Section: US & Canada
How Putin Is Shaping The Next U.S. Free Trade Deal
WASHINGTON — Three dozen environmental groups sent a letter to the Obama administration on Thursday asking it to reject part of a proposed trade deal with the European Union that would give a major boost to fracking in the U.S. Multiple sets of documents leaked recently show the EU requesting shipments of U.S. oil and natural gas in...
Russia Will Comply With MH17 Probe Led by Dutch
Russia’s ambassador to Malaysia told Reuters Wednesday that the country will cooperate with an investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that will be led by the Dutch. Under the rules of the United Nations’ civil aviation body, the ICAO, the country where the crash occurred typically heads up the probe. But Russia...
Congress Is Almost as Dysfunctional as Ever
The foreign policy crises ongoing in Israel and Ukraine have rightfully dominated the news over the past week. But back in the United States, Congress is hurriedly trying to pass three pieces of legislation before the August recess—two to combat domestic crises and one to prevent one from happenin …read more Source: The New...
In The Latest Issue
In Russia, Crime Without Punishment Vladimir Putin backs the rebels suspected of shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Why each new crisis makes him stronger From Gaza to Ukraine, the Effects of World War I Persist We still live in the long shadow of a war that began a century ago In Gaza, a Just but Bloody War Hamas provoked this round, and...
Australia Offers 50 Police Officers to Secure Flight 17 Crash Site
Australia, dozens of whose citizens were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, has sent 50 police officers to Europe in hopes that they will be allowed to help secure the crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukrainian government moves to ban Communist Party
A court in Kiev is holding a hearing on the government’s request to ban the Communist Party of Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Ukrainian government tries to ban Communists, accuses them of supporting rebels
A court in Kiev is holding a hearing on the government’s request to ban the Communist Party of Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainian Parties Quit Parliament Coalition, Trigger Election
Two Ukrainian parties have quit the majority coalition in parliament to allow President Petro Poroshenko to start the procedure for new parliamentary elections. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Eurozone Growth Rebounds in July
A private-sector survey showed that business activity rose, but that worries about the Ukraine crisis have begun to cloud the outlook. …read more Source: The New York...
Long odds for justice in Malaysia jet disaster
Ukrainian honor guards lift up a coffin, holding the body of one of the Malaysian Airlines plane passengers, to load it onto a Dutch cargo plane in Kharkiv airport, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 23… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
