Section: US & Canada
DOJ Accuses Ukrainian Oligarch Pushing Biden Disinfo Of Money Laundering Scheme
The Justice Department moved to seize the U.S. assets of a Ukrainian oligarch on Thursday who has sought to fuel the Trump administration’s quest for dirt about Joe Biden. In two separate court filings, the feds accused Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky of stealing billions of dollars from a bank he co-owned and laundering the proceeds...
Encouraging crop exports during first half of 2020, FCC says
Outlook for the rest of the year is promising despite disruptions. Ottawa—Exports of grains, oilseeds and pulses were 8.1 per cent higher in the first six months of 2020 than during the same period last year, says Farm Credit Canada. It was a notable performance considering “the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a global recession, highlighted by...
A Peek into Our Nuclear Future
Seventy-five years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, one wonders what the next 75 might bring. Will nuclear weapons’ strategic status decline, much as chemical agents’ primacy did 75 years after their first use? Or will a future shot in anger validate the bomb’s security utility?The answer is unclear. Military advances in...
Trump’s Ukraine envoy pick says he’ll flag election meddling
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Russia warns Belarus will pay price for contractors’ arrests
MOSCOW — Russia’s security chief described the arrest of 33 Russian private military contractors in Belarus as a presidential campaign stunt and warned Wednesday that it would have grave consequences for ties between the two neighbours and allies. Authorities arrested the Russian contractors outside the capital of Minsk last week on charges...
Trump Adviser, Impeachment Witness Who Detailed Ukraine Scheme Gets Book Deal
The former Trump administration national security official and impeachment witness Fiona Hill is set to publish a book about American politics. Hill’s book “There Is Nothing for You Here: Opportunity in an Age of Decline,” is set to be released in the fall of 2021. “The book will draw on Dr. Hill’s deep expertise in the United States...
Ukraine’s leader asks Belarus to transfer detained Russians
Ukraine’s president has asked the leader of Belarus to hand over some Russian security contractors detained on terrorism charges who also are accused of fighting alongside Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine …read more Source:: ABC...
Canada part of interim mechanism to keep WTO dispute arbitration alive
Canadian Valerie Hughes will be among the arbitrators. Ottawa—Canada and 22 other countries have agreed to an interim mechanism to keep the World Trade Organization functioning as a global trade referee during the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Valerie Hughes, an Ottawa lawyer and trade expert, was named one of the arbitrators on...
At the Port of Beirut, Tears, Missing and Dead
At one of the entrances to the port of Beirut, a 20-year-old woman runs screaming the name of her brother. His name is Jad and his eyes are green, she says looking haggard. In vain. The security forces are forbidding passage. A few meters away, another panicked woman looks for her brother. But in the look, little hope, after the violent and...
Russian Mercenaries in Libya Leave Mines as Deadly Calling Cards, Observers Say
International observers are sounding the alarm about an alliance between Russian mercenaries and a Libyan militia, which they say imperils civilians and risks intensifying Libya’s civil war. In recent weeks, forces loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Haftar have retreated from neighborhoods surrounding Tripoli. In their wake, human rights...
