BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Under pressure to jolt the lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G-20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years. The fanfare, however, was
Work began Sunday to remove the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, four months after it was shot down claiming 298 lives. An AFP journalist saw workers from the emergency ministry of the self-proclaimed
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Vladimir Putin eats lunch alone at G20 meeting Jonathan Gruber on Obamacare and the stupidity of the American voter Massachusetts health care site finally up — for $254 million The implementation of Obamacare Vladimir
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set the leave the G20 summit early after he was confronted by British Prime Minister David Cameron over Ukraine. Cameron warned that Russia could face further sanctions unless it stopped “destabilising” Ukraine, telling the Russian
Secret “Russian subs” off Sweden, tit-for-tat sanctions, NATO fighters scrambling to intercept Russian warplanes: relations between the West and Moscow over Ukraine have sparked incidents reminiscent of the Cold War that terrified the world for decades. Even Cold War doyen
(Reuters) – International monitors deployed along the Russian border in eastern Ukraine say their drones were shot at and jammed days before new columns of unmarked soldiers and weapons, said by the West to be Russian, were seen in the
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine warned Thursday that the security situation is steadily worsening in the country’s rebel-held east as separatist fighters move closer to government forces. One official said he feared an attack soon by Russian forces. A cease-fire
Russia could face further sanctions if it does not commit to resolving the conflict in Ukraine, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday, as he called Moscow’s actions “unacceptable”. Cameron, who was in Canberra to address Australia’s parliament, said existing
(Reuters) – Eight northern European nations agreed on Thursday to step up cooperation to counter an increase in Moscow’s military activity that has included a tripling of NATO intercepts of Russian jets this year. Defense ministers from Nordic and Baltic
Like me, reality television star Kim Kardashian has a big bottom. In fact it’s a gigantic—though very shapely—derrière. It’s kind of a thing. It’s so big that she can apparently balance a coupe on it, if photographs for Paper magazine earlier this week are to
BUDAPEST/BERLIN (Reuters) – Several European governments believe Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is flouting EU values by drifting into the Kremlin’s orbit but are unsure how to respond. At a time when most EU states are isolating Moscow and turning
Fears may be rising in the West that eastern Ukraine could be plunged back into all-out conflict but a new offensive by pro-Russian forces is unlikely any time soon, analysts said Thursday. The amount of military hardware being moved into
Russia plans to extend long-range bomber patrols as far as the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean, its defense minister said on Wednesday, as NATO accused the Russian government of sending more troops into Ukraine. Russian Defense Minister
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russian combat troops, tanks and artillery pour into Ukraine Turkey’s warships near Cyprus threaten Egypt and Israel Russian combat troops, tanks and artillery pour into Ukraine Armed personnel and unmarked military trunks arrive in
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine warned Thursday that the security situation is steadily worsening in the country’s rebel-held east as separatist fighters move closer to government forces. One official said he feared an attack soon by Russian forces. A cease-fire
The notorious terrorist nicknamed the ‘White Widow’ has been shot and killed, according to a Russian news agency. Samantha Lewthwaite, 30, was reported dead by the Moscow outlet Regnum, allegedly killed by a volunteer sniper in East Ukraine. The incident
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russian troops in East Ukraine bring along new advanced weapons systems Ukraine and Russia prepare for full-scale war Russian troops in East Ukraine bring along new advanced weapons systems 1RL232 ‘Leopard’ battlefield surveillance radar
US General Philip Breedlove, NATO’s top commander, said the organization witnessed more Russian troops move into Ukraine. Russia continues to deny sending troops to Ukraine, but evidence over the last nine months quash these denials. “Across the last two days
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the European Union was not planning new sanctions against Russia over a fresh spike in violence in Ukraine. Merkel reiterated that EU member states were considering adding pro-Russian separatists to existing sanction lists
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin crossed paths during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit while meeting with world leaders, taking group photos, planting trees, watching fireworks, and attending a formal dinner. At one point, Putin paused to clap Obama on
BEIJING (AP) — On the surface, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin were all niceties — a pat on the back here, a pleasantry there. But away from the cameras, the two leaders circled each other warily at
(AFP) — US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met briefly Monday in Beijing on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit, a senior US official said. The two leaders, who have been engaged for months in a
Russia continues to test the West’s patience as more Russian jets are intercepted over NATO airspace. Incidents on November 6 and 8 put the total of 2014 interceptions over 100, which is three times more than 2013. On Thursday, NATO
BERLIN (AP) — The citizens of Berlin on Sunday released almost 7,000 balloons into the night sky, many carrying messages of hope to mark the 25th anniversary since the fall of the wall that once divided their city. The symbolic
Russian actor and President Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Devotchenko, 49, was found dead in his Moscow apartment. Police suspect foul play due to the crime scene but did not elaborate. “There is reason to suppose that the artist’s death is
