Section: US & Canada
From Paris with Love: Depardieu votes in Russian Election
One of Russia’s most famous citizens, French film star Gerard Depardieu, joined the millions who cast ballots in Sunday’s presidential election. Depardieu, a friend of President Vladimir Putin who presented him with a Russian passport in 2013 during a tax row between the actor and French authorities, voted at the Russian Embassy in...
Saakashvili Supporters Demand Poroshenko Resignation
Supporters of opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili are demonstrating in Kyiv to demand the resignation of President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Expected to Easily Win Russian Presidential Vote
Russians are going to the polls Sunday for a presidential election that is certain to allow incumbent Vladimir Putin to retain his grip on power and the presidency. Putin has been in a position of leadership in Russia for 18 years. He faces seven challengers but no real threats from any of the contenders. Each of the other candidates — a reality...
All the theories Russia is pushing to claim they weren’t behind the nerve agent attack on a former spy in the UK
Ukraine, the UK, the US, Uzbekistan, and various unspecified criminal groups have all been suggested by the Kremlin. …read more Source: Business...
Why Russia’s presidential election is like no other
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin will win the election — that’s a given. He maintains the overwhelming support of the Russian people, while the state has kicked his main opponent out of the race and sanctioned other candidates in the running. The outcome is so deeply etched in stone, even Putin himself seems bored. His campaign has...
All the theories Russia is pushing to claim they weren’t behind the nerve agent attack on a former spy in the UK
Ukraine, the UK, the US, Uzbekistan, and various unspecified criminal groups have all been suggested by the Kremlin. …read more Source: Business...
After Documenting Nazi Crimes, A French Priest Exposes ISIS Attacks On Yazidis
Patrick Desbois has spent the last 15 years uncovering details of Nazi massacres in Eastern Europe and Russia. Using the same methods, the priest is now uncovering ISIS crimes against Yazidis.(Image credit: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images) …read more Source:...
Ukraine Steps Up Security At Russian Facilities, Blocks Most Russians From Voting
Security has been stepped up outside Russian government installations in Ukraine after Kyiv announced that only diplomats would be allowed access to vote in Russia’s presidential election. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Latest: Anger as Ukraine doesn’t allow Russians to vote
MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on Russia’s presidential election (all times local): …read more Source: The Bismarck...
The Latest: Anger as Ukraine doesn’t allow Russians to vote
A woman holds a flag that reads “I love Kamchatka, we are the first!” as she prepares to cast her ballots at a polling station in Yelizovo, about 30 kilometers ( 19 miles) north-east from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, capital of Kamchatka Peninsula… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
