Section: US & Canada
LIVE: President Obama on Ukraine
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Aspen Security Forum Highlights: ISIS, US Drone Strikes, and Transparency
The 2014 Aspen Security Forum brought together top military brass, intelligence officials, and ambassadors to discuss hot button issues in international affairs, and possible solutions for more peaceful relations between nations. Below are highlights from these conversations.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey on ISIS/ISIL...
EU Sanctions Against Russia – Who Will Feel the Pain?
European Union governments have agreed to impose new sanctions against Russia that will target, among other areas, its defense sector, with Washington poised to follow. Experts agree the measures were long in coming but there seems to be little agreement over how painful they will be for Russia – and for Europe itself. Agreed to by European...
Global aviation leaders to set up task force in wake of shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines flight
The United Nations agency that governs civil aviation says it is setting up a task force aimed at improving security measures in the wake of the shoot-down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Obama expected to announce US sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to announce a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia Tuesday. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Europe agrees on new sanctions against Russia
Moscow’s ongoing support of Ukrainian separatists is about to cost it a lot of money, as Europe targets arms, financial, technology and oil sectors …read more Source:...
Ukraine Rebels Threaten to Ban Access to MH17 Crash Site
Rebels in eastern Ukraine accused the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Tuesday of serving U.S. and Ukrainian interests. …read more Source:...
US, Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has announced new economic sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy in the latest move by the U.S. to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his support for Ukrainian rebels.Obama says the sanctions target Russia’s energy, weapons and finance industries, including big banks.The...
MH17: Russia hit with more sanctions
European Union officials agree to ratchet up economic pressure on Russia as escalating fighting in Ukraine prevented investigators from getting to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site. …read more Source:...
EU adopts tough new economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Shocked into action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner and the resulting deaths of more than 200 Europeans, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, to be followed swiftly by similar punitive measures from the U.S. …read more Source: CTV...
