President Barack Obama will head to New York this week for the third time in May to deliver the commencement address at West Point, where he is expected to defend his foreign policy approach.
This week in social media, Facebook added a Shazam-like feature that can automatically tag music, TV or movies in status updates, just by listening in to your life. Speaking of listening in, Facebook also changed some of its privacy settings for the better with a reminder for users what privacy level their status updates are set to. Also, Twitter's having a bad week on Wall Street (again) while both it and rival Instagram are meeting resistance abroad.
On Tuesday, Russia and China failed to reach a deal on a natural gas plan. Russia and China were unable to reach a deal on a natural gas agreement Tuesday, despite both countries' mutual interest in facilitating the plan.
Group H is one that is passing under the radar as it does not contain any of the major contenders. Belgium and Russia are seen as favorites, but the group also contains South Korea and Algeria. The latter side has a huge task on its hands as it is undoubtedly the least favored side in the tournament. Can the Algerians surprise the world and make a run at the knockout rounds?
In response to the Russian sanctions imposed by the U.S. in wake of the Ukraine crisis, Russia will no longer allow the U.S. to use the International Space Station after 2020. It will also cease launching US military satellites from its rocket engines.
Russian officials said Monday that they want to have a peaceful dialogue with eastern Ukraine following the referendum vote Sunday in which the citizens allegedly voted to gain autonomy from Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Russia has pulled its troops from the Ukraine border. Russia has pulled its troops out from the Ukraine border in an attempt to stem the growing violence in the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday.
Clashes continued over the weekend in Eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian supporters, and 42 died in violent clashes in Odessa.
The conflict in Ukraine escalated to another level on Thursday when Russia announced it would be ramping up military exercises after the Kiev government confirmed that its forces were responsible for killing five pro-Russian militants.
Obama warns Russia to stop displaying aggression. Both the Kremlin and the White House admit that U. S. President Obama and Russian President Putin had a tense phone call Monday night.
England is expected to face some tough consequences if Scotland's Sept. 18 referendum results in a split from the UK, a union that has lasted for about three centuries.
More violence between the neighboring countries occurs. Security forces in eastern Ukraine launched an operation Sunday to eliminate pro-Russian separatists from a police headquarters in Slaviansk.
