Section: Time (USA)
Civil War Hangs Heavy Over Ukraine During Its Independence Day Celebrations
The increasingly bloody war carving up Ukraine was in the thoughts of many Sunday as the embattled nation observed a somber Independence Day. In Kiev, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gave an impassioned address, praising the “warriors” fighting against foreign aggression. “Never in 23 years has this day been so majestic as today. People have...
Russia Lashes Out At U.S. ‘Monopoly’ on Humanitarianism With Aid Convoy to Ukraine
On Friday morning, as hundreds of Russian trucks trundled across the border into Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin gave a briefing to explain why Moscow was sending the convoy without permission from the government in Kiev. The decision had caused such panic in the West that an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security...
Israeli Airstrike Collapses Gaza Apartment Tower
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel bombed an apartment tower in downtown Gaza City on Saturday, collapsing the 12-story building in an unprecedented strike, while Hamas kept up heavy rocket fire that sent more Israelis fleeing border areas close to Gaza. MoreHamas Admits Kidnapping Israeli TeensSome See Qatar’s Hand in Collapse of Gaza TalksSt....
Truck Convoy Returns Swiftly to Russia from Ukraine
A large Russian truck convoy that raised alarms in the West for driving into war-torn eastern Ukraine despite opposition in Kiev returned to Russia Saturday. After the convoy delivered supplies of what Ukrainian border officials said was buckwheat, rice, sugar, water and medical supplies to the city of Luhansk, the column turned back across the...
Russian Artillery Units Are Firing at Ukrainian Soldiers, NATO Says
MoreUkraine: Russia’s Aid Convoy Is a ‘Direct Invasion’Hollywood Stars Say Thanks But No Thanks to RussiaRussians Start Paying the Price for Putin’s Ukraine AdventureArtillery units being operated by Russian soldiers have crossed into Ukraine and are firing on Ukrainian forces, NATO said Friday. Russia has long been accused by...
Ukraine: Russia’s Aid Convoy Is a ‘Direct Invasion’
Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into eastern Ukraine on Friday without the Ukrainian government’s approval, the Associated Press reports. This show of defiance, which a Ukrainian security chief called a “a direct invasion,” has increased fears of conflict between Russian forces and the Ukrainian military. A witness told Reuters that 70 of...
Ukraine: Russian Aid Convoy Is a ‘Direct Invasion’
(URALO-KAVKAZ, Ukraine) — Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without Kiev’s approval, saying its patience had worn out with the Ukrainian government’s stalling tactics. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion.” MoreRussian Aid Convoy Advances Toward UkraineHollywood Stars Say Thanks But No...
Malaysia Still Yearns for Closure as the First MH 17 Bodies Return
MoreMalaysians Want the Bodies of Their MH17 Dead Back Before the Ramadan Fast EndsMH17 Recovery Team Forced to Halt Work in Ukraine’s Killing FieldsUkrainian Rebels Hand MH17 Black Boxes to Malaysian InvestigatorsMalaysia came to a standstill Friday morning as the first remains of its nationals killed on the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight...
Russian Aid Convoy Advances Toward Ukraine
(KIEV, Ukraine) — Fierce fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday in what appeared to be a last-gasp attempt by government troops to snatch back territory from pro-Russian separatists before the arrival of a Russian aid convoy overseen by the Red Cross. MoreHollywood Stars Say Thanks But No Thanks to RussiaFive Best Ideas of the Day: August...
Hollywood Stars Say Thanks But No Thanks to Russia
On Aug. 14, the actor Steven Seagal arrived at Russia’s premier weapons expo and, in the company of several arms dealers, strolled to a display of automatic rifles. A crowd of reporters and onlookers gathered around to watch as he handled one of the weapons, some even climbing on top of a military vehicle in order to get a better look....
