Section: US & Canada
With memories fresh of MH17 downing over Ukraine, airlines divert around hot spot near Persian Gulf
There is no international body that closes airspace over conflict zones, so it’s up to the airlines — and they are being more careful. …read more Source: The Washington...
The FAA Just Banned Flights Over Iranian Air Space. Here’s What Fliers Need to Know
United Airlines has canceled some direct flights after the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. carriers from Iranian airspace following Iran’s shoot-down of a high-altitude U.S. drone in the area. Other airlines around the world are following suit and avoiding the area. The FAA order comes after Iran shot down an unarmed RQ-4 Global...
‘New Blood’ in Ukraine Parliament Will Ease Reform Path: Zelenskiy Party Chief
By Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Matthias WilliamsKIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine can pass reforms to make politicians more accountable and lift a ban… …read more Source: U.S....
Kyiv Court Rules Saakashvili Eligible To Run For Parliament
A Kyiv court ruled on June 21 that former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is eligible to run in Ukraine’s snap parliamentary elections on July 21. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Rebuilding Apartments, And Disrupted Lives, In War-Torn Avdiyivka
An apartment block in the city of Avdiyivka, known for a moving mural, was torn up by shells during fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. One local activist has led a campaign to reconstruct the building so its residents can return to normal lives. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pride participants injured in alleged far-right attacks in Ukrainian capital
A group of people who attended an LGBT Pride event in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday were reportedly injured following attacks perpetrated by what the Kyiv Pride director said were far right groups. Ruslana Panukhnyk, the Kyiv Pride… …read more Source: The...
EU leaders prolong economic sanctions against Russia
European Union leaders have agreed to prolong economic sanctions against Russia for another six months over its continued destabilization of Ukraine …read more Source: The Washington...
EU leaders prolong economic sanctions against Russia
European Union leaders have agreed to prolong economic sanctions against Russia for another six months over its continued destabilization of Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
Facing Russia, Close and Personal
Sauli Niinistö is stoic, wily, and seems almost wired to be anti-Russian. But that’s not the way he describes the state of play. Finland’s President, responsible for national defense and security, insisted to me during a recent conversation at his residence in Helsinki that his approach toward Russia is one marked by pure...
The Week In Russia: The 1990s Are Back, For Four Hours, In Putin’s ‘Direct Line’
Russian President Vladimir Putin took aim at a frequent target – the 1990s – in his annual call-in show on state TV. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
