Section: US & Canada
Ukraine: Leader Pledges Church Choice for Orthodox Faithful
Ukraine’s president has promised the country’s Orthodox Christian faithful they will be free to remain part of the Russian Orthodox Church after the creation of an independent Ukrainian church. Amid deteriorating ties with Moscow, Kiev has been pushing for the creation of an autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church that would be free...
Ukraine urges German naval presence in Black Sea
Ukraine’s leader called on Germany and its allies to boost their naval presence in the Black Sea to deter Russia from further aggression in the region. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine: Leader pledges church choice for Orthodox faithful
Ukraine’s president has promised the country’s Orthodox Christian faithful they will be free to remain part of the Russian Orthodox Church after the creation of an independent Ukrainian church. Amid … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Border village grinds to a halt amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
On the map, Chertkovo and Melove is one village, crossed by railroad tracks and a main road called the Friendship of Peoples Street. That slogan still rings true for many … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
GOP senator: ‘I think we need to do more’ to respond to Russian aggression toward Ukraine
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Sunday that President Trump made the right decision to cancel his bilateral meeting… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine’s leader: Orthodox faithful to get religious freedom
Ukraine’s president has promised Orthodox parishioners that they will be free to choose their affiliation after the creation of the new autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church …read more Source: ABC...
Trump Pauses New China Tariffs After Xi Agrees To Buy ‘Not Yet Agreed Upon’ Goods
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The United States and China reached a 90-day ceasefire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth. The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting Saturday between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires. Trump agreed...
Border village grinds to a halt amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
Village straddling the Russia-Ukraine border is hit hard by travel restrictions …read more Source: ABC...
Border village grinds to a halt amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
CHERTKOVO, Russia/ MELOVE, Ukraine (AP) – On the map, Chertkovo and Melove is one village, crossed by railroad tracks and a main road called the Friendship of Peoples Street. That slogan still rings true for many locals, but is being sorely tested by the animosity between their two nations, Russia … …read more Source: The...
Pentagon Chief Slams ‘Slow Learner’ Putin Over Election Meddling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday of being a “slow learner” who again tried to meddle in U.S. elections in November, adding that he had no trust in the Russian leader. The remarks by Mattis at a security forum in California came a day after President Donald...
