Section: US & Canada
Are Anti-vaxxers Conscientious Objectors?
By April, 2019 was already a bad year for measles. Outbreaks were occurring all over the world, including in Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Sudan, Thailand, and Ukraine. In the Philippines, more than 200 people, most of them children, had died from measles in January and February. By the end of February, 13 deaths had been reported in Europe....
Macron to Host Putin Next Month ahead of G-7 Summit
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month, days before hosting a Group of Seven summit with the leaders of rich democracies.Macron’s office said Sunday the meeting with Putin will take place Aug. 19 at the Fort de Bregancon presidential retreat on the Mediterranean Sea.Macron...
Putin Attends Annual Naval Parade In St. Petersburg
President Vladimir Putin said the Russian Navy is ready to fight back against “any aggressor,” as he led a naval parade in St. Petersburg. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
After Defeat of ISIS, Iraq’s Christians and Yazidis Adjust to Uneasy Peace
ST. MATTHEW’S MONASTERY, Iraq—Some 20 miles from Mosul in northern Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, this Christian monastery has stood high on the slopes of Mount Alfaf since the year 363. Once home to about 7,000 monks in the ninth century, it’s among the oldest Christian monasteries in the world. Over the centuries, St. Matthew’s...
Lawmakers in Moscow Slam Ukraine’s New President After Russian Tanker Seized in Black Sea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was elected in May. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) …read more Source: CNS...
Hungary’s Top Diplomat: Illegal Migrants Threaten European Civilization
This story originated in VOA’s Russian service. Pete Cobus reported from Washington. Some information is from Reuters. NEW YORK – Hungary’s foreign minister is objecting to the treatment of ethnic Hungarians in neighboring Ukraine, even as he defends his government’s goal of preserving Hungary’s own ethnic identity...
Sen. Rand Paul Fights Sanctions on Russian Pipeline
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Nord Stream 2/GettyAdvocates for a massive Russian natural gas pipeline project have a powerful, quiet ally in Congress: Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican and at The Daily Beast. …read more Source: The Daily...
How the Trump Administration Advances Global Religious Freedom
For Americans, religious liberty is in our DNA. The pursuit of that freedom is what brought the Pilgrims to our shores nearly 400 years ago. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, believed so strongly in religious liberty that he authored Virginia’s Statute for Religious Freedom, and when it became law, he called for...
Ukraine Takes Another Step Toward Freedom From Russia
KYIV—Ukrainians Sunday took another step in their long struggle to free themselves from the shadow of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, holding elections that were orderly, free, and fair. In a country in the midst of a shooting war with soldiers sent by the Kremlin, the exercise in democracy was a peaceful way to assert independence and remind...
Lawmaking 101: Before Parliament Convenes, Ukraine’s Incoming Freshman Class Is Getting Schooled
Most schools are out for the summer, but these newly elected Ukrainian lawmakers are cramming for the fall term. A Kyiv university is opening its doors to teach the neophyte party of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy how to legislate. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
