Section: Time (USA)
Obama and British Leader Say They Won’t Be ‘Cowed by Barbaric Killers’
MoreISIS Video Intensifies Pressure on BritainBiden Says U.S. Will Follow ISIS ‘to the Gates of Hell’Republicans Use ISIS for Campaign Fodder as Midterm Elections LoomThe United States and Britain will “not be cowed” by Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria who have killed two American journalists, the leaders of both nations said Thursday....
NATO Chief: Alliance Would Consider Intervention in Iraq
NATO Secretary-General Andesr Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday that the alliance would consider containing Islamist militants in Iraq if the Iraqi government requested NATO’s help. “I’m sure that if the Iraqi government were to forward a request for NATO assistance, that would be considered seriously by NATO allies,” Rasmussen said on...
Putin Says He Has a Plan for Peace in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled a seven-point peace plan for Eastern Ukraine on Wednesday that he jotted down in a notebook on a flight to a state visit to Mongolia. While Putin’s proposed specifics and enforcement mechanism remain unclear, his first point called for Ukraine and the pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine to...
US, UK Will ‘Not Be Cowed’ By Militants
NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — Faced with a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron declared Thursday that their nations will “not be cowed” by extremists who have killed two American journalists. MoreBack to School, Barack! President Meets Kids in Wales NBC NewsMeet the Terror Wannabes:...
Why Arming Ukraine Would Only Make Matters Worse
The arguments for sending weapons to Ukraine have felt convincing in part because their premises are true. Ukraine’s military has fallen back. The separatist rebels have advanced. The Russian military’s role in the conflict has become so overt that calling it anything other than an invasion has come to look like willful ignorance. The...
ISIS Video Intensifies Pressure on Britain
The release of a video showing the brutal murder of freelance journalist Steven Sotloff, who wrote for TIME and other news organizations, poses urgent questions not only for the U.S. but also for Britain. MoreU.K. Raises Terror Threat Level to ‘Severe’1,400 Children Exploited in U.K. Child Sex Ring, According to New ReportJoan Rivers Moved...
Obama Offers Muddled Message to Europe in Face of Crises
MoreObama: ‘Justice Will Be Served’ on ISIS for U.S. Journalist’s KillingObama Says It’s ‘Too Early to Tell’ What the Ukraine Ceasefire MeansObama Orders 350 More Troops to IraqPresident Barack Obama traveled to Estonia on Wednesday to set the world straight on his intentions. In a speech at the wood-paneled Nordea Concert...
Putin: Ukraine Must Withdraw, Rebels Must Halt
(KIEV, Ukraine) — Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Russian-backed insurgents in eastern Ukraine to “stop advancing” Wednesday and urged the Ukrainian army to withdraw their troops from the region. MoreEXCLUSIVE: Ebola Victim Kent Brantly ‘Not Worried’ About Stigma NBC NewsObama Vows: We Will ‘Degrade and Destroy’...
Obama Says It’s ‘Too Early to Tell’ What the Ukraine Ceasefire Means
President Barack Obama has adopted a cautious approach to the ceasefire announced Wednesday between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “It’s too early to tell what this cease-fire means,” said Obama, explaining that he had not seen full details but “only wire reports.” News of the ceasefire broke...
Ukraine President Says Cease-Fire Deal Agreed
Updated: Sept. 3, 2014, 4:40 a.m. E.T. (KIEV, Ukraine) — The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. The brief statement on Wednesday gave no details and there was no immediate reaction from the Russia-backed separatists whom Ukrainian...
