Section: Time (USA)
Obama and India’s Modi Declare ‘Breakthrough’ on Nuclear Deal
Seizing on their personal bond, President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday they had made progress on nuclear cooperation and climate change, with Obama declaring a “breakthrough understanding” in efforts to free U.S. investment in nuclear energy development in India. Obama and Modi expressed hope that a landmark...
See the Incredible Devastation of the Iconic Donetsk Airport
New photographs show the extent of destruction to eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk. The site has become a point on contention between Russia-backed separatists and pro-Kiev forces. On Jan. 21, Ukrainian troops said they had lost control of the airport and had sustained casualties in the latest round of fighting. These images show what is left of...
At Least 29 Killed as Rebels Launch Offensive in Ukraine
(KIEV, Ukraine) — Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, two schools, homes and shops Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 29 people, authorities said. Ukraine’s top rebel leader announced that an offensive had begun on the strategically important port. The attack came a day after the rebels...
The Best Pictures of the Week: Jan. 16 – Jan. 23
From escalating violence in eastern Ukraine and a thousands strong march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Ala. to priests photographing Pope Francis in the Philippines and a surprising, glowing seascape in Hong Kong, TIME presents the best pictures of the week. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Rebels Say 24 Fighters Killed By Rockets at Airport
DONETSK, Ukraine — Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine say 24 of their fighters have been killed in a rocket attack on the recently captured airport outside their main stronghold city of Donetsk. Rebel defense spokesman Eduard Basurin said the terminal was targeted by Ukrainian government forces Friday with Uragan multiple rocket...
King Abdullah’s ‘Special Relationship’ With the U.S.
Saudi state TV reported Friday morning, local time, that King Abdullah had died at 90. The monarch’s health was a known concern last April, when TIME took a long look at the state of affairs between Saudi Arabia and the United States, and the relationship between the King and President Barack Obama. Though interactions between the two...
Europe Offers Putin His Eurasian Dream in Exchange for Peace in Ukraine
Given the amount of blood still being spilled on a daily basis in the war in eastern Ukraine, it may seem premature, if not also in bad taste, to offer one of the more stubborn belligerents in the conflict a long-term path toward integration with the West. But on Thursday, that is what Russia got from some of the European leaders at the World...
The 5 Numbers That Explain Davos 2015
From the outside, Davos doesn’t change much. Political and business leaders from around the world have again descended on this beautiful Swiss ski town for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. On the inside, however, each meeting has its own preoccupations and agenda items. Here are five numbers that underscore what’s new —...
9 Civilians Dead in Bus Attack After Ukrainian Troops Withdraw from Donetsk Airport
At least nine civilians were killed and several more injured on Thursday morning after a trolleybus was apparently hit by mortar fire in a rebel-held part of Donetsk, the BBC reports. The deaths came after Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced late Wednesday that its army had withdrawn from the main terminal of the fiercely-contested Donetsk...
John Kerry Slams Moscow as Fighting in Ukraine Spirals Further Out of Control
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned pro-Russian rebels battling the Ukrainian military for participating in a “land grab” after occupying new territory in clear violation of a September peace accord. After a brief lull in hostilities, fighting between forces loyal to Kiev and pro-Kremlin rebels spiked drastically this week along...
