Section: US & Canada
Protesters tear down Zhukov bust in Ukraine
Protesters have torn down a towering bust of Soviet military hero Marshal Georgy Zhukov in Ukraine’s second-largest city …read more Source: ABC...
Nothing Prepares You for Visiting Omaha Beach
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France—The first thing you notice, at the end of the narrow roads that lead to this precipice, is how peaceful this place is. The cliffs are thick with rough green vegetation and drop down—sharply, then more gradually—to a Prussian-blue sea and a windswept beach. Omaha Beach.The morning I went, the sun was bright, and a few...
Hungarian Court Orders Arrest Of Ukrainian Ship Captain In Deadly Capsize
A Hungarian court has ordered the arrest of the Ukrainian captain whose cruise ship collided with a pleasure boat on the Danube, capsizing the boat and killing at least seven South Korean tourists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Exile: Data Dump Shows More Russian Political Meddling
A prominent exiled Russian opposition figure says recently leaked documents show Russian meddling in U.S. affairs was more sophisticated, ambitious and potentially more dire than the social media influence campaigns during the 2016 election. First reported by NBC, the documents involve Kremlin-linked oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin and other figures...
Hungary needs extended search for 21 missing in boat sinking
BUDAPEST, Hungary — As divers descended Friday into the Danube, Hungarian authorities predicted it would take an extended search to find the 21 people still missing after a boat carrying South Korean tourists was rammed by a cruise ship and sank into the river in Budapest. Seven people so far are confirmed dead and seven others were rescued....
Canadian tourist recounts aftermath of boat collision on the Danube
HALIFAX — A Canadian tourist who was on the Danube River in Budapest when two boats tragically collided Wednesday says the experience was “surreal” and “sobering.” Ken Hoffer, a retired navy captain, was nearing the end of a 10-day cruise along the river that cuts through central and eastern Europe when he encountered an...
Factbox: New Ukraine President Picks Top Reformist, Men With Oligarch Ties
By Matthias Williams and Pavel PolityukKIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed a mix of people to his core team,… …read more Source: U.S....
The Death of the Two-State Solution
Jared Kushner is set to unveil his closely held Middle East peace initiative early next month in Bahrain, just after the end of Ramadan. Though some information leaked two weeks ago to an Israeli newspaper, people with connections to the Trump Administration have cautioned against reading too much into the reports. Shared sovereignty over...
Ukrainian captain arrested in fatal boat crash that left 7 dead, 21 missing: police
A Ukrainian man captaining the cruise ship that collided with a Hungarian sightseeing boat Wednesday night, killing at least seven people, has been arrested on suspicions of endangering water transport, police said. …read more Source: FOX...
Hungarian Rescue Crews to Raise Tourist Boat from River
Rescue crews in Budapest Friday are working to raise a sightseeing boat from the bottom of the Danube River, while searching for 21 people still missing after a cruise ship collided with the smaller tour boat late Wednesday. Seven people are confirmed dead and seven have been rescued All but two people on the boat were South Korean tourists....
