Section: US & Canada
Separatists plan victory parade on Ukraine’s Independence Day
As officials in Ukraine’s capital prepared to parade tanks and soldiers Sunday to mark the anniversary of independence from the disintegrating Soviet Union, pro-Russia separatists who control this eastern city have their own plan to rival Kiev’s attempts to drum up support for its… …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Unauthorized aid convey into Ukraine returns to Russia, amid rising tensions
Russia said the trucks carried only food, water, generators and sleeping bags to the hard-hit rebel stronghold of Luhansk …read more Source: Toronto...
Merkel meets Ukraine’s leaders ahead of peace talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with Ukraine’s leaders in Kiev as prelude to Russia-Ukraine talks next week, and as government shelling intensifies on the rebel stronghold Donetsk. Mana Rabiee reports. Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...
Russian Deputy PM Says No Plans to Ban McDonald’s
Russian authorities are not planning to close the McDonald’s chain in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich was quoted saying on Saturday, after inspectors visited a number of restaurants run by the fast-food company. “No one is talking about it at all [a ban on McDonald’s in Russia],” Dvorkovich was quoted...
Russia’s ‘Military Trucks’ Have Now Left Ukraine
The Russian “military trucks” that entered Ukraine on Friday, prompting a call of “invasion” by Ukraine, have returned to Russia, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday. Poroshenko told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden that the Russian convoy had exited his country, according to a readout of the call provided by...
Obama faces decision on military aid for Ukraine
Some warn dramatically increasing military aid to Ukraine risks a rapid Russian escalation. …read more Source: USA...
Russian Aid Trucks Leave Ukraine; Highlight Dire Needs
DONETSK, Russia—Hundreds of Russian aid trucks returned home from rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Saturday, highlighting a dire need for long-term assistance to the region where homes and livelihoods have been destroyed by months of fighting. Ahead of a much-anticipated meeting on Tuesday between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, German...
Merkel Meets Ukraine’s Leaders Ahead of Peace Talks, as Donetsk Shelling Intensifies
The aftermath of unusually intense shelling on the rebel stronghold, Donetsk. Ukrainian government forces may be trying to achieve a breakthrough in fighting with pro-Russian separatists by Sunday, Ukraine’s Independence Day. Most of the shelling was on the city’s outskirts but explosions were also heard in the city center. At least...
Israeli Airstrike Collapses Gaza Apartment Tower
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel bombed an apartment tower in downtown Gaza City on Saturday, collapsing the 12-story building in an unprecedented strike, while Hamas kept up heavy rocket fire that sent more Israelis fleeing border areas close to Gaza. MoreHamas Admits Kidnapping Israeli TeensSome See Qatar’s Hand in Collapse of Gaza TalksSt....
Ukrainian Shakhtar’s Stadium Damaged by Shelling in Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine—Ukrainian soccer champion Shakhtar Donetsk’s stadium was damaged by shelling Saturday during the conflict between government troops and pro-Russia separatists. Club chief executive Sergei Palkin said two shells struck the stadium complex early Saturday morning, one damaging the arena itself and another striking its...
