Section: Newsweek (USA)
‘High Probability’ Russia Will Invade Ukraine, NATO Warns
(Reuters) – NATO said on Monday there was a “high probability” that Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine, where the government said its troops have been closing in on Donetsk, the main city held by pro-Russian rebels. Kiev said it was in the “final stages” of recapturing Donetsk, by far the biggest city under...
Israel, Palestinians Agree to New Gaza Truce
Israel and the Palestinians agreed on Sunday to an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza starting at 1700 ET, officials from the warring sides said. “Israel has accepted Egypt’s proposal,” a senior Israeli government official said, adding Israeli negotiators would return to Cairo on Monday to resume indirect...
Ukraine Says Stops Russian Troops Invading, Moscow Calls Statement ‘Fairy Tale’
Ukraine said on Saturday it had headed off an attempt by Russia to send troops into Ukraine under the guise of peacekeepers with the aim of provoking a large-scale military conflict, a statement Moscow dismissed as a “fairy tale”. Ukraine has made several similar statements about Russian aggression during months of conflict with...
Iraq Now a No-Go Zone for Commercial U.S. Aircraft, FAA Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday restricted U.S. airlines and commercial operators from flying over Iraq while armed conflict raged and the United States launched air strikes. The FAA had previously, on Aug. 1, restricted U.S. airlines from flying at or below 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) over...
Putin Holds Peace Talks With Eurasian Leaders, As New Conflict Looms
Vladimir Putin will mediate talks between leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan over the reigniting hostilities on the disputed border between the two countries in Sochi today. Four Armenian and 13 Azeri servicemen have been killed since July 28th in the Armenian-populated region of Nagorno Karabakh. The unrecognised Ministry of Defence of Nagorno...
With the World Focused on Middle East, Will Putin Invade Ukraine?
The Russia backed separatists in Ukraine are on the defensive, fighting to hold on to strongholds like the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. Meanwhile some 20,000 regular Russian troops have, along with artillery and heavy armor, massed at the border, seemingly awaiting a signal to go in. In Washington, the Obama administration’s bandwidth now...
Government To Take Over Malaysia Airlines In ‘Complete Overhaul’
Malaysia’s government will carry out a “complete overhaul” of its troubled national airline in an attempt to revive the loss-making company after it was hit by two devastating jetliner disasters this year. The move on Friday to de-list Malaysia Airline System and take it private had been expected since ticket sales slumped in...
Russia Bans Western Food Imports In Ukraine Sanctions Retaliation
Moscow banned imports of most food from the West on Thursday in retaliation against sanctions over Ukraine, a stronger than expected measure that isolates Russian consumers from world trade to a degree unseen since Soviet days. In eastern Ukraine, a Dutch recovery team called off its work at the site where a Malaysian airliner was shot down over...
Russia to Ban Some U.S. and E.U. Food Imports in Response to Sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will impose “quite substantial” bans on the U.S. and EU food imports and has already decided to suspend U.S. poultry imports as part of President Vladimir Putin’s order to prepare a list of food import bans, its veterinary service said. Putin signed a decree on Wednesday banning or limiting...
The Hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Continues
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Dutch engineering firm Fugro will lead the search of the Indian Ocean seafloor where missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is believed to have crashed, hoping to unlock the greatest mystery in modern aviation. Australia on Wednesday awarded Fugro the lead commercial contract for the search, after months of hunting by up...
