Section: US & Canada
Ukraine fighting reaches rebel-held Donetsk
Fighting in eastern Ukraine reached the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Tuesday as separatists and government troops exchanged rocket fire in neighborhoods on the edge of the city. The spread of fighting into the city itself marks a decisive turn for the conflict, but one that will arouse fears of an alarming escalation in the humanitarian...
Tensions Rise in Ukraine Over Military Offensive
In the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, rebels say they’re in a “state of siege”. Government forces have moved into this rebel stronghold. A military offensive by the central government to claw back territory it lost to pro-Russian separatists, who remain defiant. …read more Source: The Boston...
Obama’s Approval Rating Has Hit All-Time Low, And Confidence In The Future Of America Has Collapsed
A new poll from WSJ/NBC finds a high level of dissatisfaction with the president, the U.S. political system, and the economy, and a stunning number of respondents see a grim future for their children. Just 40% of respondents approve of the job President Obama is doing, a level which matches an all-time low. On the matter of foreign policy —...
NATO Isn’t Ready to Take on Russia, But the Problem Is Political, Not Military
On July 31, while it remained unclear exactly how directly involved in the Ukrainian crisis Russia is, the British media ominously reported that NATO had been deemed unready to fight a war with Russia.The story comes from the Commons Defence Select Committee, in a report Towards the next Defense and Security Review: Part Two – NATO, an...
Russia flexes military muscle along Ukraine border
Russia announced that it will be performing military exercises such as air force maneuvers along the Ukraine border. …read more Source:...
Putin orders retaliatory measures against U.S., EU
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to prepare retaliatory measures against the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union to coerce Russia to change its policies in Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Underground misery at dank Ukraine bomb shelter
For the people huddled in a dank and chilly bomb shelter Tuesday, the question of who was responsible was less important than the fact of their misery. …read more Source: Miami...
Residents huddle in dark, chilly bomb shelter as fighting closes in on major Ukrainian city
For the people huddled in a dank and chilly bomb shelter Tuesday, the question of who was responsible was less important than the fact of their misery. …read more Source: FOX...
Underground misery at dank Ukraine bomb shelter
Two journalists from The Associated Press joined Donetsk residents who spent the night in the shelter as fighting between government forces and separatist insurgents closed in on the outskirts of the largest rebel-held city. The rebels accuse Ukrainian forces of conducting a brutal bombing campaign against Donetsk; the government denies using...
Pentagon sends assessment team to Kiev for airliner recovery operation
The Pentagon has sent an assessment team to the U.S. Embassy in Kiev to support nations in the recovery operation of a Malaysian airliner that was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine. About a dozen logistics and surveying experts arrived Tuesday in Kiev, Defense Department spokesman Navy Rear Adm. John … …read more Source: The...
