Section: KXAN (USA)
Russia, Germany, France raise alarm over fighting in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia, Germany and France have raised the alarm about a recent uptick in fighting in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin’s office said on Tuesday Putin, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande discussed Ukraine in a telephone call earlier in the day and condemned recent fighting...
Ukraine opens criminal probe of top Russian officials
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s General Prosecutor’s Office has launched a criminal investigation of 20 senior Russian officials, including the Russian defense minister. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yuri Lutsenko said Monday they are suspected of involvement in crimes against Ukraine’s national security. He said Ukrainian...
Japan protests to Russia after man held on disputed island
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has protested to Moscow over the detention of a Japanese man visiting one of the disputed islands between the two countries. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday, however, the man’s situation would not affect a planned meeting in September between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President...
Russian activist requests political asylum in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say a Russian activist has requested political asylum in their country. Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service said in a statement on Sunday that a Russian citizen requested political asylum at a border crossing in western Ukraine, citing his activism in Russia. The agency described the man as a political...
The Latest: UK’s Mo Farah eyes double-double gold in 5,000 m
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 5:20 a.m. Seven track and field golds are up for grabs on Day 15 of the Rio Olympics. Britain’s Mo Farah is looking to produce a rare double-double — his fourth career gold — when the men’s 5,000 meters kicks off Saturday. Farah won the...
Russia marks 25th years since failed Soviet coup
MOSCOW (AP) — Few Russians are marking Friday’s 25th anniversary of a coup attempt which heralded the demise of the Soviet Union, a holiday ignored in official circles because of its revolutionary, anti-establishment nature. On Aug. 19, 1991, eight hard-line Communist leaders seized power from Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, declaring...
3 government troops killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Three troops have been killed and six wounded in eastern Ukraine in the most recent day of fighting, the Ukrainian president’s office said Thursday. Fighting between government forces and separatists rebels has recently intensified despite a 2015 truce. More than 9,500 people have been killed in the conflict so far. In the...
Caster Semenya divides opinion in Rio Olympic debut
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Olympic Games is running into a storm of controversy involving Caster Semenya, the favorite in the women’s 800 meters. The South African, the unwilling face of track’s ethical and medical dilemma over women with high levels of testosterone, sharply divides opinion — even among fellow competitors. After...
Trump to propose political tests for immigrants
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump will declare an end to nation building if elected president, replacing it with what aides described as “foreign policy realism” focused on destroying the Islamic State group and other terrorist organizations. In a speech the Republican presidential nominee will deliver on Monday in Ohio, Trump will argue that...
The Latest: France wins fencing gold in men’s team epee
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 7:30 p.m. MEDAL ALERT: France has won the gold medal in men’s team epee, easily defeating Italy 45-31 in a matchup between two of the sport’s traditional powers. Until Sunday, France overall had won just one silver and one bronze in fencing in the...
