Section: US & Canada
Dutch government to take Russia to European court over MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago, the foreign minister announced Friday. The move is intended to support individual cases being brought to the European court by...
Dutch Government to Take Russia to European Court Over MH17
The Dutch government says it is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago. …read more Source:: U.S....
Dutch government to take Russia to European court over MH17
The Dutch government says it is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago …read more Source:: ABC...
Cited In Many Operations, Russia’s GRU Is Suspected In Afghan Bounty Case
Russian military intelligence, the GRU, is linked to the invasion of Ukraine and interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Now it’s suspected of a bounty program to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.(Image credit: Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) …read more Source::...
Ousted NY Prosecutor Tells Panel Barr ‘Urged’ Him to Resign
The ousted U.S. attorney who was leading investigations into President Donald Trump’s allies told the House Judiciary panel on Thursday that Attorney General William Barr “repeatedly urged” him to resign during a hastily arranged meeting that sheds light on the extraordinary standoff surrounding his departure.Geoffrey Berman,...
Canada asks British military for help flying troops to and from Latvia
OTTAWA — Canadian troops have been forced to hitch a ride with the British military to get to and from Latvia due to a shortage of working planes. Canada has 540 troops in Latvia, where they form the core of a 1,500-strong multinational battlegroup established by NATO three years ago. Similar battlegroups led by Britain, Germany and the U.S. have...
Marie Yovanovitch on Vindman retirement: He ‘deserved better than this. Our country deserved better than this’
Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and a key witness in President Trump’s impeachment proceedings, said fellow impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman “deserved better” after he announce… …read more Source:: The...
Maryland Governor Blasts Pelosi’s Indifference to Baltimore Vandalism
Maryland governor Larry Hogan (R.) on Thursday said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has “lost touch” with her childhood city of Baltimore after she expressed indifference about the toppling of a statue of Christopher Columbus. “It’s disappointing that Speaker Pelosi has lost touch with the Baltimore...
Renewed Transatlanticism or a Post-American Europe?
Much has been written of late about the Trump Administration’s decision to move 9,500 U.S. troops out of Germany and its impact on deteriorating Transatlantic relations. To be sure, the move and the personality clashes among key leaders in NATO that it has brought to the surface have played a part in fueling the current turmoil. But it is...
Dozens Rally Near Ukraine Constiutional Court Over Controversial Language Law
Dozens of activists, opposition politicians and lawmakers have rallied near the building of Ukraine’s Constitutional Court as it debated a controverisal language law that has been criticized for restricting access to minority languages. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
