ukrainian emergency ministry. German Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledges that the...
Civilian woes deepen as battle surges on Ukraine front line
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (AP) — The morning silence is an uneasy prelude to the artillery fire that inevitably follows. Sealed off from the world by war, some inhabitants hesitantly approach visitors for news. There’s no time for anything more than a few words, as soldiers bark instructions at exhausted people boarding evacuation buses with...
Russia’s Nuclear Strategy Raises Concerns in NATO
Concern is growing in NATO over Russia’s nuclear strategy and indications that Russian military planners may be lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons in any conflict, alliance diplomats say. NATO officials have drawn up an analysis of Russian nuclear strategy that will be discussed by alliance defense ministers at a meeting in...
Civilian woes deepen as battle surges on Ukraine front line
There’s no time for anything more than a few words, as soldiers bark instructions at exhausted people boarding evacuation buses with overflowing bags in hand. On the front lines of Ukraine’s separatist war, despair is deepening for a shrinking population that has been without power, heating and running water for almost two weeks. The...
Life of Ukrainian air force officer ‘hangs in the balance’ in Russian prison
Russia should immediately release Nadezhda Savchenko, who has been on hunger strike for seven weeks, says U.S. …read more Source: Toronto...
Civilian misery deepens as fighting intensifies on front lines of Ukraine conflict
The morning silence is an uneasy prelude to the artillery fire that inevitably follows. …read more Source: FOX...
Civilian woes deepen as battle surges on Ukraine front line
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (AP) — The morning silence is an uneasy prelude to the artillery fire that inevitably follows. Sealed off from the world by war, some inhabitants hesitantly approach visitors for news. There’s no time for anything more than a few words, as soldiers bark instructions at exhausted people boarding evacuation buses...
Collapsing economy is second front in Ukraine’s war
Secretary of State Kerry will discuss the fighting and the economy in Ukraine Thursday …read more Source: USA...
Poland to hold presidential elections in May
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland will hold presidential elections on May 10, around the time of planned World War II remembrance observances that have aggravated a historic dispute between Poland and Russia. Parliamentary Speaker Radoslaw Sikorski, who announced the election date on Wednesday, dismissed concerns that it’s too close to the...
Hospital shelled in east Ukraine as calls mount for truce
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Four people were killed Wednesday when a hospital in east Ukraine was shelled ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry that will see the possibility of weapons being supplied high on the agenda.The latest deaths came as international pressure grew for an immediate halt to surging violence which...
