Section: US & Canada
‘Campaign of Bullying’ Prompts Key Trump Impeachment Witness to Quit Army
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified on Trump’s withholding of aid to Ukraine, faced a White House block to further promotion. …read more Source:: Foreign...
Amazon Fined for Violating U.S. Sanctions on Iran, Syria, Crimea
Online retailer Amazon has agreed to pay the U.S. government $134,523 for violating sanctions on Iran, Syria, and Crimea, according to the Treasury Department. The fines were issued as part of Amazon’s admission that it may be civilly liable “for apparent violations of multiple [U.S.] sanctions programs” administered by the...
Vindman retiring from army, lawyer blames Trump
WASHINGTON — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the national security aide who played a central role in President Donald Trump’s impeachment case, announced his retirement from the Army Wednesday in a scathing statement that accused the president of running a “campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation.” The statement from attorney David...
5 killed, 9 injured by wildfires in Ukraine
Ukrainian officials say that at least five people have been killed and another nine have been injured by wildfires raging in the country’s east …read more Source:: ABC...
5 killed, 9 injured by wildfires in Ukraine
…read more Source:: Toronto...
Ottawa’s finances and a ban on puppies from Ukraine; In The News for July 8
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 8 … What we are watching in Canada … OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are to lay out today how they see the COVID-19 pandemic affecting government finances for the fiscal...
Russian Authorities Detain Crimean Tatar Activists
Russian authorities have detained seven Crimean Tatar activists after searching their homes in different parts of Ukraine’s Russia-controlled Crimea region. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement that it detained “three leaders and four members of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamic group” in Crimea on...
What A Nazi Soldier Saw In Ukraine
Chilling photographs shot in secret by a German soldier who took part in the invasion of the Soviet Union …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Authorities In Occupied Crimea Detain Tatar Activists, Search Their Homes
Russian authorities have detained seven Crimean Tatar activists after searching their homes in different parts of Ukraine’s Moscow-controlled Crimea region. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Court Fines Coronavirus-Denying Rebel Monk
A Russian court on Tuesday fined a coronavirus-denying monk who has challenged Kremlin lockdown orders for spreading false information about the pandemic.The court in the Ural Mountains region ordered Father Sergiy to pay 90,000 rubles ($1,250). The 65-year-old monk, who has attracted nationwide attention by urging followers to disobey church...
