Jonah Goldberg at National Review has a fine column today in which he dynamites the Obama talking point that our cross-border invasion is a flood of refugees from shocking new war-zone conditions in Central America, and has nothing to do
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com A humiliated Russia considers next steps in east Ukraine Australia joins Japan, Vietnam, Philippines in opposing China A humiliated Russia considers next steps in east Ukraine The decisive victory of theUkraine government forces over
The US Embassy in Moscow demanded Russia immediately release Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is detained on suspicion of killing two Russian journalists. She was arrested in June and the Voronezh Regional Court said she will remain in pretrial
Ukraine’s Health Ministry said 478 citizens were killed in the east since the anti-terrorist operation started in mid-April. Over 1,392 people have been injured. “I can say that 1,392 people, including 104 women and 14 children, have been injured,” Deputy
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel and Gaza prepare for war after rocket barrage Three young Jewish males confess to killing Palestinian teen Russia’s Vladimir Putin appears to be the loser in Ukraine Photos shared with the #GazaUnderAttack hashtag
(AFP) The United States tried to cool Monday a new spy row with Germany after Chancellor Angela Merkel warned reports an alleged German double agent helped the CIA could again damage trust between the allies. Revelations that a 31-year-old German
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced to the nation Sunday that the Ukrainian army had retaken the city of Sloviansk from pro-Russian rebels, a city believed to be one in which the anti-Kiev forces were most deeply entrenched. According to the
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting in eastern Ukraine left at least nine Ukrainian soldiers dead Friday, as government troops pressed their offensive against pro-Russian insurgents using heavy artillery and combat jets and prospects of a truce appeared dim. Ukrainian President
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Activists demand restoration of the Kingdom of Hawaii East Ukraine fighting gets bloodier as new peace talks are scheduled Mormons provide a free survival manual Activists demand restoration of the Kingdom of Hawaii Activists
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is resisting NATO calls for permanent deployment of allied troops in former Soviet bloc countries, amid fears of retaliation by Russia. During a visit to Berlin yesterday by NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Merkel acknowledged
The escalating crisis in Ukraine being engineered by Vladimir Putin is taking on the feel of the Guns of August: an inexorable march towards a wider conflict, and perhaps a conflagration. Having few good options to prevent the Russian autocrat
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Ukraine’s forces assault pro-Russian separatists as cease-fire ends China’s neighbors react to new South China Sea claims In face of China’s increased aggression, Japan reinterprets its constitution Ukraine’s forces assault pro-Russian separatists as cease-fire
Russia continues its war on freedom as Moscow passed a law that says people could receive a prison sentence for supporting extremist activities online. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on Monday. However, the extremist activities were not specified,
The ceasefire in east Ukraine is over, and President Petro Poroshenko said the government will attack the pro-Russian forces if necessary. As of 12:35 p.m. Kiev time, four civilians were killed and two Ukrainian journalists kidnapped. “Taking into account all
Ukrainians have stepped up and started an online crowdfund to raise money for the “people’s drone.” In Ukraine, Donetsk formed the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and Luhansk split to form “Luhansk People’s Republic.” Fighting is non-stop in the regions between the pro-Russian forces
Russia’s Channel One cameraman Anatoly Klyan, 68, died in Donetsk after he was shot in the stomach while he and his crew were filming in the area. He is the fifth journalist killed in east Ukraine since April. According to
Four hundred Russian sailors have arrived at the port of Saint-Nazaire in northwest France to begin training for two Mistral-class helicopter carriers, part of a €1.2bn (£9,600m/$1.6bn) military contract the French government intends to complete with Moscow despite pressure from
Although news coverage of Europe has been sticking to David Cameron’s pitched battle against Jean Claude Juncker and European federalism, the real emerging story was elsewhere this week. While the Ukraine crisis rumbles on, a number of seemingly unconnected events in Eastern
Saturday speaking on Russian television Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused America of being the main obstacle to settling the conflict in Ukraine saying, “Our American colleagues still prefer to push the Ukrainian leadership toward a confrontational path.” The foreign
Russian gas company Gazprom told the European Union its gas supplies will be in jeopardy if it chooses to sell gas back to Ukraine. The state-owned company cut off the gas to Kiev in mid-June. “There is no physical reverse
Editor’s Note: 100 years ago today, the bloody 20th century started with an assassination. The New York Times has given over much of today’s edition to coverage. We reprint here some of the highlights. From “The War to End All
Nothing is sacred for the pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine. A Russian Orthodox Church Abroad priest, who did not want to be named, said the rebels hide mortars behind the Orthodox churches. “Gunmen in Slovyansk hide mortars behind orthodox churches and
Perm-36 is a Gulag museum in the Perm region in Russia. It is a well-preserved Stalin-era camp to provide visitors insight into Soviet repressions. It was one of the worst camps during the Soviet Union. Currently, the Putin regime is
Pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine released four of the eight members of the Organization for the Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) captured over a month ago. The separatists also agreed to hold more peace talks as President Petro Poroshenko
On Tuesday, European foreign affairs ministers voted to grant Albania formal EU “candidate country” status. A final vote will take place amongst heads of government during the summit taking place today and tomorrow (26th and 27th June), yet most expect the
