Section: US & Canada
The Latest: Trump to chat with Italy, Ukraine, NZ leaders
The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EDT): 7:45 p.m. President Donald Trump will spend part of the weekend on the phone, getting acquainted with his counterparts on the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Vox Sentences: Muslim ban…demonium
Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world, curated by Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday, or view the Vox Sentences archive for past editions. A federal judge bans the government from banning refugees (for now). Shine on,...
The Latest: Trump to chat with Italy, Ukraine, NZ leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EDT):7:45 p.m.President Donald Trump will spend part of the weekend on the… …read more Source:...
Trump’s Incendiary Confusion in Ukraine
The conflict between Trumps apparent views and his UN ambassadors blunt statements has stunned Moscowand the Donbass war rages on. …read more Source: The Daily...
Canada held off leading UN Mali mission due to Trump
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle OTTAWA – Canada may have missed a chance to provide the commanding officer for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali because it wanted to talk first to the Trump administration, the Canadian Press has learned. The UN put out requests to a handful of top-tier countries in mid-December as the term of the...
Trump tells Ukrainian politician he won’t lift Russia sanctions
During an unusual private meeting on the sidelines of Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump promised a Ukrainian opposition leader that the United States won’t lift sanctions on Russia until it pulls out of Ukraine, according to three people briefed on the meeting.Within hours of meeting with both Trump and Vice...
Worst fighting in east Ukraine since 2015; 33 dead this week
A Ukrainian soldier shows pieces of shrapnel in a crater left by an explosion in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine escalated on Tuesday, killing at least eight people late Monday and early Tuesday, injuring dozens and briefly trapping more than 200...
Syrian Family Reunites In U.S. After 2 Years Apart
A Syrian refugee and her two children successfully made it into the U.S. this week against all odds ― namely the executive order that President Donald Trump signed last week to halt the arrival of refugees for 120 days.Fadi Kassar and his family fled Syria for Jordan several years ago. Kassar was able to move to Milford, Connecticut, at the end...
New Fighting in Eastern Ukraine Leaves 33 Dead
International monitors on Friday strongly urged the warring sides in eastern Ukraine to silence their guns as heavy artillery and rocket barrages continued to pummel residential areas. At least 33 people including civilians have been killed and several dozen injured in fighting this week in eastern Ukraine between government forces and...
