Section: US & Canada
The Morning Vertical, February 1, 2017
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Fighting escalates in eastern Ukraine
Fighting in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian armed forces is escalating, officials have warned. …read more Source:...
The Daily Vertical: Crimea Was Just The Beginning
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Germany: Man arrested over bombing that wounded 10 migrants
BERLIN (AP) — German police have arrested a suspect in connection with a bombing at a train station 17 years ago in which 10 immigrants were wounded, six of them Jewish. Police in the western city of Duesseldorf say the 50-year-old man, who wasn’t named, was arrested in the nearby town of Ratingen. In a statement, they said further details...
Pushing back: McCain emerges as Trump’s top Republican nemesis in Congress
In this Jan. 26, 2017, photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, read the Wall Street Journal newspaper as they wait for President Donald Trump to speak at the House and Senate GOP lawmakers at the annual policy retreat in Philadelphia. McCain has emerged as Trump’s top Republican nemesis on Capitol...
Russia loses 2012 Olympic silver in women’s 4×400 relay
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC says it has stripped Russia of an Olympic silver medal from the women’s 4×400-meter relay at the 2012 London Games for doping. The IOC says Antonina Krivoshapka tested positive for the anabolic steroid turinabol in reanalysis of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Russia previously lost its...
Heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine reported Wednesday that at least one soldier was killed overnight and more injured in the country’s east as heavy fighting between government troops and Russia-backed rebels continued. The Ukrainian government’s press office for the military operation in the east reported one soldier killed, and nine...
Heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine reported Wednesday that at least one soldier was killed overnight and more injured in the country’s east as heavy fighting between government troops and Russia-backed rebels continued. The Ukrainian government’s press office for the military operation in the east reported one soldier killed, and nine...
Heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine reported Wednesday that at least one soldier was killed overnight and more injured in the country’s east as heavy… …read more Source:...
Heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine reports that at least one soldier has been killed and more injured in the country’s east as heavy fighting between government troops and Russia-backed rebels continues. …read more Source: CTV...
