Section: US & Canada
Flash Points: Is Russia’s offer of a ceasefire in Ukraine genuine?
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr talks with CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate about the terms of a possible ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia May Still Have An Automated Nuclear Launch System Aimed Across The Northern Hemisphere
Anxiety over a nuclear exchange between super powers seems out of place in a post-Cold War world where conflicts are usually fought within states, rather than between them. But despite the changing nature of the times, nuclear weapons continue to play a central role in Russian military strategy. Last week, as thousands of Russian troops streamed...
Ukraine president, rebels voice hope for cease-fire deal
Obama, Cameron say the world faces ‘dangerous and evolving challenges.’ …read more Source: USA...
John McCain Thinks Obama Should Look Up ‘Invasion’ In The Dictionary
The White House has been hesitant to describe the situation in Ukraine as a Russian invasion, but Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) thinks there’s no other way to describe what’s happening. McCain even said he looked up the definition of the word in the dictionary. He held a press conference in Ukraine on Thursday to make that very point....
Ukraine, Separatists Back Peace Plan For Country’s East
By Adrian Croft and Gabriela Baczynska NEWPORT, Wales/DONETSK, Ukraine, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the main pro-Russian rebel leader said they would both order ceasefires on Friday, provided that an agreement is signed on a new peace plan to end the five-month war in Ukraine’s east. The breakthrough...
NATO summit: ‘At a critical time’
The spread of brutal Islamist terror across Iraq and Syria and hundreds of deaths in a bloody struggle over Ukraine’s future make this a pivotal moment for the NATO alliance, its leaders said Thursday. …read more Source:...
U.S., Britain urge NATO to confront ISIS challenge
A meeting of NATO leaders convened in Britain today facing no shortage of crises and a challenge from two of its dominant partners to confront a virulent new form of Islamic extremism in the Middle East. …read more Source:...
Ukraine president, separatists predict cease-fire but with big ‘ifs’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and leaders of the pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine on Thursday professed readiness for a cease-fire on condition that the other side effectively surrender what it has been fighting for at the cost of thousands of lives. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Is French Warship Start of New Cold War?
They were seen as a lifeline for the French economy. Two helicopter carriers bound for Russia in a deal worth 1.2 billion euros. But now France may have to pay that money back – after halting delivery at the 11th hour in light of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. A significant moment, says Carsten Bzreski from ING. …read more Source:...
Obama and British Leader Say They Won’t Be ‘Cowed by Barbaric Killers’
MoreISIS Video Intensifies Pressure on BritainBiden Says U.S. Will Follow ISIS ‘to the Gates of Hell’Republicans Use ISIS for Campaign Fodder as Midterm Elections LoomThe United States and Britain will “not be cowed” by Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria who have killed two American journalists, the leaders of both nations said Thursday....
