Section: CNS News (USA)
Boehner, bipartisan group pressure Obama on Ukraine
By DONNA CASSATA WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner and a group of top Democrats and Republicans are stepping up the pressure on the president to provide lethal, defensive weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine bans Russian media outlets from official events
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agency Tass says that Russian media outlets are no longer granted access to official events in Ukraine. Tass quoted an unidentified Ukrainian foreign ministry official as saying, “from this week we no longer accredit Russian media.”read more …read more Source: CNS...
Ex-Ukraine minister arrested in Spain for embezzlement
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police have arrested former Ukraine finance minister Yuri Kolobov, who is accused of embezzling millions of euros in state funds.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Death toll in east Ukraine mine blast reaches 32
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Officials in a separatist rebel-held city in east Ukraine say the death toll from an accidental explosion at a coal mine has risen to 32. The self-appointed government in Donetsk said in a statement Thursday that one person still remains unaccounted for.read more …read more Source: CNS...
10 Things to Know for Thursday
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Coal mine blast kills at least 24 in war-torn east Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The speaker in Ukraine’s parliament says 32 workers have been killed by an explosion at coal mine in war-torn eastern Ukraine. Volodymyr Groysman told lawmakers that the accident happened before dawn Wednesday.read more …read more Source: CNS...
US tamps down expectations for Iran nuke talks
By MATTHEW LEE and GEORGE JAHN read more …read more Source: CNS...
US official: Obama still weighing sending arms to Ukraine
By DEB RIECHMANN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman and ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are stepping up their pressure on the Obama administration to support Ukraine with weapons to defend against attacks from anti-government insurgents backed by Russia.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Coal mine blast in eastern Ukraine kills at least 10
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The speaker in Ukraine’s parliament says 32 workers have been killed by an explosion at coal mine in war-torn eastern Ukraine. Volodymyr Groysman told lawmakers that the accident happened before dawn Wednesday.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Kerry pushes back on Israeli criticism of Iran nuke talks
By MATTHEW LEE and GEORGE JAHN read more …read more Source: CNS...
