Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
BRICS: To Dismiss or Not to Dismiss?
My Folha colleague Clovis Rossi recently noted that my colleagues at the Council on Foreign Relations ignored this week’s BRICS summit when assembling the July “World Events Calendar.” Whether an editorial oversight or a conscious omission, the BRICS and BRICS-UNASUR summits are indeed barely on Washington’s radar. I share...
U.S. Preparing Unilateral Sanctions On Russia Over Its Threatening Moves In Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is considering imposing unilateral sanctions on Russia over its threatening moves in Ukraine, a shift in strategy that reflects the Obama administration’s frustration with Europe’s reluctance to take tougher action against Moscow, according to U.S. and European officials. Until now, the U.S....
The Vicious Art of Swapping Words for Deeds, or Who Will Hold Mr. Putin Accountable?
While some celebrate the cooling of Kremlin’s incriminating rhetoric towards Ukraine, the bloodshed in Donbas continues. Pundits are fooled, willingly or not, by the smoke and mirrors, such as Russian Duma revoking the use of force authorization law, as they forget to focus on the hard evidence. The cognitive dissonance of the...
Ukrainian Airstrike Kills At Least 11 Civilians: Officials
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — An airstrike in eastern Ukraine sent an apartment building crumpling to the ground Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and adding to the steadily mounting civilian death toll from the fighting between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents. Rebels pinned the attack on the Ukrainian air force. The government...
British Foreign Minister William Hague Stepping Down
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s high-profile foreign minister, William Hague, is leaving his job, the government said Monday — a surprise announcement that precedes a major shakeup of the Conservative-led administration. Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said Hague, who has been Britain’s most visible statesman on...
Super Typhoon Neoguri, Gaza Strikes And Close Encounters With Bulls: Week In Photos, Jul. 6 – Jul. 13
Nothing quite compares to the power of a photograph to communicate the goings on in the world. Ranging from the serious to the silly, these photos offer peeks into what happened around the globe this week.1. A damaged railway bridge near the village of Novobakhmutivka, eastern Ukraine on July 8, 2014.(DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)2....
Ukrainian Fighter Jets Pound Rebels
By Richard Balmforth and Natalia Zinets KIEV, July 12 (Reuters) – Ukrainian war planes bombarded separatists along a broad front on Saturday, inflicting huge losses, Kiev said, after President Petro Poroshenko said “scores and hundreds” would be made to pay for a deadly missile attack on Ukrainian forces. In exchanges marking a...
A Contemporary Art Festival Has Infiltrated Russia
Over fifty five contemporary artists have gathered in St. Petersburg to infiltrate one of the world’s oldest museums. Why? Because Manifesta, the nomadic European Biennial that sets up shop in a different city every two years to bridge the gap between East and West, fixed its sights on Russia for the 10th version of the festival. Francis...
Report: At Least 30 Ukrainian Troops Dead In Attack
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian Interior Ministry official said at least 30 servicemen were killed Friday after pro-Russia rebels fired on them with missiles. Zoryan Shkiryak, an adviser to the interior minister, said authorities would react swiftly to punish the perpetrators. “They will be destroyed or captured and be made...
Edward Snowden’s Temporary Asylum Will Likely Be Extended Because ‘His Life Is Endangered’
MOSCOW, July 11 (Reuters) – Russia will most probably extend former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden’s temporary asylum on the grounds that “his life is endangered”, an official close to the country’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) was quoted as saying on Friday. Snowden fled to Russia after leaking...
