Section: Time (USA)
Israelis Skeptical of PM’s Gaza Victory Claim
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that Israel achieved a “great military and political” victory over Hamas in the latest round of fighting in the Gaza Strip has met with skepticism from many Israelis, according to a poll published Thursday. MoreIsraelis and Palestinians Ask if the Latest Fight Was Worth ItIsraeli...
Pakistani Cleric Says Talks With Government Failed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A fiery Pakistani cleric who has been leading a mass rally outside parliament demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s resignation said on Thursday that he has “shut the door” on further talks with the government. MorePictures of the Week: Aug. 15 – Aug. 22Protesters Demand the Resignation of Pakistan’s Prime...
Obama and Congress Play Hot Potato With War Powers in Syria
MoreMother of American Held by ISIS Pleads for His ReleaseObama Warns of Extended Campaign Against ISISU.S. Investigating Reports of Second American Jihadist Killed in SyriaWhite House photographer Pete Souza tweeted a photo of President Barack Obama and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough taking a meditative walk on the White House grounds Monday. It...
Washington and Kiev Say Moscow Is Sending Heavily Armed Troops Into Ukraine
Ukrainian and U.S. officials accused Moscow of sending heavily armed columns across the border into Ukraine on Wednesday — a move that Washington says is likely part of a “Russian-directed counteroffensive” against Kiev. MoreRussian Soldiers in Ukraine Put Pressure on PutinDropping Oil Prices Threaten Moscow’s BudgetToo Young to Shoot? Why...
Russian Soldiers in Ukraine Put Pressure on Putin
The frantic appeal to the Russian President came on Wednesday from a cramped and cluttered office in the city of Kostroma, about 200 miles northeast of Moscow, where the relatives of Russian prisoners of war had gathered to wait for news of their sons and husbands. Olga Pochtoeva, the mother of one of the Russian soldiers recently captured in...
Dropping Oil Prices Threaten Moscow’s Budget
MoreUkraine: Russian Tank Column Enters SoutheastUkraine: Russia’s Aid Convoy Is a ‘Direct Invasion’Truck Convoy Returns Swiftly to Russia From UkraineThis article originally appeared on OilPrice.com MoreDanger Beneath: ‘Fracking’ Gas, Oil Pipes Threaten Rural ResidentsGermans Happily Pay More for Renewable Energy. But Would...
Putin Sits Down With Ukrainian President for Talks
(MINSK, Belarus) — The presidents of Russia and Ukraine sat down for talks Tuesday, meeting face-to-face for the first time since June on the fighting that has engulfed Ukraine’s separatist east. MoreRice Slams Moscow’s Intervention in Ukraine as ‘Dangerous and Inflammatory’Ukrainian President Dissolves ParliamentNowhere to...
Rice Slams Moscow’s Intervention in Ukraine as ‘Dangerous and Inflammatory’
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice has berated Russia for continuing to pump heavy weaponry and military personnel into Ukraine’s eastern provinces, where a pro-Moscow insurgency has been taking place since April. MoreUkrainian President Dissolves ParliamentUkraine: Russian Tank Column Enters Southeast’Breaking Bad’ and...
Ukrainian President Dissolves Parliament
(KIEV, Ukraine) — Ukraine’s president on Monday dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. President Petro Poroshenko announced in a statement posted on his website that he has dissolved parliament and called for snap elections on October...
Ukraine: Russian Tank Column Enters Southeast
(KIEV, Ukraine) — A column of Russian tanks and armored vehicles has crossed into southeastern Ukraine, away from where most of the intense fighting has been taking place, a top Ukrainian official said Monday. MoreCivil War Hangs Heavy Over Ukraine During Its Independence Day CelebrationsTruck Convoy Returns Swiftly to Russia From...
