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    European Union slaps new, stronger sanctions on Russia
    Jul29

    European Union slaps new, stronger sanctions on Russia

    The 28-nation European Union agreed Tuesday on stronger economic sanctions against Russia amid ongoing anger concerning the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the great majority of whose passengers were Europeans. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Task force set up after plane shot down
    Jul29

    Task force set up after plane shot down

    The United Nations agency that governs civil aviation says it is setting up a task force aimed at improving security measures in the wake of the shoot-down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...

    LIVE: President Obama on Ukraine
    Jul29

    LIVE: President Obama on Ukraine

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    Aspen Security Forum Highlights: ISIS, US Drone Strikes, and Transparency
    Jul29

    Aspen Security Forum Highlights: ISIS, US Drone Strikes, and Transparency

    The 2014 Aspen Security Forum brought together top military brass, intelligence officials, and ambassadors to discuss hot button issues in international affairs, and possible solutions for more peaceful relations between nations. Below are highlights from these conversations.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey on ISIS/ISIL...

    EU Sanctions Against Russia – Who Will Feel the Pain?
    Jul29

    EU Sanctions Against Russia – Who Will Feel the Pain?

    European Union governments have agreed to impose new sanctions against Russia that will target, among other areas, its defense sector, with Washington poised to follow. Experts agree the measures were long in coming but there seems to be little agreement over how painful they will be for Russia – and for Europe itself. Agreed to by European...

    Global aviation leaders to set up task force in wake of shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines flight
    Jul29

    Global aviation leaders to set up task force in wake of shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines flight

    The United Nations agency that governs civil aviation says it is setting up a task force aimed at improving security measures in the wake of the shoot-down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Obama expected to announce US sanctions on Russia
    Jul29

    Obama expected to announce US sanctions on Russia

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to announce a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia Tuesday. …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Sources: EU adopts tough new sanctions on Russia
    Jul29

    Sources: EU adopts tough new sanctions on Russia

    BRUSSELS — Frustrated by the apparent ineffectiveness of previous sanctions and outraged by the deaths of 298 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over eastern Ukraine, the European Union adopted tough new economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, EU officials and diplomats said. …read more Source: Boston...

    MH17 Bodies At Crash Site Weeks Later, With Forensic Investigators Denied Entry For Third Consecutive Day
    Jul29

    MH17 Bodies At Crash Site Weeks Later, With Forensic Investigators Denied Entry For Third Consecutive Day

    The already grim situation at the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine has only grown more dire nearly two weeks after the tragedy, with international investigators reporting Tuesday that they were unable to get to the area because of safety concerns for the third day in a row. …read more Source: International Business...

    Kerry: No Evidence Russia Seeks to End Ukraine Violence
    Jul29

    Kerry: No Evidence Russia Seeks to End Ukraine Violence

    Calling on Russia to use its “considerable influence” with separatists in eastern Ukraine to ensure the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash site is secured, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said there is not a “shred of evidence” Russia seeks to end the violence and bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. Speaking Tuesday during a...