Section: US & Canada
Russians frustrated by US visa delay
By Amie Ferris-Rotman | Washington Post MOSCOW — Russians wanting a glimpse of the American dream now have to wait. Or not go at all. Escalating tensions between Moscow and Washington are putting a damper on Russians’ vacation plans, catching ordinary people in diplomatic crosswires that have a distinct Cold War flavor. A year ago,...
China’s First Homemade Carrier Is Preparing for War
Asia Times Security, Asia The unnamed carrier was seen moving out of Dalian shipyard for sea trials. The Beijing-based Global Times has said the first locally made carrier, not yet christened, is likely to be ready for combat “within two years” after its expected delivery to the navy by the end of this year. Photos and video clips appearing...
Holocaust survivor, 96, appeals to Polish authorities to fight neo-Nazi groups
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — A Holocaust survivor appealed to Polish authorities to “take radical measures” in the fight against neo-Nazi organizations in Poland. Magdalena Wyszyńska, 96, a Polish-born Jew living in Lviv, Ukraine, spoke Saturday during an anti-fascist counterdemonstration organized by the mayor of Gdańsk, Paweł Adamowicz. The counter...
‘The Evidence Suggests Trump Is a Traitor’: Pulitzer-winning Reporter David Cay Johnston
An investigative reporter who has covered Trump for 30 years dares to imagine impeachment — and President Nancy Pelosi The saga of President Donald Trump consists of several parallel and intersecting stories.There is the structural dimension. Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton was not entirely unpredictable or shocking. America’s...
Pulitzer-winning reporter David Cay Johnston: “The evidence suggests Trump is a traitor”
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G7 Unified In Opposing Russia’s ‘Malign’ Acts, U.S. Official Says
A senior U.S. official has told reporters that foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations remain determined to oppose Russia’s efforts to “destabilize” nations around the world. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
G7 ministers sit down in Toronto to a full plate of world troubles
A gathering of G7 foreign and security ministers got underway in Toronto on a slightly informal note with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland inviting her counterparts to her home for Sunday brunch. It was a light, relaxed affair that stands in contrast to the heavy agenda they face over the next couple of days in mostly closed-door...
The Terrorism Label
Paul R. Pillar Russia Terrorism, United States A recent op-ed from Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) calls for officially designating Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. Gardner offers a long indictment—a “moral case”, as he calls it—against Russia that mostly involves activities other than terrorism, such as invasions of Georgia and Ukraine and...
Ukraine foreign minister warns G7 of Russian threats to western democracy
TORONTO — Russia is using Ukraine as a test ground for its information war against Western democracy, Ukraine’s foreign minister told G7 ministers meeting here on Sunday. Foreign Affairs Minister Chystia Freeland wants the disruptive influence of Russia on the West to be a top agenda item, and she set the table — literally — for Ukrainian...
How North Korea Learned to Live With ‘Fire and Fury’
It’s astonishing how quickly the story of the North Korea crisis seems to have changed from one of fear to one of optimism. It was less than a year ago that the U.S. president was threatening “fire and fury” against Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, to touting upcoming talks with him. It is not the case, as Trump tweeted Sunday...
