Section: US & Canada
Canada gets to access Kovrig in China, as tourism minister postpones trip
OTTAWA — Canadian diplomats have been granted consular access to one of two Canadians detained in China. A statement from Global Affairs Canada says Canada’s ambassador to China, John McCallum, met with former diplomat Michael Kovrig today in Beijing. The department didn’t provide more details about the visit, citing privacy laws....
Russian Orthodox Church Calls on UN for Help in Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect believers in Ukraine in the face of pressure on Moscow-affiliated clerics. Ukraine’s Orthodox clerics will gather for a meeting Saturday that is expected to form a new, independent Ukrainian...
Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect believers in Ukraine in the face of pressure on Moscow-affiliated clerics. …read more Source: FOX...
Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church has called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect believers in Ukraine in the face of official pressure on Moscow-appointed clerics …read more Source: ABC...
Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church has called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect believers in Ukraine in the face … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Some See ‘Devil’s Work’ as Ukrainian Church Prepares to Split With Russia
By Matthias Williams and Margaryta ChornokondratenkoKOROSTEN, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian security service officers raided the Orthodox Christian… …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine Church Says Bartholomew To Grant Autocephaly To Kyiv On January 6
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople will hand over a decree granting independence to the future head of the local Orthodox Church in Ukraine on January 6, according to a church spokesman. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bolton: No Trump-Putin Meeting While Russia Holds Ukrainian Ships, Sailors
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton says there will be no meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin while Moscow still holds the Ukrainian ships and sailors it seized near Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Extends Economic Sanctions Against Russia
EU leaders extended punishing economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for another six months on Thursday, amid heightened tensions over the Azov Sea clash. The EU first imposed the measures in July 2014 after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, killing 298 people, an attack blamed by the West on...
Maria Butina’s Defiant Plea and Yet Another Russian Ploy
The first Russian to be convicted of trying to infiltrate and influence American policymakers in the run-up to the 2016 election walked into a courtroom on Friday with her head held high, gazing defiantly at the audience that had gathered to watch her plead guilty.Wearing a green prison uniform over a billowy long-sleeved shirt with two large...
