Section: US & Canada
Mueller could tell all in last major court filing in Paul Manafort’s case
Friday may be the day that special counsel Robert Mueller tells all in the long-running court saga of Paul Manafort’s prosecution. Mueller’s sentencing memorandum is due to a federal judge in DC District Court before midnight Friday. It is the last major requisite court filing in Mueller’s longest running case, a sprawling...
Ex-Yanukovych Aide To Be Removed From EU Sanctions List: Sources
The European Union is set next week to remove Andriy Klyuyev, the head of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s presidential administration, from its sanctions list. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
This Week in Anti-Semitism
The week began with Alain Finkielkraut taking his mother-in-law to Sunday lunch in Paris. As he returned to his apartment on the Left Bank, he crossed through a crowd of Yellow Vest protestors. They recognize the well-televised philosopher. Despite the fact that he has professed sympathy for their grievances in his punditry, his presence enraged...
A Global Geopolitical Crisis Comes to Moldova
CHISINAU—Change comes slowly here in the Moldovan capital. Beyond the neon signs for fast-food restaurants such as McDonald’s or cellphone providers such as Orange, the drab, gray streets could easily form the backdrop of a gritty Cold War spy movie.This former Soviet republic is within Europe’s eastern borderlands, where the...
US Military Conducts Observation Flight Over Russia
The US military is conducting a surveillance flight over Russia as part of an international agreement, the Pentagon said Thursday. The flight falls under the Open Skies Treaty, an international accord aimed at promoting military transparency through reciprocal, unarmed observation flights over each of the 34 signatory countries’ terrains....
Ex-GOP Candidate To Plead Guilty After Allegedly Bilking Donors For Cigars, Escorts
Rep. David Cicilline’s (D-RI) 2016 Republican congressional opponent has been charged with wire fraud and violating election law for using political donations for things like cigars and escort services. He has reached a plea deal with prosecutors, the Providence Journal reported Wednesday night. Prosecutors alleged in a Feb. 12 court filing...
Snowman builders aim for big money in video contest
Building a snowman isn’t always just a way to while away a long winter. For some people in Russia and Ukraine, it’s a way to possibly earn some significant money. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine Security Service Accuses Russia of Meddling in Election
Ukraine’s State Security Service SBU accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the electoral process in Ukraine by creating illegal structures to help guarantee victory for a certain candidate. Ukraine holds a presidential election in late March. Its relations with Russia have been very poor since Moscow annexed the Crimea peninsula in 2014...
Airlines need better info before flying over conflict zones
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — More than four years after a Malaysian passenger jet was shot down over conflict-ravaged eastern Ukraine, airlines around the world still need more and better information to make risk assessments about flying over war zones, a Dutch safety watchdog said Thursday. The Dutch Safety Board’s … …read...
What’s The Story Behind The $125,000 Paul Manafort Lied To Mueller About?
It’s one of the stranger episodes in Paul Manafort’s bizarre journey from Trump campaign chairman to the inside of a jail cell. Even the special counsel seems unsure what to make of a $125,000 payment that went towards paying down a debt of Manafort’s in the summer of 2017, while he was under investigation. The payment went to...
