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Judge weighs US bid to stop release of John Bolton’s book
Jun20

Judge weighs US bid to stop release of John Bolton’s book

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday criticized former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton for moving to publish his book without formal clearance from the White House, but the judge suggested he was probably powerless to stop its release given that copies of the manuscript have already been widely distributed. U.S....

Trump team seeks 4th debate with Biden, cites voting by mail
Jun19

Trump team seeks 4th debate with Biden, cites voting by mail

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s campaign is requesting a fourth debate with his presumptive Democratic rival, citing an expected surge in mail and absentee voting this fall because of the coronavirus. Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani made the request Thursday in a call with Frank...

Ex-president Poroshenko draws thousands of supporters at Ukraine criminal trial
Jun18

Ex-president Poroshenko draws thousands of supporters at Ukraine criminal trial

Ukrainian prosecutors dropped a demand on Thursday for former president Petro Poroshenko to be taken into custody while he awaits trial in a criminal case he says is politically motivated. …read more Source::...

Bolton Says Trump Impeachment Inquiry Missed Other Troubling Actions
Jun17

Bolton Says Trump Impeachment Inquiry Missed Other Troubling Actions

John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, says in his new book that the House in its impeachment inquiry should have investigated President Trump not just for pressuring Ukraine to incriminate his domestic foes but for a variety of instances when he sought to intervene in law enforcement matters for political reasons. Mr. Bolton...

Ukraine receives $60M worth of military equipment from US
Jun17

Ukraine receives $60M worth of military equipment from US

KYIV, Ukraine — More than $60 million worth of weapons and other equipment is going to Ukraine as part of the U.S. security aid program with the country, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said Wednesday. The embassy tweeted that the equipment its Office of Defence Cooperation received Tuesday included Javelin anti-tank missiles, radios and ammunition....

Trump administration sues to delay release of Bolton book
Jun17

Trump administration sues to delay release of Bolton book

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has sued former national security adviser John Bolton to delay the publication of a book that the White House says contains classified information and that is expected to paint an unfavourable portrait of the president’s foreign policy decision-making. The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in...

Russia-linked disinformation operation still active, report finds
Jun17

Russia-linked disinformation operation still active, report finds

Dubbed “Secondary Infektion” by researchers, the network was part of Russia’s bid to use social media to polarize Americans ahead of the 2016 elections. It’s been linked to similar efforts in Ukraine, France, Britain and elsewhere. …read more Source:: Toronto...

Families of Flight 752 victims demand plan, timeline for holding Iran to account
Jun16

Families of Flight 752 victims demand plan, timeline for holding Iran to account

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to keep fighting for answers into Iran’s shooting down of a civilian airliner in January even as victims’ families prepare to grill Canada’s foreign minister over plans to hold the Islamic Republic to account. Families of those killed on Ukraine International Airlines Flight...

Families of Flight 752 victims demand plan, timeline for holding Iran to account
Jun16

Families of Flight 752 victims demand plan, timeline for holding Iran to account

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to keep fighting for answers into Iran’s shooting down of a civilian airliner in January even as victims’ families prepare to grill Canada’s foreign minister over plans to hold the Islamic Republic to account. Families of those killed on Ukraine International Airlines Flight...

Ukraine president’s wife hospitalized with virus
Jun16

Ukraine president’s wife hospitalized with virus

KYIV, Ukraine — The wife of Ukrainain President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been hospitalized with double pneumonia after contracting the new coronavirus, joining the ranks of several first ladies around the world who got infected with COVID-19 earlier this year. Zelenskiy’s office said in a statement Tuesday that Olena Zelenska’s...