Section: US & Canada
The UN Security Council will have an urgent meeting on North Korea’s missile launch
APUnited Nations (United States) (AFP) – The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Monday on North Korea’s missile launch, the first test since US President Donald Trump took office. The United States, Japan and South Korea requested the consultations after North Korea confirmed it had “successfully” tested a...
The Daily Vertical: It’s The Kremlin’s World
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Security Council meeting sought over NKorea missile test
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The United States, Japan and South Korea have requested urgent diplomatic talks at the United Nations on Monday over North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch, with Seoul condemning what it called “serious military and security threats” and predicting more such tests. A spokesman for the U.S. Mission to the...
Ukraine turns a blind eye to ultrarightist militia
‘Officially, we are not here,’ said one fighter who described himself as a ‘partisan.’ …read more Source: The Washington...
Waters: We Have to ‘Do the Investigation’ to Find Evidence to Impeach Trump
Sunday on MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” discussing her multiple calls to impeach President Donald Trump, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said, “I think that it’s there, we just have to dig deeper, do the investigation and find it.” Partial transcript as follows: REID: And you have gone all the way there, talking, using the I-word with Donald Trump...
Amid Battle With Pro-Russian Separatists, Ukraine Accused Of LGBT Discrimination Despite Promises To European Union
KIEV, Ukraine — Marina Lemischenko and Marina Kostetska were excited to be starting a new life together outside the Ukrainian capital of Kiev after they managed to flee the war waged by pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country. Yet even after seeming to find safety and freedom, the two Marina’s have discovered they...
Discrimination In Europe: LGBT, Human Rights Ignored In Ukraine Despite Law Making Bias Against Homosexuals Illegal, Advocates Say
KIEV, Ukraine — Marina Lemischenko and Marina Kostetska were excited to be starting a new life together outside the Ukrainian capital of Kiev after they managed to flee the war waged by pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country. Yet even after seeming to find safety and freedom, the two Marina’s have discovered they...
Franken Calls for ‘Independent Investigation’ Into Trump’s ‘Putin Crush’
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” in reacting to reports about President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn’s phone conversations with a Russian ambassador, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said, “We need to have an independent investigation on it” because what he said was Trump having a “Putin crush.” Partial...
Germany elects a new president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier
REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschFormer foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Germany’s president on Sunday, the 12th person to hold the largely ceremonial post in the post-war era. Steinmeier, a Social Democrat who had served as foreign minister until last month, won 931 of the 1,239 valid votes by lawmakers and representatives of...
Beneath Ukraine’s Battlefields, Some Sanctuary And Sparkling Wine
In a complex of cool caves smack in the middle of Europe’s only active war, Artwinery’s vintners try to keep up their bubbly business as usual. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
