Section: US & Canada
Russian Newspaper Runs Front Page Apology For MH17
A leading Russian newspaper has issued an apology on its front page, asking for forgiveness from the people of the Netherlands who lost their loved ones in the Malaysian Airlines plane crash. The front page of Novaya Gazeta on Friday featured the words “Vergeef ons, Nederlands” (Forgive Us, Netherlands) in bold above a heartbreaking...
EU Decides on New Round of Russia Sanctions
BRUSSELS—European Union ambassadors reached a preliminary deal Friday on stepped-up sanctions against Russia, targeting its access to European capital markets and trade in the defense sector, dual-use goods and sensitive technologies. EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said the proposals were transmitted to EU officials to codify into...
Dutch repatriation ceremony to honour more MH17 victims
The remains of 74 more people who died when Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down last week are set to return to the Netherlands on Friday as the Australian and Dutch governments pushed to secure the site where the jet was downed in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
FIFA Rejects Calls To Strip Russia Of World Cup
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA rejected calls to move the 2018 World Cup from Russia, saying the tournament “can achieve positive change.” Russia’s alleged involvement in shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine last week prompted calls from some lawmakers in Germany to review the country’s hosting rights. On Friday,...
Let’s Tell the Truth About This International Madness
The horrible human costs and increasing danger the world is now facing in Gaza, Ukraine, and Iraq show the consequences of not telling the truth. And unfortunately, we seem to mostly have political leaders who are unwilling to admit the truth of what’s happening, deal with root causes instead of exploiting symptoms, and then do everything...
Dutch repatriation ceremony honours more MH17 victims
The remains of 74 more people who died when Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 returned to the Netherlands on Friday as the Australian and Dutch governments pushed to secure the site where the Malaysian Airlines was downed in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
New EU sanctions to target Russian businesses
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ambassadors reached a preliminary deal Friday on stepped-up sanctions against Russia, targeting its access to European capital markets and trade in the defense sector, dual-use goods and sensitive technologies. The trade bloc’s foreign ministers on Tuesday ordered the preparation of stepped-up economic...
Ukraine says Russia shelled its troops across the border
U.S. officials call Russian military action a ‘clear escalation’ of hostilities. …read more Source: USA...
New EU sanctions to target Russian businesses
European Union ambassadors reached a preliminary deal Friday on stepped-up sanctions against Russia, targeting its access to European capital markets and trade in the defense sector, dual-use goods and sensitive technologies. …read more Source: Miami...
Brazilian soccer star who took Ukrainian citizenship gets drafted into its army
Edmar Halowski de Lacerda is getting ready to swap his training kit for khakis after being dragged into the brutal war that’s engulfing his new homeland. …read more Source: New York Daily...
