Section: US & Canada
Can Good Come From Ukraine’s Tragedy?
It’s possible that the Malaysia Airlines disaster will help restore sanity in Ukraine, but it’s not likely. …read more Source:...
How the Israel-Palestine Peace Process Collapsed
In the New Republic, Ben Birnbaum and Amir Tibon offer an astonishing work of reporting, narrating the demise of John Kerry’s last-ditch attempt to broker a final agreement between Israel and Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority. Rich in detail and elegantly written, it is very worth your time. But let’s face it, it’s a...
Canada to level more sanctions against Russia in wake of MH17 crash
Canada is ready to level more sanctions against Russia in the wake of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Eastern Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says. …read more Source:...
MH17 Bodies: Treatment of Bodies From Malaysia Airlines Flight Angers Dutch
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — It is no longer only grief and mourning sweeping across the Netherlands in the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It is now anger. The Dutch have widely condemned the way the bodies of loved ones have been treated in Ukraine and the fact they have not yet been returned home, four days...
Obama Urges Full, Unimpeded Ukraine Probe
U.S. President Barack Obama says Russia must do its part to pressure pro-Russian separatists to allow international access to the downed Malaysian airliner in Ukraine. In remarks at the White House Monday, Obama said the truth must come out and international teams must be allowed access to the crash site, which has been blocked by separatists....
Pressure Grows on Putin as Dutch Reach Crash Victims
Dutch forensics experts finally gained access to the remains of the victims from the downed Malaysia Airlines jet in Ukraine after days of standoffs over access to the site and growing pressure on Russia to clear the way for a full international investigation. …read more Source: The Boston...
Flight MH17 Fact Sheet: Evidence Increasingly Points To Moscow
Evidence increasingly appears to show that a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane was brought down by pro-Russian separatists — and that Moscow is hindering the investigation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moscow tributes: ‘Forgive us’
Outside the Dutch Embassy in Moscow, people have left flowers and cuddly toys at a makeshift memorial for the lives lost in a conflict-scarred corner of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Obama: Putin Must Compel Rebels To Cooperate With Crash Probe
U.S. President Barack Obama said Russian President Vladimir Putin has a “direct responsibility” to compel pro-Moscow separatists to stop hampering the probe at the site of a downed passenger jet in eastern Ukraine. Speaking on July 21 from the South Lawn of the White House, Obama called on Russia to insist that the separatists grant...
Obama Accuses Separatists of Removing Evidence From MH17 Site
MoreLive: Malaysian PM Speaks on MH17Malaysians Want the Bodies of Their MH17 Dead Back Before the Ramadan Fast Ends‘Unreal’ Scenes From MH17 Crash SitePresident Barack Obama sharply condemned Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine for keeping international investigators away from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site,...
