Section: US & Canada
Crises in Ukraine, Iraq hang over NATO summit
NATO leaders area facing what’s being described as the toughest summit since the cold war, as allied leaders tackle the crisis in Ukraine and the threat posed by Islamic State. Mana Rabiee reports. Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...
Hollande: Cease-Fire, Political Deal Conditions For Mistral Delivery
French President Francois Hollande has said a cease-fire and a political settlement in Ukraine are conditions for France to deliver the first of two Mistral-class warships to Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Leader Says He Seeks Cease-Fire to Begin on Friday
At NATO’s summit meeting, President Petro O. Poroshenko said he would seek to establish “a bilateral cease-fire” on Friday between Ukraine’s armed forces and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The New York...
Photos Sept 4: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. This picture shows a man taking pictures of floodwater released from the Three Gorges Dam, a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze river, in Yichang, central China’s Hubei province, after heavy...
Ukraine President Seeks Closer NATO Ties
MOSCOW—Undeterred by threats from Russia that Ukraine’s NATO ambitions would derail peace talks, Ukraine’s leader discussed closer ties with NATO at a meeting Thursday with President Barack Obama and other NATO leaders in Wales. Russia and Ukraine say they are working on a deal to halt months of fighting in eastern Ukraine between...
Barack Obama Latest News: US President Meets With Ukraine President as Rebels Call for Rease-Fire With Russia
MOSCOW—Ukraine and the pro-Russian separatists appeared increasingly close to signing a deal to end four months of fighting, even as Ukraine’s leader met Thursday with PresidentBarack Obama and other NATO leaders in Wales. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he’s ready to order a cease-fire in the east on Friday, if a peace deal...
Russian armoured vehicles moving to key Ukrainian port: Ukraine’s UN ambassador
Ukraine’s UN ambassador says a convoy of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles has moved from the resort town of Novoazovsk toward the key port of Mariupol and was stopped by Ukrainian forces and civilians. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine braces for possible assault on key port amid hopes for cease-fire
Concerns grow that rebels are aiming to seize major port; Ukrainian president says he’s ready to order cease-fire if peace deal is signed …read more Source:...
Canadian frigate joins military exercise in Black Sea
Operation brings Canada closer to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, and is certain to escalate tensions with Russia …read more Source: The Globe and...
NATO Secretary General calls on Russia to end “illegal” annexation of Crimea
NEWPORT, Wales – Here is what NATO Secretary General NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen had to say in greeting Ukraine’s president to talks with alliance officials today: “President Poroshenko, I welcome you here today at a testing time for your nation. An independent, sovereign and stable Ukraine, firming committed to democracy...
