Section: US & Canada
Russian Aid Convoy Leaves for Ukraine
A convoy of 280 trucks carrying Russian humanitarian aid for war-torn cities in eastern Ukraine has left the Moscow area. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Reports: 280 Russian aid trucks leave for Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A convoy of 280 Russian trucks headed for eastern Ukraine early Tuesday, one day after agreement was reached on an international humanitarian relief mission. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Russia sends purported aid trucks to Ukraine as NATO secretary-general issues new attack warning
Russia said Tuesday that it had dispatched 280 trucks full of humanitarian aid to eastern Ukraine, after NATO’s secretary-general warned that there was a “high probability” that Moscow would order troops to the war-torn region to aid separatist rebels. …read more Source: FOX...
Henkel Warns Political Tension Spoils Trading Outlook
Germany’s Henkel has warned that trading conditions are looking tough in the months ahead amid rising political tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East as the maker of Persil detergent and Schwarzkopf shampoo reported a 5.5% rise in second-quarter net profit. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
US sees hope for easing of Ukraine tensions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration is hopeful diplomacy can ease tensions between Ukraine and Russia over Moscow’s insistence on sending humanitarian aid to pro-Russian areas of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
NATO Chief: ‘High Probability’ of Russian Military Intervention in Ukraine
NATO is warning that a Russian intervention in Ukraine is likely, fearing that a convoy of humanitarian aid dispatched by the Kremlin to the separatist-held city of Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine, is being used as cover for a military buildup. Russian aid, which is being delivered as part of a Red Cross–administered program, comes in response...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here’s what people will be chatting about on Tuesday. 1. Actor and brilliant standup comedian Robin Williams died in an apparent suicide.Williams was 63. 2. Iraq’s president appointed a new prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, to replace incumbent leader Nuri al-Maliki. Maliki has made it clear that he will not go quietly....
Reports: Russia Sends 280 Aid Trucks to Ukraine
Russian state media say a convoy of 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid has left for war-torn eastern Ukraine. Russian television reported Tuesday the aid mission is being carried out in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross. But the relief agency, in a statement Monday, said no agreement on Russian participation is in...
Reports: 280 Russian aid trucks leave for Ukraine
Russian state media is reporting that about 280 trucks have left the Moscow region for war-torn eastern Ukraine, a day after the Kiev government welcomed an international humanitarian relief mission into the rebellious region. …read more Source: Miami...
Reports: 280 Russian aid trucks leave for Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state media is reporting that about 280 trucks have left the Moscow region for war-torn eastern Ukraine, a day after the Kiev government welcomed an international humanitarian relief mission into the rebellious region. …read more Source: San Francisco...
