Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
War turns Ukraine into ‘supermarket’ for illegal weapons
The war in eastern Ukraine against Russia-backed separatists has led to the uncontrolled spread of firearms throughout the country, with experts describing Ukraine as a “supermarket” where millions of illegal weapons are for sale. Since the armed conflict broke out in 2014, the number of crimes involving firearms has more than doubled...
China’s crackdown raises familiar specter of foreign forces
BEIJING (AP) — In halting televised confessions and emotional courtroom testimony, Chinese lawyers and activists held in a government crackdown have voiced the same ominous message: The familiar narrative of a country besieged by foreign enemies – with the United States implied as ringleader – is a key element of China’s...
China’s crackdown raises familiar specter of foreign forces
BEIJING (AP) — In halting televised confessions and emotional courtroom testimony, Chinese lawyers and activists held in a government crackdown have voiced the same ominous message: Though the tactic is far from new, political observers say the trials are a reminder of how the administration of President Xi Jinping has wielded the specter of...
Ukrainian hackers leak IDs, personal data of journalists
In May, Myrotvorets first caused worries about the safety of journalists who covered the conflict in Ukraine’s rebel-controlled east when it leaked names and contact information for thousands of reporters who have reported from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine. The release of journalists’ personal data has drawn sharp criticism from...
UN records highest casualties in eastern Ukraine in a year
Fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government troops has killed over 9,500 people since it began in 2014 and left much of Ukraine’s industrial heartland in ruins. International monitors have recently raised the alarm about both sides violating peace accords by using heavy weaponry that was supposed to have been withdrawn....
Russian television shows what Kremlin thinks of Clinton
In doing so, she was implicitly rebuking her rival, Republican nominee Donald Trump, who has questioned the need for the Western alliance and suggested that if he is elected president, the United States might not honor its NATO military commitments, in particular regarding former Soviet republics in the Baltics. Clinton once compared the...
Putin tests West’s sanctions resolve on visit to Slovenia
Slovenia, a small Alpine nation where U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s wife Melania was born, has kept friendly relations with Russia even as it joined EU sanctions against Moscow for the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Trump has a record of siding with Putin on key issues
MOSCOW (AP) — Donald Trump has refused to condemn Russia’s military takeover of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, saying if elected he would consider recognizing it as Russian territory, in the latest of a series of statements that have raised eyebrows about the Republican candidate’s intentions toward the Kremlin. While Trump has...
European observers miss most of Ukraine war
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — As the afternoon shadows grow long, nocturnal creatures begin to stir. Green-clad soldiers strap on their helmets and load their guns, while white-clad European cease-fire observers pocket their notebooks, climb into their cars and drive away. Avdiivka, a warren of back streets eerily overgrown with years of untended...
EU again chides Poland over rule of law, threatens sanctions
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive branch on Wednesday escalated its dispute over Poland’s democratic credentials, giving Warsaw three months to fix perceived legislative flaws regarding the country’s top constitutional court or having EU sanctions move closer. Timmermans said the EU has recommended that three judges...
