Section: US & Canada
US-Russia ties at new low with expulsions of diplomats
MOSCOW (AP) — With a sweeping cut in the number of U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes further in an escalating rift with the United States. In December 2016, following allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian...
How U.S. Sanctions Are Working (Or Not) in 5 Countries
Sanctions are back in the news — though if you’re President Donald Trump, that’s not a good thing. Here’s a look at the current state of U.S. sanctions on a few key countries and how they’re faring. Russia This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a new round of sanctions against Russia, targeting its...
Pence Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to NATO’s Article 5
Vice President Mike Pence on Monday reaffirmed America’s commitment to NATO, and pledged that the United States will come to the defense of member countries that are attacked. “Under President Donald Trump, the United States stands firmly behind our Article 5 pledge of mutual defense — an attack on one of us is an attack on us...
Does a Serial Liar Like Trump Become Truthful Under Oath?
Perhaps his answers to questions about business associate Felix Sater offer a clue. “Would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of the events?”ABC News’ Jonathan Karl asked Donald Trump on June 9, 2017. A day earlier, former FBI Director James Comey’s appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee had put Trump...
Romanian official: Russian deputy PM tried to flout EU ban
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s foreign minister says Russia’s deputy prime minister “deliberately” tried to enter Romanian airspace despite knowing he is on a list of officials banned from the European Union. Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu said Monday in a televised interview: “In my opinion, it was a...
Iraqi forces just retook Mosul from ISIS. These photos show what they found.
Mosul, after the fall. It has taken many months, and many thousands of lives, but Iraqi forces have finally reclaimed the northern city of Mosul from the ISIS militants who held it for three years. Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, had been ISIS’s biggest prize. After taking the city in June 2014, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi...
The Morning Vertical, July 31, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Why Trump must stop being Trump to survive
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in July in Germany.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)John Colarusso, McMaster University Donald Trump’s supporters have a new rallying cry in defence of the American president: “Let Trump be Trump!” I am a U.S.-born linguist, an expert in Caucasian languages and...
Russian Court Sentences Ukrainian On Terrorism Charges
A court in Russia has sentenced a Ukrainian citizen to 12 years in prison on terrorism charges. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
United States mulls arming Ukraine as Russian menace grows near NATO border
U.S. envoy and military leaders are now talking openly about providing Ukraine with means to defend itself from a growing Russian menace. …read more Source: USA...
