Section: US & Canada
European Union Imposes Sanctions On Top Russian Officials
BRUSSELS, July 25 (Reuters) – The European Union said on Saturday it had imposed asset freezes on a number of top Russian officials, including the chiefs of Russia’s FSB security service and foreign intelligence service. Alexander Bortnikov, head of the FSB, and Mikhail Fradkov, head of the foreign intelligence service, were among 15...
Andrea Mitchell: ‘Ukraine Is a Hot War Again’
The U.S. says Russia has reportedly unleashed artillery attacks on the Ukrainian military. …read more Source:...
Russia firing artillery at Ukraine troops, U.S. says
Russia is launching artillery attacks from its soil on Ukrainian troops and preparing to move heavier weaponry across the border, according to the U.S and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
EU Expands Ukraine Sanctions List
The European Union has added to its sanctions list 15 individuals and 18 entities over their role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Adds More Names, Entities To Ukraine Sanctions List
The European Union has added to its sanctions list 15 individuals and 18 entities over their role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
IMF Urges Ukraine to Honor Bailout Obligations
The International Monetary Fund has urged Ukraine’s fragile government to honor its bailout obligations, a sign the fund is concerned that a breakdown in the country’s coalition could jeopardize its emergency financing package. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
AP Journalists Saw Rebels With BUK Missiles Hours Before MH17 Crashed
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. Fifteen hundred miles (2,400 kilometers) to the west, passengers were checking in for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It had been a noisy day in this eastern Ukrainian town, residents...
Malaysia Air Flight 17: Let Grief, Not Anger, Guide Us
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 by a missile over rebel held territory in the eastern Ukraine is a tragedy that senselessly ended 298 lives. But to avoid more such catastrophes, we need to let grief, not anger, guide our response. Anger clouds sound judgment; it allows the current tragedy to become a seed for new ones. We need to...
Weekend Roundup: Queen Rania vs. Shimon Peres
Two icons of peace and conciliation in the Middle East, Queen Rania of Jordan and Israel’s outgoing president, Shimon Peres, are at bitter loggerheads in this week’s WorldPost. While Peres speaks of Israel’s “moral heritage” and the undisputed right to defend itself against Hamas missiles, Queen Rania pleads for a...
Haunting Photos From The Site Of The Malaysian Airlines Crash 8 Days Later
After the literal and figurative dust from the downed Malaysian flight MH17 has settled, officials and crews are left to make sense of it all. In a field outside the town of Hrabove, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, workers are still sifting through the wreckage, searching for more bodies and clues as to what happened. The photos from...
