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U.S. troops arrive in Ukraine to train national guard units
Apr17

U.S. troops arrive in Ukraine to train national guard units

About 300 U.S. Army paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine for training exercises with national guard units, a move criticized by the Kremlin and eastern Ukraine’s Russia-backed separatist rebels. …read more Source: CTV...

Russia says foreign troops in Ukraine could ‘destabilize’ fragile Ukraine situation
Apr17

Russia says foreign troops in Ukraine could ‘destabilize’ fragile Ukraine situation

The Kremlin said Friday the arrival of about 300 U.S. paratroopers in Ukraine to train Kyiv’s National Guard could destabilize the situation in the east of the country, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source:...

Russia says foreign troops in Ukraine could ‘destabilise’ fragile Ukraine situation
Apr17

Russia says foreign troops in Ukraine could ‘destabilise’ fragile Ukraine situation

The Kremlin said Friday the arrival of about 300 U.S. paratroopers in Ukraine to train Kyiv’s National Guard could destabilize the situation in the east of the country, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source:...

When the World Bank met the IMF
Apr17

When the World Bank met the IMF

You know what they say about spring. When the daffodils are blooming and the skies are getting brighter, love is in the air – or at least, a reunion – between the IMF and the World Bank, who are in Washington for their spring meetings. Prepare for stories of slowing global growth, speculation over Greek debt, worries over quantitative easing and...

Obama, Italian PM to meet to talk Ukraine, Libya
Apr17

Obama, Italian PM to meet to talk Ukraine, Libya

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is getting an audience with President Barack Obama. …read more Source: CTV...

Don’t mention the war, Europe
Apr17

Don’t mention the war, Europe

As Germany wrestles with whether to finally permit the publication of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf,” controversies in a number of European countries make it seem as though World War II never ended. One has to wonder if, with the passing of the generation that actually fought the war, the time hasn’t come to set a cut-off date for its...

Pro-Russian journalist gunned down in another Ukraine shooting
Apr17

Pro-Russian journalist gunned down in another Ukraine shooting

Oles Buzyna was largely perceived as an activist rather than a journalist …read more Source: The Globe and...

Russia condemns Canadian training in Ukraine
Apr17

Russia condemns Canadian training in Ukraine

Russia says Canada’s decision to join military training in Ukraine ‘deplorable’ …read more Source:...

Ukraine’s disabled condemned to life in institutions
Apr17

Ukraine’s disabled condemned to life in institutions

Rights group: Ukraine’s disabled children condemned to life in grim institutions …read more Source:...

Canada offers $3.3M to effort to fight cybercrime in central America, Caribbean
Apr16

Canada offers $3.3M to effort to fight cybercrime in central America, Caribbean

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Canada is contributing $3.3 million to support measures to combat cybercrime in central America and the Caribbean.Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson made the announcement today at an international Internet security conference in the Netherlands.Nicholson says $2.8 million will go towards a joint project with...