Section: US & Canada
Canada’s Brexit talks with the U.K.: There are none
Sometimes it’s harder to spot what doesn’t happen than what does. It was a few hours after Chrystia Freeland’s news conference with Dominic Raab before I realized what she hadn’t said. Freeland is Canada’s minister of global affairs. Raab is Britain’s foreign secretary. They’re roughly the same job. Raab...
Karolina Pliskova knocks off Alison Riske at Rogers Cup
TORONTO — Former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova continued her bid to get back to top spot with a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-2 win over American qualifier Alison Riske in second-round action on Wednesday at the Rogers Cup. The Czech native, who is now ranked third, could reclaim the No. 1 spot this week with a good run at the US$2.83 million WTA Tour Premier...
Zelenskiy, Putin speak after 4 Ukraine soldiers killed in shelling attack
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday pressed Russian leader Vladimir Putin for a resumption of peace talks after four Ukrainian soldiers were killed by shelling in the eastern Donbass border region. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Oligarch Kolomoyskiy Says In Interview He Plans On Being A ‘Nuisance’ To Many
Ihor Kolomoyskiy, the Ukrainian billionaire with ties to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, says he plans on being “a nuisance for many” in the country for at least the next five years. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian leader urges Russia’s Putin to help end fighting
Ukraine’s new leader says he has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to work to halt fighting in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Washington...
Zelenskiy Says Called Putin After 4 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in East
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has spoken with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after four Ukrainian soldiers were killed in shelling in eastern Ukraine.”I called him urgently. I told him that this brings us no closer to peace,” Zelenskiy said during a news briefing in Kyiv, adding that he had urged...
Zelenskiy Says Called Putin After Four Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in East
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has spoken with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after four Ukrainian soldiers were killed in shelling in eastern Ukraine.”I called him urgently. I told him that this brings us no closer to peace,” Zelenskiy said during a news briefing in Kyiv, adding that he had urged...
Ukrainian leader urges Russia’s Putin to help end fighting
Ukraine’s new leader says he has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to work to halt fighting in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he asked Putin Wednesday to “influence … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian leader urges Russia’s Putin to help end fighting
Ukraine’s new leader says he has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to work to halt fighting in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
From Narratives to Networks: The Changing World of Protests
From Hong Kong to Moscow, Tbilisi to Belgrade, swelling crowds are protesting on the streets, often facing down twitchy, armed police with their tear gas and batons, returning week after week.Some rallies have been the biggest since 1989, the great year of pro-democracy revolutions. But something fundamental has changed in the 30 years since. In...
