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Canada joins other nations pressing Iran for compensation to Ukranian jetliner victims
Feb15

Canada joins other nations pressing Iran for compensation to Ukranian jetliner victims

MUNICH — Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he and his counterparts from countries that lost citizens in last month’s Ukrainian jetliner crash pressed Iran for compensation today at a meeting in Germany. The ministers met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Munich Security Conference, and...

Ukraine’s president vows to end war, invites Trump to Kyiv
Feb15

Ukraine’s president vows to end war, invites Trump to Kyiv

MUNICH — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed Saturday to end the separatist conflict in the east of his country, where fighting between Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops has killed more than 14,000 people since 2014. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Zelenskiy said he hopes to end the conflict by the end of his...

France’s Macron urges better long-term relations with Russia
Feb15

France’s Macron urges better long-term relations with Russia

MUNICH — Europe needs to strive for better relations with Russia in the long term, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday, adding that while he isn’t proposing lifting sanctions they have changed nothing about Russia’s behavoir. Macron told the Munich Security Conference that a “credible” approach to dealing with Russia would...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy vows to end war, invites Trump to Kyiv to ‘start afresh’
Feb15

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy vows to end war, invites Trump to Kyiv to ‘start afresh’

“If in five years, we will end the war, bring our people back, then I did (became president) for a reason,” he said. …read more Source:: Global...

Ukraine’s president vows to end war, invites Trump to Kyiv
Feb15

Ukraine’s president vows to end war, invites Trump to Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed Saturday to end the separatist conflict in the east of his country, where fighting between Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops has killed more than 14,000 people since 2014. …read more Source:: CTV...

Iranian minister to appear at meeting about plane crash hosted by Canada
Feb15

Iranian minister to appear at meeting about plane crash hosted by Canada

Champagne says the decision to invite Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif to the gathering was made after consulting his fellow foreign ministers from Britain, Sweden, Afghanistan and Ukraine, all of whom are attending the Munich Security Conference. …read more Source:: Global...

Iranian minister to appear at Canadian hosted meeting of Tehran crash victims
Feb15

Iranian minister to appear at Canadian hosted meeting of Tehran crash victims

Iran’s foreign minister is to make a brief appearance today at a meeting hosted in Germany by Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne with counterparts from countries that lost citizens the Ukrainian jetliner crash near Tehran last month. Canada and its allies are pushing Iran to release the black boxes from the crash so their...

Army: No investigation into Vindman
Feb15

Army: No investigation into Vindman

WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Friday there is no investigation into the Army officer who until last week worked at the White House National Security Council and was a key witness in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. McCarthy said Lt. Col. Alex Vindman has been moved to a short-term assignment at Army headquarters...

Global economic security critical, Trudeau to tell security conference
Feb14

Global economic security critical, Trudeau to tell security conference

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for all. Trudeau’s speech comes after he spent the last week in Africa and Kuwait, where he said several times that improving access to education...

Post-impeachment, House Democrats sharpen focus on Barr
Feb14

Post-impeachment, House Democrats sharpen focus on Barr

WASHINGTON — House Democrats frustrated over the Senate’s acquittal of President Donald Trump are pushing their oversight efforts toward the Justice Department and what they call Attorney General William Barr’s efforts to politicize federal law enforcement. Democrats have demanded more information about Barr’s intervention in...