Section: US & Canada
Is Zero Hedge a Russian Trojan Horse?
About a week before Christmas, I received a most unwelcome email. A criminal complaint had been filed against me in Bulgaria, a country I have never visited and with which I had no personal connection. I stood accused of defamation; attempted censorship; illegally spreading personal, family, and business information; and insulting the memory of...
Families of those killed when Flight MH17 was shot down hope trial will expose Russian ‘lies’
As the criminal trial of four men charged with the destruction of Flight MH17 begins in the Netherlands, victims’ families demand the Kremlin’s highest representatives be held responsible. …read more Source::...
Trial of 4 suspects in downing of flight MH17 set to open
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — The trial is opening Monday of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with multiple counts of murder for their alleged involvement in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It’s a day that has been a long time coming for family and friends of the 298 people killed on July 17, 2014, when a Buk missile...
‘We’re Not Closing Our Eyes’: Senate Panel Seeks Documents in Biden-Ukraine Investigation
A Senate committee is poised to issue a subpoena for documents as part of an investigation of the Ukrainian dealings of former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. The subpoena by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee almost certainly will move forward, as a spokeswoman for Sen. Mitt Romney said the Utah...
Three Russians, Ukrainian Separatist Face MH17 Trial In The Netherlands
The trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian citizen over the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine is due to begin in the Netherlands on March 9. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump to skip St. Patrick’s Day Hill luncheon, blames Pelosi
Irish eyes at the U.S. Capitol will not smile on President Donald Trump on St. Patrick’s Day.Trump is skipping an annual bipartisan luncheon with House and Senate lawmakers celebrating the ties that bind the U.S. and Ireland, a White House spokesman said.Trump blamed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.“Since the speaker has chosen to tear this...
Relatives of flight victims assail Russia before trial in Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The families of people killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 set out 298 white chairs outside the Russian Embassy on Sunday in a silent protest against Moscow’s lack of cooperation in the investigation into the downing of the passenger jet. The chairs — laid out in...
Families of MH17 Victims Stage Protest Ahead of Trial
Relatives of the victims of the MH17 plane crash set up 298 empty chairs outside the Russian embassy in the Netherlands, a day before four individuals will stand trial at the Hague over their alleged involvement in the downing of the passenger jet.The Malaysian air flight crashed over territory in Ukraine held by pro-Russia separatists in July of...
MH17 relatives protest Russian actions with 298 empty chairs
The families of people killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 set out 298 white chairs outside the Russian Embassy on Sunday in a silent protest against Moscow’s lack of co-operation in the investigation into the downing of the passenger jet. …read more Source:: CTV...
MH17 relatives protest Russian actions with 298 empty chairs
Families of people killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 have set out 298 white chairs outside the Russian embassy in a silent protest against Moscow’s lack of cooperation in the investigation into the downing of the passenger jet …read more Source:: The Washington...
