Section: US & Canada
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....
Kerry: US hopeful diplomacy can ease Ukraine-Russia 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: FOX...
Russia food ban hurts Moldova, bad omen for others
Two weeks before Russia banned most food from the West, it placed a similar embargo on produce closer to home in Moldova, a small Eastern European country seeking deeper ties with the European Union. Farmers here in one of the poorest corners of Europe are already feeling the pain, with some deciding not to harvest some of their fruit and...
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...
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...
