Section: US & Canada
French Conservatives to Pick a Former PM as Presidential Nominee
French conservatives Sunday are choosing their nominee for next year’s presidential election from two former prime ministers with deep experience in government and differing views on how to prevent more terror attacks on French soil. The contenders in the conservative’s primary runoff — Francois Fillon, 62, and 71-year-old Alain Juppe...
French conservatives voting to choose presidential nominee
PARIS (AP) — French conservatives on Sunday are choosing their nominee for next year’s vital presidential election from among two former prime ministers with deep experience in government and differing views on how to prevent more terror attacks on French soil. The contenders in the conservative’s primary runoff — Francois Fillon, 62,...
Trump and Putin: What is to be done?
The true nature of the relationship between the Russians and President-elect Donald Trump may never be fully known. What is clear is that the framework for a new relationship is more complicated for the Trump team than it has been for any of their predecessors in the past quarter century. This is in part because of Donald Trump’s...
Calgarians pay tribute to Holodomor genocide victims
Members of Calgary’s Ukrainian community came together Saturday to commemorate the 83rd anniversary of Holodomor, the genocide that killed millions of people in Ukraine in the 1930’s. …read more Source: Global...
The One Chart That Russia’s Military Should Be Very Afraid Of
James Mugg Security, Europe Spending is set to drop. In 2014, the Russian economy faced two major setbacks: international economic sanctions following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and a collapse in global oil prices. At the time, crude oil alone represented more than a third of Russian exports by value. The Russian economy has no doubt...
Russia Releases Son Of Crimean Tatar Leader Dzhemilev
Khaiser Dzhemilev, the son of Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev, was released from a penal colony in Astrakhan in southern Russia on November 25. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Commemorates Victims Of Holodomor Famine
Ukraine is marking an official Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Holodomor on November 26, commemorating the millions who died of famine under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s missile test plans near Crimea heat up row with Russia
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Moscow protested against Ukraine’s plans to carry out missile tests near Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Ex-Leader Regrets Not Breaking Up Protests That Led to His Fall
Viktor F. Yanukovych, the former president of Ukraine, said that his “main mistake” was not declaring martial law, but that he did not want to cause a civil war. …read more Source: The New York...
Separatists Say Dozhd Journalists ‘Deported’ From Eastern Ukraine
Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region say they have expelled two journalists with Russia’s independent TV channel Dozhd from territory they control, accusing the men of “biased and provocative” coverage of the conflict there. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
