Section: US & Canada
Obama, Merkel warn Russia against Ukraine intervention
President Obama and Germany’s Angela Merkel agree that any Russian intervention in Ukraine violates international law. …read more Source:...
1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine
Fighting is raging in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one day after pro-Russian rebels there said they were ready to agree to a cease-fire in order to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” …read more Source: Miami...
1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine
On Saturday, rebel leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko called for a cease-fire, in a move that could be aimed at increasing international pressure on Ukraine to allow in a Russian aid mission. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Fighting rages in rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine despite rebel request for a cease-fire
Fighting is raging in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one day after pro-Russian rebels there said they were ready to agree to a cease-fire in order to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” One person was killed and 10 injured in shelling that started early Sunday morning and continued into the day, city council spokesman Maxim...
Ukraine rebels want ceasefire
Ukrainian troops have surrounded the rebel-held city of Donetsk and the insurgents are willing to accept a ceasefire in order to stave off a humanitarian catastrophe, a top rebel leader announced Saturday. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Ukraine president says he’ll consider aid mission as Obama, Merkel warn Russia not to intervene
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he will consider allowing an international aid mission into rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine after pro-Russian separatists called for a case-fire to avert a “humanitarian catastrophe.” …read more Source: FOX...
Hillary Clinton: ‘Failure’ to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS
President Obama has long-ridiculed the idea that the U.S., early in the Syrian civil war, could have shaped the forces fighting the Assad regime, thereby stopping al Qaeda-inspired groups—like the one rampaging across Syria and Iraq today—from seizing control of the rebellion. In an interview in February, the President told me that...
Ukraine rebel leader asks for aid, cease-fire
Ukraine’s rebels are surrounded and ready to agree to a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe,” the insurgents’ new leader said Saturday as conditions deteriorated in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, artillery thundering through deserted streets. At least one person was killed and 18 wounded in shelling that...
Ukraine Civilians ‘in Need of Aid’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he is ready to consider allowing humanitarian assistance into the rebel-held area of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine rebel leaders ask for cease-fire, aid
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukraine’s rebels are surrounded and ready to agree to a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe,” the insurgents’ new leader said Saturday as conditions deteriorated in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, artillery thundering through deserted streets. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
