Section: US & Canada
Canadian navy ship bussed by 3 Russian jets
A Canadian navy frigate taking part in a NATO exercise in the Black Sea was buzzed by three Russian military jets off the southern coast of Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Canadian navy ship buzzed by 3 Russian jets during NATO Black Sea exercise
A Canadian navy frigate taking part in a NATO exercise in the Black Sea was buzzed by three Russian military jets off the southern coast of Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine’s Presidential Palace Is Not Yet an Emblem of Change
More than six months after protesters drove Viktor F. Yanukovych from power, his lavish estate displays how difficult it is to bring about a real break with Ukraine’s past. …read more Source: The New York...
Americans Support Obama’s ISIS Policies, But Give Him Low Approval Rating
Americans agree with most of the Obama administration’s specific policies for taking on ISIS, but that isn’t translating to strong approval ratings for the president on foreign policy. Three quarters of Americans favor continuing airstrikes against the terrorist group, a new CNN/ORC polls finds, and 83 percent agree with providing...
Bosnia Muslim Community Urges Safety and Release of Hostages
Journalists are needed to report the truth and humanitarian aid workers endeavour to save the lives of innocents — this was a lesson all learned during the aggression and particularly genocide attempted upon the Muslims, religious or not, over the last two decades in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (BiH). The truth seekers and those who put out...
EU Adopts New Russia Sanctions but Delays Action
BRUSSELS— The European Union on Monday shied away from slapping new economic sanctions on Russia right away over its actions in eastern Ukraine. Instead, the 28-nation bloc said the punitive measures will come into force “in the next few days” depending on how well the cease-fire agreement in eastern Ukraine will be upheld. European Council...
EU adopts new Russia sanctions but delays action
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday shied away from slapping new economic sanctions on Russia right away over its actions in eastern Ukraine. Instead, the 28-nation bloc said the puni… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine’s leader rallies for unity in key city
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, greets workers during his visit to the Ilich Iron and Steel Works in the southern coastal town of Mariupol, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Poroshen… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Big surprise – Russian military aircraft buzz HMCS Toronto
Three Russian military aircraft flew over HMCS Toronto, checking out the Canadian frigate as it was in the Black Sea. “While the Russian military aircraft that circled the HMCS Toronto did not in any way pose a threat to the Canadian ship, their actions were unnecessarily provocative and risk escalating tensions even further,” Defence Minister...
Russia’s Legislators Make New Turn in Recent Isolationist Trend
When Russian media reported at the end of July that legislators intended to introduce a set of amendments leading to a registry of companies allegedly connected to so-called “aggressor states,” our initial reaction was, “They can’t be serious.” But combine a few established concepts in the Russian political...
