Section: US & Canada
Zelenskiy’s Big Move: Will ‘New Brains And New Hearts’ Revive The Same Old Problems In Ukraine?
The landslide election of a political novice with a robust reform agenda raised hopes for a sea change in a country long plagued by corruption and the influence of powerful tycoons. Nine months into Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s presidency, there are fears that the major cabinet reshuffle he sprung on the nation this week could torpedo those hopes...
Romney to vote for Burisma subpoena
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) will vote to subpoena a former consultant linked to Burisma Holdings, as part of a GOP probe into Hunter Biden and the Ukraine gas company.Liz Johnson, a spokeswoman for Romney, said Frida… …read more Source:: The...
Reports: Laughing gas suspected in Ukraine chess deaths
Two young Ukrainians prominent in the country’s chess circles have been found dead in Moscow, and news reports say so-called laughing gas is suspected in their deaths. …read more Source:: CTV...
Ukraine chess champions found dead in Moscow, ‘laughing gas’ suspected
Two of the most promising Ukrainian chess stars have been found dead in what local media is reporting as death by nitrous oxide, also dubbed as laughing gas or “hippy crack.” …read more Source:: FOX...
RCMP aiding investigation into Iran’s downing of Ukraine Flight 752
The Ukraine International Airlines plane was shot down by the Iranian military in January, killing all 176 passengers and crew, including 55 Canadians. …read more Source:: Toronto...
McConnell on Burisma, Biden probe: ‘I think it’s worth taking a look at’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is signaling potential support for a probe into Hunter Biden and Ukraine gas company Burisma Holdings.”I think it’s worth taking a look at,” McConnell told Fox News du… …read more Source:: The...
What Elizabeth Warren Got Right
The United States does not have a prime minister. If it did, Elizabeth Warren would be an excellent Democratic choice for the job. In her many plans could be found the light of progressive policymaking without the heat. But Americans elect presidents, and most Democratic voters decided not to nominate her for the job. In the wake of her...
How Rudy Giuliani Became Trump’s Shadow Secretary of State
Bob Dreyfuss Through his travels from Iran to Ukraine, Giulani has become a walking, talking conflict-of-interest machine. The post How Rudy Giuliani Became Trump’s Shadow Secretary of State appeared first on The Nation. …read more Source:: The...
As if on cue, Republicans resume their Biden investigations
Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider: America 2020 newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox. Warren is out: Just as this newsletter was about to send, news started breaking that Elizabeth Warren had decided to pull out of the race for the U.S. presidency. News is breaking at CNN as well as the New...
Jehovah’s Witness Sergey Filatov 6-year prison sentence in Crimea condemned by rights groups
Religious liberty groups expressed alarm Thursday that a Russian pressure campaign against the Jehovah’s Witnesses was expanding, after a member of the faith was sentenced to six years in a penal camp in the former Ukrainian region of Crimea. Sergey Filatov, a father of four, was convicted in the Dzhankoysky … …read more...
