Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Steps Up Assault of Rebel City
The offensive reinforced the Ukrainian leadership’s rejection of a cease-fire on humanitarian grounds offered Saturday by the head of the main pro-Russian separatist group. …read more Source: The New York...
Renewed Shelling in Donetsk
Artillery pounded Donetsk, Ukraine, on Sunday as the West warned Russia that any attempt to send “humanitarian” troops into the region would be deemed “unacceptable.” …read more Source: The New York...
Photos August 10: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. Take a look through, and let us know which you think are the best examples of the diversity of our planet. A supermoon rises above a Jesus Christ statue in front of the Holy Cross church in Warsaw, Poland....
Steven Seagal plays concert in Crimea: report
The Russian news RIA Novosti says American actor and musician Steven Seagal has performed at a concert in the breakaway region of Crimea on a stage decorated with the flag of pro-Russian separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Donetsk Residents Flee Ukraine for Moscow
Residents in the rebel-held eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have packed their bags and are getting on a train bound for Russia. They’ve been at the mercy of Ukrainian forces and their intensified shelling — and they say they’ve had enough. …read more Source: The Boston...
American actor Steven Seagal reportedly performs in Crimea
The Russian news RIA Novosti says American actor and musician Steven Seagal has performed at a concert in the breakaway region of Crimea on a stage decorated with the flag of pro-Russian separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Here’s Your Complete Preview Of This Week’s Big Economic Events
The market went on a wild ride last week, ending with a big 185-point rally in the Dow that put the major indexes modestly in the green for the week. But thanks to elevated geopolitical risks, traders have got that risk-off feeling. “Risk aversion rules,” Societe Generale’s Kit Juckes said. “The Ukraine conflict shows no...
Ukraine says it stops invasion; Moscow calls it fairy tale
Ukraine said it had headed off an attempt by Russia to send troops into Ukraine, a statement Moscow dismissed as a “fairy tale.” …read more Source:...
Europe’s Huge Failure Is About To Be On Full Display
This might seem obvious, but it’s worth repeating: European economic policy has been a complete failure. By every measure, things have been a disaster for years. Nobody is doing anything right. This coming Thursday we get the latest European GDP report, and the prognosis is really grim. Here’s Carl Weinberg of High Frequency Economics...
Residents of Donetsk see no end to raging Ukrainian civil war
DONETSK, Ukraine | When the streets of Donetsk are quiet, the supermarkets resound with the clatter of grocery carts and the rattling of cash drawers. Elderly women approach the register with mountains of vegetable crates, bags of flour, toilet paper, and jugs of cooking oil. No one knows when they … …read more Source: The Washington...
