Section: US & Canada
ISIS threat: Barack Obama requests military options to confront fighters in Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama said his priority is to make sure gains made by the ISIS militant group in Iraq are rolled back, he told reporters at the White House. …read more Source:...
Obama Says ‘We Don’t Have A Strategy Yet’ for Fighting ISIS
MoreU.S. Investigating Reports of Second American Jihadist Killed in SyriaAmerica Is Using Cannons to Kill Mosquitoes in IraqMother of American Held by ISIS Pleads for His ReleasePresident Barack Obama seemed to commit the worst of Washington gaffes Thursday when he updated the American people about the ongoing threat from Islamist militants...
New Russian Moves in Ukraine Challenge NATO
NATO, the United States and Ukraine say Russian forces are taking a more significant role in fighting in eastern Ukraine, bolstering separatist groups that have lost considerable ground to the government forces in recent weeks. VOA’s Al Pessin reports from London. …read more Source: Voice of...
Obama Blames Russia for Warfare in Ukraine, Suggests New Sanctions
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama suggested Thursday that the U.S. might impose new economic sanctions on Russia, blaming it squarely for the warfare in eastern Ukraine. But he ruled out any military options and proposed no shift in an American-led strategy that has yet to convince Moscow to halt operations against its far weaker neighbor....
UN Security Council meets in emergency session on growing Ukraine crisis
By Cara Anna And Trenton Daniel The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday accused Moscow of having “outright lied” about its role in Ukraine, as alarmed members of the Security Council demanded that Russia remove its fighters from a new front in the unfolding crisis in Ukraine. Council members at the emergency meeting heard from a top...
Obama: U.S. Developing Broader Strategy for Iraq, Syria
President Barack Obama said Thursday he is developing strategic and military options to counter Islamic State and said the U.S. will expand economic pressure on Russia over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
UN Security Council meets on Ukraine crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday accused Moscow of having “outright lied” about its role in Ukraine, as alarmed members of the Security Council demanded that Russia remove its fighters from a new front in the unfolding crisis in Ukraine. Council members at the emergency meeting heard from a...
The 10 Most Important Tweets About Obama’s Tan Suit
President Barack Obama addressed the military conflicts in Iraq, Syria, and Ukraine at a press briefing Thursday afternoon. However, for much of the political press corps, Obama’s unusual khaki suit was the main conversation. During the briefing, Twitter erupted with discussion of Obama’s fashion choice. Multiple parody accounts based...
Russia Is Burying Soldiers in Unmarked Graves Just to Conceal Their Role in Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine months ago, but President Vladimir Putin’s forces escalated the fighting this week. NATO …read more Source: The New...
Ukraine accuses Russia of sending in tanks, armor
In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, local residents stand near the building where they live after a shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. Two columns of Russian tanks and military ve… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
