Section: US & Canada
10 arrested in nationalist protest against Ukraine’s leader
Police in the Ukrainian city of Poltava have arrested 10 people as nationalist demonstrators attempted to interrupt a campaign appearance by President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: FOX...
10 arrested in nationalist protest against Ukraine’s leader
Police in the Ukrainian city of Poltava have arrested 10 people as nationalist demonstrators attempted to interrupt a campaign appearance by President Petro Poroshenko. Police said the demonstrators aggressively tried … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Hundreds Gather At Far-Right Rally In Kyiv Amid Military Corruption Scandal
Several hundred people have gathered in Kyiv at a protest organized by a far-right group to call for arrests of figures linked to an alleged military corruption scandal. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Vows To Respond To Fresh EU Sanctions
The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced Moscow will respond to fresh sanction action by the European Union. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Slams ‘Hypocrisy’ of New Western Sanctions
Russia on Saturday slammed the “hypocrisy” of new Western sanctions against its officials over their role in a naval confrontation with Ukraine last year, and vowed to respond to the “unfriendly” move. The United States, Canada and the European Union Friday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian officials and...
He Played a President on Ukrainian TV. Now He Wants the Real Thing.
In an increasingly familiar pattern worldwide, a political neophyte, the comic actor Volodymyr Zelensky, is leading in the polls in Ukraine’s presidential race. …read more Source: The New York...
Ancient gold at center of latest dispute between Russia and Ukraine
The collection of artifacts highlights the rich history of Crimea as a staging post at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. …read more Source:...
Council of Saskatchewan city apologizes for comments in group home debate
WEYBURN, Sask. — City council in Weyburn, Sask., has apologized to residents and other Canadians for using insensitive words after a controversial decision to reject a care home for people with disabilities. But the council hasn’t said whether it will reconsider the move. A letter from the council, which was posted online Friday, said...
Christchurch Attacks: Why Are The Names Of A Georgian King And A Ukrainian Extremist Written On The Guns?
The guns carried by the man who is a suspect in mass shootings that killed at least 49 people in two New Zealand mosques were covered in historical names, written in English, Cyrillic, and Georgian. Why was a 12th-century Georgian king included? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Canada imposes more sanctions against Russian people, companies over Ukraine
OTTAWA — Canada is restricting the finances of another 129 people, companies and organizations over Russia’s treatment of Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the additional sanctions today, calling the measures a response to the ongoing occupation of Crimea and the Russian arrests of Ukrainian sailors in the Black...
