Section: KXAN (USA)
Russia asks UN Security Council for vote on Ukraine measure
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia is asking the U.N. Security Council to vote Tuesday on a draft resolution endorsing the new cease-fire agreement on Ukraine and calling on all parties involved to fully carry it out. The council’s current president, China, announced the meeting Tuesday. An expected vote over the weekend had been delayed when...
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LONDON (AP) — Fierce fighting persisted in eastern Ukraine last week even as a cease-fire brokered by European leaders was declared, and there were no clear signs that the conflict which has claimed more than 5,600 lives will end. The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine held marathon talks that resulted in a cease-fire deal for eastern...
Ukraine army, rebels miss deadline to start weapons pullback
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels have failed to start pulling back heavy weaponry from the front line in eastern Ukraine as a deadline passed to do so. Under a cease-fire agreement signed last week, the warring sides were to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line on Tuesday. Both sides...
After attacks, Europe fights call for mass migration of Jews
PARIS (AP) — Despite desecrated Jewish graves in France and a deadly attack at a synagogue in Copenhagen, European leaders on Monday rejected calls from the Israeli prime minister for a mass immigration of the continent’s Jews, urging unity instead. Hundreds of Jewish tombstones were found vandalized in eastern France on Sunday, hours after...
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of violating ceasefire
MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels are accusing each other of violating a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. Hopes for ending the 10-month long conflict surfaced after the cease-fire was announced on Sunday. Separatist military spokesman Eduard Basurin said in a televised news conference on Monday that the government...
Israeli leader calls for mass Jewish influx after attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Sunday called for the “massive immigration” of European Jews to Israel following a deadly shooting near Copenhagen’s main synagogue, renewing a blunt message that has upset some of Israel’s friends in Europe. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that at a time of rising anti-Semitism...
Israeli Cabinet approves plan to encourage Jewish immigration
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet has approved a $46 million plan to encourage Jewish immigration from France, Belgium and Ukraine, countries where large numbers of Jews have expressed interest in moving to Israel. A government statement says the plan aims to bring about a “significant increase” in the number of immigrants by boosting Hebrew...
Both sides claim violations after Ukraine cease-fire starts
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A cease-fire was declared in eastern Ukraine at a minute after midnight Sunday, kindling slender hopes of a reprieve from a conflict that has claimed more than 5,300 lives. But within two hours of the cease-fire’s scheduled start, the warring sides were already trading accusations of fresh attacks. International...
Merkel, Hollande consult with Putin ahead of cease-fire
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says the German and French leaders have spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and have stressed that a planned cease-fire in Ukraine must be adhered to fully by all involved. The government said in a statement late Saturday that Putin pointed to commitments made by the pro-Russian separatists in eastern...
Polish presidential candidate vows better ties with Russia
OZAROW MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — The presidential candidate for Poland’s main left-wing party on Saturday criticized what she called the Polish government’s antagonistic attitude to Russia, saying she would be willing to speak directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Magdalena Ogorek told a convention of the Democratic Left...
