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The UN, where rights abusers get to be on the human rights council
Feb27

The UN, where rights abusers get to be on the human rights council

It would be a sufficiently damning indictment of the United Nations that on the 75th anniversary of the global body’s founding, the state of international multilateralism is in utter disarray and mass murderers, war criminals and their torture states enjoy almost total impunity from the reach of international law. But it gets worse....

Ukraine destroys 37,000 bottles of adulterated vodka
Feb26

Ukraine destroys 37,000 bottles of adulterated vodka

Ukrainian authorities began the task of destroying 37,000 bottles of illicit adulterated vodka, a national ‘record’ in a country where consumption of illegal alcohol regularly poisons and even kills. …read more Source:: CTV...

Impeachment an afterthought for vulnerable Democrat lawmaker
Feb24

Impeachment an afterthought for vulnerable Democrat lawmaker

EAST LANSING, Mich. — A man held up a hostile poster a few rows behind Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin as she spoke. On other side of the room, allies hoisted a Slotkin-friendly banner. But what was perhaps most striking at Slotkin’s first town hall since President Donald Trump’s impeachment was a newfound and uncharacteristic sense of...

‘We have wrapped around those in grief.’ $3 million raised to help families of Iran plane crash victims
Feb24

‘We have wrapped around those in grief.’ $3 million raised to help families of Iran plane crash victims

Business owner and philanthropist Mohamad Fakih spearheaded campaign to raise money for relatives of Canada-bound victims of Ukraine Flight 752, which was shot down in Tehran last month. …read more Source:: Toronto...

Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal
Feb22

Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal

NEW YORK — Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, the career diplomat who during the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump offered a chilling account of alleged threats from Trump and his allies, has a book deal. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt confirmed Friday to The Associated Press that it had acquired Yovanovitch’s planned...

China, Iran challenges are top foreign policy priorities for Canada, says minister
Feb21

China, Iran challenges are top foreign policy priorities for Canada, says minister

Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne says his top priorites include freeing two Canadians detained in China, and pushing Iran to release the black boxes from the Ukraine jetliner it downed last month. …read more Source:: Toronto...

Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal
Feb21

Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal

Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal …read more Source::...

Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal
Feb21

Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal

NEW YORK — Former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, the career diplomat who during the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump offered a chilling account of alleged threats from Trump and his allies, has a book deal. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt confirmed Friday to The Associated Press that it had acquired Yovanovitch’s planned...

A ‘final attempt’ to save Confederation
Feb21

A ‘final attempt’ to save Confederation

Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox. When Andrew Scheer urged Justin Trudeau this week to “direct the RCMP” to end blockades strangling the nation’s railways, Trudeau and his public safety minister, Bill Blair, said they would not interfere in police...

Ukraine’s PM warns protests of China evacuees may resume
Feb21

Ukraine’s PM warns protests of China evacuees may resume

…read more Source:: Toronto...