Section: US & Canada
British Foreign Minister William Hague Stepping Down
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s high-profile foreign minister, William Hague, is leaving his job, the government said Monday — a surprise announcement that precedes a major shakeup of the Conservative-led administration. Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said Hague, who has been Britain’s most visible statesman on...
BRICS Neutrality on Ukraine a Diplomatic Win for Putin
A summit of the BRICS group of emerging market countries will abstain from criticizing Russia’s recent actions in Ukraine, Brazilian officials said, a diplomatic victory for President Vladimir Putin. The summit statement will make only a passing reference to Ukraine and will echo the neutral stance adopted by Russia’s fellow BRICS...
As Ukrainian forces advance, Putin plays a double game
As fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine, signs emerge that Russian President Vladimir Putin has adopted a twin strategy. …read more Source:...
Citigroup: How to Turn a 96 Percent Hit to Earnings Into, Uh, ‘Strong’ Results
When prices swoon on Wall Street, traders have a clever saying: “The market’s up a little lower.” You could say the same for Citigroup Inc.’s earnings Monday. While widely hailed as a “strong” and “better than expected” showing by the nation’s third-largest bank, this characterization leaves a...
Pro-Russian forces threaten to take orphans out of Ukraine, charities say
Orphaned Ukrainian children trapped in Donetsk as charities try to send them to safety at a summer camp. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukrainian Military Transport Plane Downed by Rebels, Airport Blockade Over
KIEV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country’s eastern border with Russia, the defense minister said. Rebels in conflict-wracked eastern Ukraine immediately claimed responsibility for downing the Antonov-26 but Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey said the rocket may have been fired...
Poroshenko ends Ukraine ceasefire, ‘will attack’ rebels
KIEV, July 1 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday government forces would renew offensive operations against pro-Russian rebels and “free our lands”, hours after a ceasefire to make way for peace talks with the rebels had expired. …read more Source: The Peace River Record...
EU signs trade pact with Ukraine, ceasefire extended by 72 hours
BRUSSELS – The European Union signed an historic free-trade pact with Ukraine on Friday and warned it could impose more sanctions on Moscow unless pro-Russian rebels act to wind down the crisis in the east of the country by Monday. …read more Source: The Peace River Record...
Ukraine orphans become pawns in civil conflict
Ukraine wants to move them to facilities in government-held territory, at least until the fighting dies own. “Normal people would ask our opinion,” the 16-year-old Popova said, as other orphans nodded in agreement. Pictures of stars from the local Shaktyar Donetsk soccer team hang in one room. Girls’ bedrooms are decked in pink...
Ukraine says downed plane probably hit by missile fired from Russia
Ukraine’s defense minister confirmed Monday that an AN-26 transport plane had been downed near the separatist stronghold of Luhansk on the Russian border and said the missile that hit it must have been fired from Russian territory. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
