Section: US & Canada
GOP senator calls Australian ambassador after Trump call
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Republican senator on Thursday sought to assure Australia that the United States remains a staunch ally following a tense discussion between President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged Trump in a letter sent Wednesday to...
The Flare-Up in Ukraine Is Not Just About Putin
Kiev needs the conflict to boost Western support, but it’s playing a dangerous game. …read more Source:...
Huge protests erupt in Romania because the government wants to pardon corrupt officials
An estimated 250,000 people took to the streets in Romania Wednesday, in protest at an emergency decree issued by the government that could potentially free many officials jailed for corruption. These are the largest demonstrations in the country since the fall of communist rule in 1989. Why is this matter so important? Romania is a country where...
Hungarian Leader Calls For Improved EU-Russia Ties During Putin Visit
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he hopes relations between the European Union and Russia will improve in the near future and encouraged all parties to increase cooperation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Intense Fighting Prompts Evacuations In Eastern Ukraine
For days, fighting has intensified between Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed separatists. Civilians in villages near Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine have been bearing the brunt of artillery and rocket battles, prompting evacuations. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service and Current Time TV) …read more Source: Radio Free...
War is raging in eastern Ukraine
War returned with a fury four days ago to the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiyivka. …read more Source: Business...
Ukraine Fighting Rages For Fifth Day
Ukrainian forces battled Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, as a significant upsurge in fighting continued for a fifth day. (Current Time TV) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump may not be popular at home, but the Russian media sure love him
While Donald Trump is struggling with his popularity here at home, he can at least now boast about being the most discussed person in Russian media last week. This honor usually goes to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and this is the first time since 2011 that Putin was not the most discussed person, according to the Russian news agency...
Get Ready, Europe: Is the War Between Russia and Ukraine Back On?
Nolan Peterson Security, A dangerous dance is occuring in Eastern Ukraine–and it could have global ramifications. KYIV, Ukraine—Artillery and rockets have been raining down on the front-line town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine since Sunday, leaving 16,000 civilians, including 2,000 children, without heat, electricity, or clean water as...
Russia protests Ukrainian plane ‘provocation’ near oil rigs
Andrew V. PestanoFeb. 2 (UPI) — The Russian Black Sea Fleet said a Ukrainian Antonov An-26 plane made two “provocative passes” at a low altitude near Russian oil rigs in the Black Sea. …read more Source: United Press...
