Section: US & Canada
Report: Soros barraged Obama State Dept. with requests as Trump picked up steam
by WorldTribune Staff, August 14, 2019 Newly released documents show the extraordinary access leftist billionaire George Soros was granted by the Obama administration during the 2016 election cycle. Soros had invested heavily in Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Federal election records show he gave $10.6 million to her campaign and the super...
House Democrats launching probe of Trump, Giuliani actions on Ukraine
Three U.S. House of Representatives committees led by Democrats said on Monday they had begun “a wide-ranging investigation” into reports that President Donald Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and others pressured Ukraine’s government to assist Trump’s re-election campaign. …read more Source::...
Inside Ukraine’s Secret Mission To Capture The MH17 ‘Suspect’ Traded With Russia
In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL, a Ukrainian intelligence officer provides the first details about the secret operation to capture Volodymyr Tsemakh, a pro-Russian separatist air-defense unit commander and a person of interest in the downing of MH17 who was traded to Russia. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
French foreign minister wants to rebuild ties with Russia
MOSCOW (AP) – France’s top diplomat says a major prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine should act as a catalyst for improved ties between his country and Moscow. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters Monday after his talks with the Russian foreign minister in Moscow that the “time has … …read more...
Monday Sunrise Briefs: Taliban rebuff, prisoner swap, no guns
Here are four news events from this weekend – the Taliban rebuffed, Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap, and no guns & groceries. Also, a look ahead. …read more Source:: Christian Science...
The Child-Rape Holocaust Movie That’s Causing Festival Walkouts
TIFFTORONTO—It’s a little surprising that a fair number of brutal scenes in The Painted Bird, Václav Marhoul’s grim Holocaust epic, provoked—according to at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Six Die In Storm Off Crimea’s Southern Coast
At least six people were killed in a violent storm that struck the southern coast of Russian-annexed Crimea on September 8, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported on the Ukrainian peninsula. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN: Highest Number of Children Killed, Maimed In 2018
UNICEF, the UN’s children’s agency, laid out 3,758 backpacks on the lawn near its building in New York on September 8 in neat rows reminiscent of a graveyard as a public reminder of how many children die in “violent conflicts” each year. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Macron, Putin Discuss Ukraine Conflict Before Their Defense, Foreign Ministers Meet
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron about the armed conflict in eastern Ukrainian and Iranian nuclear deal on September 8, according to the Kremlin’s website. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Raids Funds Meant to Deter Russia to Pay for His Wall
Chip Somodevilla/GettyThe Trump administration’s move to divert billions of dollars intended for military construction projects in order to finance a border wall with Mexico sparked outrage last week, with cuts to things like funding at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
