Section: US & Canada
Russian Aid Convoy Awaits Inspection At Ukraine Border As ‘Difficult’ Truce Talks End In Berlin
Update as of 6:00 a.m. EDT: A Ukrainian convoy carrying refugees from the conflict-ridden region of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine was struck by rockets and mortars, allegedly fired by pro-Moscow rebels, BBC reported, citing Ukrainian military sources. The report added that though the news was yet to be independently confirmed, Ukrainian officials...
Ukraine troops push into city under rebel control
Army troops have penetrated deep inside the rebel-controlled city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said Sunday. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Soldiers penetrate rebel-held town in Ukraine
The penetration may be a breakthrough in the four-month-long conflict the Ukrainian government says …read more Source:...
Asian Shares Mixed
Asian stocks were mixed Monday, with investors digesting news on the earnings front while keeping an eye on geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine reports army deep in rebel stronghold Luhansk
Ukraine’s national security council said government forces captured a district police station in Luhansk on Saturday after bitter clashes. Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksiy Dmitrashkovsky said Sunday that the separatists shot down a Ukrainian fighter plane over the Luhansk region after it launched an attack on rebels. A column of armored...
Ukraine claims breakthrough in rebel stronghold
Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts. …read more Source:...
A French Politician Who Called Sanctions Against Russia ‘An Act Of War’ Plans To Copy His Insane Theme Park In Crimea
The ‘Puy du Fou’ theme park in France’s Vendée province is insane. Think of a “Medieval Times” that in addition to Renaissance-era knights also has Roman gladiator bouts, Viking raid reenactments and robot musicians. And now its founder, a politician named Philippe de Villiers (full name Viscount Philippe Le Jolis de...
NATO Commander: We Need to Be Ready for ‘Little Green Men’
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe says the alliance would respond militarily if any of its member countries faced an incursion similar to the one sustained by Ukraine’s Crimea prior to its annexation by Russia earlier this year. “If NATO were to observe the infiltration of its sovereign territory by [anonymous] foreign forces,...
Obama’s vacation overwhelmed by crises at home and abroad
Two-week respite on Martha’s Vineyard draws criticism after high-profile headaches in Iraq, Ukraine and Ferguson demand attention. …read more Source: Toronto...
Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France Hold ‘Difficult’ Crisis Talks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin were “difficult” but made “some progress.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
