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Putin and Obama to meet face-to-face at UN over Syria, Ukraine
Sep28

Putin and Obama to meet face-to-face at UN over Syria, Ukraine

Face-to-face for the first time in nearly a year, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet today to confront rising tensions over Moscow’s military engagement in Syria, as well as the stubborn crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

Obama, Putin face-to-face to confront deep differences
Sep28

Obama, Putin face-to-face to confront deep differences

Face-to-face for the first time in nearly a year, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday will confront rising tensions over Moscow’s military engagement in Syria, as well as the stubborn crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

Obama, Putin to have rare meeting to confront differences on Syria, Ukraine
Sep28

Obama, Putin to have rare meeting to confront differences on Syria, Ukraine

To meet on sidelines of annual UN summit, the White House said it would focus on Ukraine, while the Kremlin said Ukraine would be discussed only if time allowed, with Syria dominating discussions …read more Source: The Globe and...

Obama, Putin holding rare meeting to confront differences on Syria and Ukraine
Sep28

Obama, Putin holding rare meeting to confront differences on Syria and Ukraine

Face-to-face for the first time in nearly a year, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday will confront rising tensions over Moscow’s military engagement in Syria, as well as the stubborn crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...

What Stephen Harper has to prove in the Munk Debate
Sep28

What Stephen Harper has to prove in the Munk Debate

Darren Calabrese/CP OTTAWA — When the Conservatives accepted a proposal in May for a debate on foreign policy, they said they looked forward to the discussion because the issues had been afterthoughts in previous election debates. But Stephen Harper heads into Monday night’s Munk Debate in Toronto after weeks of facing foreign policy issues...

Your guide to the leaders’ debate on foreign policy
Sep28

Your guide to the leaders’ debate on foreign policy

In advance of Canada’s first-ever leaders’ foreign policy debate Monday night, the Citizen examines some key differences between the parties: International trade Free trade is central to the Conservatives’ foreign policy, but it hasn’t finished many big deals. An agreement with the European Union isn’t finalized, and...

Leadership the question for Stephen Harper in foreign policy debate
Sep27

Leadership the question for Stephen Harper in foreign policy debate

OTTAWA — When the Conservatives accepted a proposal in May for a debate on foreign policy, they said they looked forward to the discussion because the issues had been afterthoughts in previous election debates. But Stephen Harper heads into Monday night’s Munk Debate in Toronto after weeks of facing foreign policy issues on the campaign,...

Civil society and human rights organizations call on Canada to lead Syrian no-fly zone
Sep27

Civil society and human rights organizations call on Canada to lead Syrian no-fly zone

A Syrian peace initiative backed by civil-society organizations representing nearly 250 million people around the world is calling on Canada to lead an initiative to clear the Syrian skies of Bashar al-Assad’s bombers – the cause of more than 96 per cent of the civilian deaths in Syria, and the primary driver of the Syrian refugee crisis....

Ukrainian officials worry their country will be ‘traded’ when Obama and Putin meet
Sep26

Ukrainian officials worry their country will be ‘traded’ when Obama and Putin meet

In Kiev, the worry is that Mr. Putin’s price for any co-operation will be for the White House to pressure the Ukrainian government to make further concessions over eastern Ukraine – where Russian-backed separatists rule an unrecognized mini-state – and the lowering of Western sanctions imposed on Russia following Moscow’s 2014...

Ukraine’s ban of Russian airlines adds fuel to political conflict
Sep25

Ukraine’s ban of Russian airlines adds fuel to political conflict

Despite the ban, Russian airline Aeroflot says it has ‘not received official notification about halting flights’ from Ukraine’s aviation authorities. …read more Source: Toronto...