Section: US & Canada
Poroshenko Builds Support Among Ukrainians Abroad in Visit to U.S.
The president is facing an election in which the diaspora vote is seen as pivotal. His popularity, dented by accusations of corruption, has dipped at home. …read more Source: The New York...
Pompeo’s Tough Diplomacy on Display in Europe
Europeans routinely complain about being neglected by U.S. administrations. As much as Europeans doted on then-President Barack Obama, he indeed treated them with benign indifference, taking their support for granted. But now, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo having made his way through their capitals last week, Europeans have gotten a taste...
Petro Poroshenko presses UN for peacekeeping force in Ukraine
Ukraine’s president says a UN-mandated peacekeeping operation could be decisive in ending the conflict in the east with Russian-backed separatists — and says secretary general Antonio Guterres should send a mission to come up with options. …read more Source:...
Antsy corporate giants and angry sheep farmers: Brexit turns torturous for Theresa May
A closer look at the day’s most notable stories with The National’s Jonathon Gatehouse: financial worries about Brexit start to bite in Britain; families of the Ukrainian sailors detained by Russia are growing impatient with the courtroom delays and want their loved ones back. …read more Source:...
Mueller’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Prosecutions May Lead to Probes of Green Groups
By invoking a law regulating foreign agents to pursue prosecution of former Trump campaign officials, special counsel Robert Mueller opened the door to more intense scrutiny of some U.S. environmental groups, according to legal analysts who say China and Russia use such groups to influence America’s energy policy. But these legal analysts...
Poroshenko Wants UN To Move Ahead With Peacekeeping Mission In Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on the UN secretary-general to draw up options for a peacekeeping mission in eastern Ukraine, saying such a mission could be a “decisive factor” in ending the conflict there. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s president wants UN options for peace force in east
Ukraine’s president says a U.N.-mandated peacekeeping operation could be decisive in ending the conflict in the east with Russian-backed separatists — and says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should send a mission to come up with options. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine’s president wants UN options for peace force in east
Ukraine’s president says a U.N.-mandated peacekeeping operation could be decisive in ending the conflict in the east with Russian-backed separatists — and says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should send a mission … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s president wants UN options for peace force in east
Ukraine’s president says a U.N.-mandated peacekeeping operation could be decisive in ending the conflict in the east with Russian-backed separatists _ and says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should send a mission to come up with options …read more Source: ABC...
Putin Announces Social Handouts in Bid to Stop Opinion Poll Slide
A year ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin sailed to victory in what challengers dubbed a “filthy election.” Facing weak candidates — some likely encouraged to run by a Kremlin eager to give the poll a veneer of greater competitiveness — Putin basked in his re-election, promising a flag-waving rally of loyalists off Moscow’s Red Square...
