Section: US & Canada
Gogol Bordello’s front man on what it means to be Ukrainian
Ukraine-born Eugene Hutz is the lead singer of the band Gogol Bordello. Although the band is based in New York and Hutz himself has lived there for years, identity and Ukraine help define the band. …read more Source: Public Radio...
Make America Vigilant Again
I am a Russian, and I support the efforts of the Committee to Investigate Russia. I even think that Morgan Freeman’s much-maligned video remarks are a good thing. Here’s why.I lived in Russia for almost thirty years before I had to leave it due to threats against my life stemming from my work as a journalist. I know my country and my...
Top-ranked Israeli tennis player Dudi Sela leaves match early for Yom Kippur
Dudi Sela celebrating after winning a match at the Shenzhen Open tennis tournament in China, Sept. 28, 2017. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) (JTA) — The World Series is weeks away, but an Israeli tennis pro has conjured memories of Sandy Koufax. Dudi Sela, his nation’s top-ranked male player, quit his quarterfinals match Friday in the third set of a...
GOP Lawmakers Press the White House on Aid to Ukraine
GOP lawmakers are waiting on the White House to act on recommendations from top officials to send lethal defensive aid to Ukraine. Russia has boosted Ukrainian separatists with weapons and fighters in the years-long conflict on the country’s eastern border. on WeeklyStandard.com …read more Source: The Weekly...
Russia detains 2 in Crimea for allegedly spying for Ukraine
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Russia detains 2 in Crimea for allegedly spying for Ukraine
Russia’s top domestic security agency says it has arrested two people suspected of passing the nation’s military secrets to Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Photos of the Week: 9/23–9/29
Rescue and recovery in the Caribbean and Mexico, the Invictus Games in Toronto, the North East Skinny Dip in England, the world’s first drone taxi service in Dubai, surf dogs in California, a massive explosion in Ukraine, and much more. …read more Source: The...
Photos of the Week: 9/23–9/29
Rescue and recovery in the Caribbean and Mexico, the Invictus Games in Toronto, the North East Skinny Dip in England, the world’s first drone taxi service in Dubai, surf dogs in California, a massive explosion in Ukraine, and much more. …read more Source: The...
This Is the U.S. Military’s Tank-Killer Missile That Russia Fears Most
Sebastien Roblin Security, And China, too. When Russia provided military support to separatists in Ukraine, columns of Russian tanks were instrumental in turning back Ukrainian Army offensives and seizing government strongpoints, notably the Donetsk International Airport in January 2015. For hawks like Senator John McCain pushing for the United...
Russia is propping up Ukraine rebels by selling 1 million tons of their coal per month to evade Kiev blockade
Russia and the separatists are deepening ties amid a trade blockade imposed by Ukraine and a lack of progress in enforcing a 2015 peace accord to end the three-year war that’s claimed 10,000 lives …read more Source: Vancouver...
