Section: US & Canada
‘Alive or in bits’: Belarus protest leader details attempted kidnapping
Belarus opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova said security officers put a bag over her head and threatened to kill her when they tried to forcibly deport her to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Global...
Top Belarus activist says authorities threatened to kill her
KYIV, Ukraine — A prominent opposition activist who resisted her forcible expulsion from Belarus by ripping up her passport accused Belarusian authorities Thursday of threatening to kill her amid their efforts to end a month of protests against the country’s authoritarian president. Maria Kolesnikova said in a formal complaint released by...
EU Council President Urges Action on Belarus Sanctions
European Council President Charles Michel has called for faster consideration of sanctions against officials in Belarus after the detention of multiple opposition leaders.“Political persecution in Belarus including detentions on political grounds and forced exile must stop,” Michel tweeted Wednesday. “Belarusian authorities must free political...
Masked Belarusian Authorities Detain Another Lukashenko Opponent
Unidentified Belarusian authorities have detained one of the two remaining free leaders of an opposition council amid continuing protests against longtime President Alexander Lukashenko following a disputed election.Attorney Maxim Znak was taken out of the Coordination Council’s office on Wednesday by unknown people wearing ski masks,...
Black hockey players on loving a sport that doesn’t love them back
On Aug. 1, Dumba, a Filipino-Canadian player, became the first NHLer to take a knee, with support from Subban (left) and Nurse (Dave Sandford/NHLI/Getty Images) Every year, the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) conducts a report card for racial and gender diversity hiring (both on the playing field and in the league and team...
Ukrainian religious leader who blamed coronavirus on gay marriage has COVID-19
The Patriarch Filaret of Ukraine’s Russian Orthodox church, who previously blamed the COVID-19 pandemic on same-sex marriage, is himself in treatment for the virus, according to statements from the church.In a statement Friday, the church first… …read more Source:: The...
Church leader who blamed COVID-19 on same-sex marriage has the virus
Patriarch Fliaret, leader of one of the biggest Christian Orthodox denominations in Ukraine, said the “evil” of same-sex marriage was behind the pandemic. …read more Source::...
B-52 bombers are ‘competing every day’ over Europe to send a message to Russia, top US Air Force officer says
A US Air Force B-52 refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the North Sea, August 31, 2020. US Air Force/Senior Airman Shanice Williams-Jones US Air Force B-52s arrived in the UK in late August for another Bomber Task Force deployment, and since then the bombers have conducted training missions from the Arctic to North Africa. Those operations...
Ukraine church leader who said coronavirus was ‘God’s punishment’ for same-sex marriage hospitalized with COVID-19
A prominent religious leader in Ukraine who made headlines earlier this year for publicly claiming the coronavirus pandemic was “God’s punishment” for same-sex marriage remained hospitalized Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. …read more Source:: FOX...
US Considers Belarus Sanctions
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday the United States is deeply concerned about attempts by the government of Belarus to forcibly expel opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova. The top U.S. diplomat said the United States and other countries are considering bringing sanctions in response to recent events in Belarus. “We commend the...
