Skip to content

Tag: Ukraine

McCain: Cowardly Obama 'AWOL'

McCain: Cowardly Obama 'AWOL'

Thursday night on Fox New Channels’ “Hannity” a frustrated Senator John McCain (R-AZ) reacted strongly to President Obama attending a fundraiser in New York City last night after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala

Eighty Children Killed in MH17 Crash

Eighty Children Killed in MH17 Crash

A total of 80 children were among the victims killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine. The Daily Mail reports that the victims included a three and five-year-old from Indonesia who died with their parents, as

France Wants EU Empire to Expand into Arctic Circle

France Wants EU Empire to Expand into Arctic Circle

France is urging the European Union to seize influence on the Arctic Council, the organisation that brings together the eight nations with sovereign territory in the resource-rich Arctic region. However, Russia, which along with the United States and Canada dominates

Putin: Kiev is 'Responsible' for Malaysian Plane Crash

Putin: Kiev is 'Responsible' for Malaysian Plane Crash

At a meeting with his top economic advisers, Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine is responsible for the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 295 passengers. Putin said, “The government over whose

Pro-Palestinians Blame Israel for Malaysia MH17 Tragedy

Pro-Palestinians Blame Israel for Malaysia MH17 Tragedy

According to some on Twitter, Israel shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine. after #Malaysia announced sending help and doctors to #GazaUnderAttack ,its #MH17 got rocket.Sounds like #Israel destroy it.#DirtyIsrael — omar khattab (@omarkhataab) July 18, 2014 The shooting

Malaysia PM 'Shocked', Relatives Endure Agonising Wait

Malaysia PM 'Shocked', Relatives Endure Agonising Wait

(AFP) Malaysia’s premier expressed “shock” at reports a Malaysia Airlines flight may have been shot down over troubled eastern Ukraine as his nation braced for another wrenching air tragedy just months after MH370 disappeared. Tearful relatives began gathering at Kuala

Putin: Sanctions 'Seriously' Damage Russia-U.S. Relations

Putin: Sanctions 'Seriously' Damage Russia-U.S. Relations

MOSCOW, July 17 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin commented Thursday about the U.S. decision to impose additional sanctions on Russia, calling American foreign policy “aggressive” and “unprofessional.” On Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama introduced a new set of sanctions

UN Security Council Sets Urgent Meeting on Ukraine

UN Security Council Sets Urgent Meeting on Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday morning on Ukraine. Britain’s U.N. Mission said Thursday it requested the meeting and later tweeted that it is set for 10 a.m. Friday. The request follows

Obama's Meeting with Democrat PAC Closed to Press

Obama's Meeting with Democrat PAC Closed to Press

President Obama visited New York City for two campaign events on Thursday evening, but one of them was not an official fundraiser. The event was hosted by the Democratic House Majority PAC, but the group notified the White House Press

Ukraine Rebels Say They Have Most Plane Recorders

Ukraine Rebels Say They Have Most Plane Recorders

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency workers, police officers and even off-duty coal miners — dressed in overalls and covered in soot — searched through wreckage and bodies scattered across sunflower fields and Ukrainian villages Friday after a Malaysian jetliner flying