Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
World leaders rage against neighbors on 2nd day of UN debate
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang voiced his country’s mounting frustration with ally North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, highlighting the urgency of reaching “a comprehensive political solution on the Korean nuclear issue.” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe devoted about half of his address to North Korea, which earlier...
The Latest: Ukraine president lambasts Russia
Addressing the 71st session of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, Poroshenko accused Russia of “financing, sponsorship, and coordination of terrorist groups which have committed countless crimes against my compatriots.” The conflict in eastern Ukraine between Russian-backed separatist rebels and Ukrainian government troops has...
UN chief rails against leaders with ‘bloody hands’ in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon railed Tuesday against leaders who keep “feeding the war machine” in Syria as he bowed out of the world stage, while President Barack Obama said there was no military solution to the five-year conflict and described a globe in the throes of a contest between authoritarianism and...
Prominent Ukrainian separatist killed in Moscow
According to investigators, the killer, wearing a false moustache and sunglasses, had been waiting for the victim at a nearby table for 20 minutes and took several shots. Zhilin died on the spot, while his companion was hospitalized in grave condition, Russia’s Investigative Committee official told Tass news agency Tuesday. …read more...
The Latest: US to Pakistan: No safe haven for terrorists
The top U.S. diplomat has urged Pakistan’s prime minister to prevent “all terrorists” from using the nation’s territory as safe havens. The appeal from Secretary of State John Kerry to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came as tensions escalated between Pakistan and India after suspected rebels killed 18 Indian soldiers in an...
For Obama, a swan song on global stage in final UN speech
Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser, said the president was cognizant of the fact that bright spots such as economic growth and climate change cooperation are offset by the “great deal of unease” in the world, including Syria’s civil war and concerns about Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine. Just as...
Protesters block Russian embassy in Kiev on election day
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of right-wing activists are blocking the entrance to Russia’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital, where a polling station has been set up for Russian citizens who wish to vote in their country’s parliamentary elections. One demonstrator has been detained in a scuffle with police. A leader of the nationalist...
French, German ministers in Ukraine to revive peace deal
Jean-Marc Ayrault and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko Wednesday to discuss ways to secure a durable cease-fire and implement the political provisions of the Minsk agreement, which was brokered by France and Germany. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Ukrainian rebel leaders announce unilateral cease-fire
The conflict between Russian-backed separatist rebels and Ukrainian government troops has killed more than 9,500 people since it began in April 2014. What’s more, the initial cease-fire has collapsed, turning an all-out war into a simmering conflict that nonetheless still claims lives. Alexander Zakharchenko, rebel leader in Donetsk, made...
Ukrainian rebel leader announces unilateral cease-fire
The conflict between Russia-backed separatist rebels and Ukrainian government troops has killed more than 9,500 people since it began in April 2014. …read more Source: San Francisco...
