Section: US & Canada
The Case for the CROOK Act
For governments around the world, these are uncertain times. Blatantly corrupt regimes are threatened by citizen-led movements that have taken to the streets protesting against their depredations. Starting with the Arab Spring a decade ago, mass protests have risen by 11.5 percent every year. These protests are having an effect: A whopping ten...
Trump Expected To Sue To Block Release Of John Bolton’s Book
The Trump administration is expected to sue to block the publication of the tell-all account of John Bolton, the ex-national security adviser who spent a year and a half in the White House. Trumps plans to sue over the memoir’s publication, according to an ABC News report Monday, after an announcement from the book’s publishers Simon...
Poroshenko Blames Yanukovych For Ukrainian Army’s Weak State When Russia Seized Crimea
KYIV — Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that only 20 percent of the country’s armed forces were combat-efficient when Russia annexed Crimea following the toppling of Russia-friendly Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in early 2014. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Massive bribe to stop Ukraine probe of Burisma founder intercepted
Ukrainian authorities on Saturday said they intercepted a $6 million bribe attempt to stop a criminal investigation into the president of Burisma, the natural gas company at the center of President Trump’s impeachment investigation. …read more Source:: FOX...
Ninety Canadian troops to leave for Ukraine as military looks to resume mission
Canada first deployed around 200 troops to Ukraine to train local forces in the basics of soldiering in 2015, but that mission and several others were suspended in early April due to COVID-19. …read more Source:: Toronto...
Ukraine says it intercepted $6 million bribe to stop probe of Burisma founder
The country’s anti-corruption prosecutor says there’s no link to the Bidens. Ukrainians hope the record bribe shows the country is turning a corner on graft. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Ninety Canadian troops to leave for Ukraine as military looks to resume mission
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying military trainers back to Ukraine as it looks to restart some of the many missions and exercises temporarily suspended or scaled back because of COVID-19. Canada first deployed around 200 troops to Ukraine to train local forces in the basics of soldiering in 2015, but that mission and several others...
Racism, Conflict, Country Violations Top UN Rights Council Agenda
During the coming week, the U.N. Human Rights Council will be faced with many important issues left hanging when its 43rd session was suspended in March because of COVID-19. The meeting, which opens Monday, will employ a so-called hybrid approach, with a mix of both real and virtual presentations.To ensure the safety of participants during this...
Yankee Go Home: What Does Moving Troops out of Germany Mean?
After more than a year of thinly-veiled threats to start pulling U.S. troops out of Germany unless Berlin increases its defense spending, President Donald Trump appears to be proceeding with a hardball approach, planning to cut the U.S. military contingent by more than 25%.About 34,500 American troops are stationed in Germany — 50,000 including...
The Latest: China has most new virus cases since mid-April
BEIJING — China is reporting its highest daily total of coronavirus cases in two months after the capital’s biggest wholesale food market was shut down following a resurgence in local infections. Officials say there were 57 confirmed cases in the 24 hours through midnight Saturday. That was the highest daily total since mid-April and...
