Section: US & Canada
Trump's Right Move Against Assad
On April 4th dozens of people, including children, died in a horrific way as a result of a chemical attack in a northern rebel-held area of Syria. Intelligence sources point to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad as responsible for the attack, which was carried out by relatively sophisticated aircraft and followed up by an air attack on a...
After Missile Attack, the Challenges Facing Trump in Syria
After President Donald Trump was mostly cheered by the international community for his missile strikes targeted at the Syrian government, he must now grapple with how to pair his first use of decisive military force with a strategy to contest a six-year-old war that has challenged the world. U.S. officials described Trump’s sudden decision...
US Cruise Missiles and an EU Vote Deal Putin 2 Setbacks in 1 Day
KYIV, Ukraine—Thursday was a bad day for the Kremlin. In the span of a few hours, Russia’s two foreign policy mantelpieces—its military adventures in Ukraine and Syria—were both dealt body blows. One came from a United States cruise missile attack on a Syrian regime air base where Russian military forces were deployed. The strike was in...
Belarus Expels Three Ukrainian Evangelical Activists
Three Ukrainian Evangelical Christian activists who served 15 days in a Belarusian jail are being deported to Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The ‘Doomsday’ Vault Where the World’s Seeds Are Kept Safe
Deep in the bowels of an icy mountain on an island above the Arctic Circle between Norway and the North Pole lies a resource of vital importance for the future of humankind. It’s not coal, oil or precious minerals, but seeds. Millions of these tiny brown specks, from more than 930,000 varieties of food crops, are stored in the Global Seed...
Merkel, Trump talk over concerns over Afghanistan, Ukraine
Merkel, Trump talk over concerns over Afghanistan, Ukraine …read more Source:...
I read Trump’s trade adviser’s anti-China book. It’s wilder than you can imagine.
Peter Navarro doesn’t want you to buy toys that were made in China, because he believes they’ll poison your children. He doesn’t want you to buy pajamas sewn in China, because he thinks they could catch on fire. He doesn’t want you to buy phones that were assembled in China, because he believes they could literally blow...
European lawmakers approve visa-free travel for Ukrainians
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Thursday supported easing travel rules for Ukrainians, driving on a… …read more Source:...
European Parliament Approves Visa-Free Travel For Ukrainians
The European Parliament has approved visa liberalization for Ukraine, a crucial step toward enabling Ukrainians to travel to the European Union without obtaining visas. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU legislature overwhelmingly approves Ukraine visa waiver
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union legislature has overwhelmingly backed plans to allow Ukrainian citizens into the bloc for short stays without visas. The EU parliament on Thursday approved the plans by a 521-75 margin — with 36 abstentions — to allow Ukrainians who have biometric passports to enter the bloc for up to 90 days within any 180-day...
