Section: US & Canada
Russia to sue French shipbuilder over failure to deliver Mistral-class ship
Russia is preparing legal action against France over the country’s halt in the delivery of the Mistral-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) Vladivostok , Russian sources have told IHS Jane’s. More from that defence magazine’s article: “We hope that despite the repeated statements of the French party concerning the possible...
NATO gets new chief—one Putin may approve of
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO’s new chief is calling on Russia to comply with international law, but says there’s now a chance for improved relations between Moscow and the West. “We see opportunity in the cease-fire that has now been established in the eastern Ukraine,” Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance’s new secretary general,...
Fighting intensifies in Ukraine as pro-Russian rebels move on Donetsk airport
MOSCOW — Fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday despite a fragile cease-fire, as pro-Russian rebels appeared to be close to capturing the strategically important Donetsk airport. The fighting was some of the worst since a Sept. 5 cease-fire calmed the conflict, although shelling and casualties have continued throughout the nearly...
Ukraine rebels’ deadly attack on key airport undermines truce
At least 10 people were killed as residential areas near the airport were caught in the crossfire. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine rebels close in on Donetsk airport
DONETSK, Ukraine — Rebels in eastern Ukraine appeared to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport in Donetsk Wednesday, a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists.At least 10 people were killed as residential areas near the airport were caught in the crossfire, further undermining a shaky truce that was imposed last...
Russian news agency goes back to Soviet name: Tass
MOSCOW — The Russian news agency known since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union as ITAR-Tass has reverted to its old, historical name: Tass.Some see it as another sign of Russian nostalgia for the Soviet era, which has been heightened by the conflict between Russia and the West over Ukraine. But it may also simply be an acknowledgment that the...
At least 10 dead as shells hit Ukraine school, bus stop
Almost 70 people have died in fighting since a cease-fire was reached in early September. …read more Source: USA...
At Least 10 Killed in Eastern Ukraine Shelling
At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a minivan on a nearby street in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, city authorities and witnesses said. A shell hit a playground near school No. 57 on the first day of the school year in Donetsk. No children were among those killed. Witnesses and city officials told...
Ukraine Rebels Close In On Donetsk Airport
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Rebels in eastern Ukraine appeared to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport in Donetsk Wednesday, a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists that further undermines a shaky cease-fire in the region. Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko told journalists...
Shelling Kills Ten People in Donetsk
At least 10 people were killed by shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is controlled by pro-Russian separatists, on October 1. The shells hit a mini-van and a school playground on the first day of the school year, but no children were killed. A shaky ceasefire has been in place since September 5. CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT....
