Section: U.S. News (USA)
Disappearing Books: How Russia Is Shuttering Its Ukrainian Library
By Andrew OsbornMOSCOW (Reuters) – First, armed police seized some of its books. Next, its director was put on trial accused of stirring up ethnic… …read more Source: U.S....
Romanian, US Troops Train Together in NATO Support Operation
Romanian and American troops are staging joint exercises as part of a New York-based Army brigade’s nine-month deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, which aims to reassure NATO’s European allies in light of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukrainian Court Arrests Top Tax Official
A court in the Ukrainian capital Kiev has placed a top tax official under a two-month arrest pending trial on embezzlement charges. …read more Source: U.S....
Kiev Court Hears Ukraine Tax Official’s Embezzlement Case
A court in Kiev is hearing motions on the embezzlement case against Ukraine’s top tax official. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine Takes Russia to UN Court Over Rebel Funding, Crimea
Ukraine is taking Russia to the United Nations’ highest judicial organ, accusing Moscow of financing separatist rebels and racially discriminating against ethnic Tartars and Ukrainians in the annexed Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source: U.S....
Czar Bust in Crimea Reportedly Appears to Shed Tears
Russian news reports say curious and pious people are visiting bust of the last czar in the Crimean capital after reports spread that the sculpture appeared to be weeping. …read more Source: U.S....
At Least 8 Killed in Ukraine Coal Mine Blast; 20 Missing
The Ukrainian emergencies service says an explosion at a coal mine in western Ukraine has left at least eight people dead. …read more Source: U.S....
Russian Frigate Heads to Mediterranean on Syria Mission : Source
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich left the port of Sevastopol in Crimea on Monday for the Mediterranean where… …read more Source: U.S....
Review: A Schmaltzy History Lesson in ‘Bitter Harvest’
‘Bitter Harvest,’ starring Max Irons and Samantha Barks, seeks to teach a history lesson but drowns its serious story _ about the devastating forced famine in 1930s Ukraine _ in a soppy, uninteresting romance. …read more Source: U.S....
Kidnapped Ukrainian MP Found Unharmed, Attackers Detained: Prosecutor
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian lawmaker kidnapped in the southern city of Odessa earlier on Thursday has been found unharmed and his attackers have… …read more Source: U.S....
