Section: US & Canada
Countries OK world’s largest marine reserve in Antarctica
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The countries that decide the fate of Antarctica reached an historic agreement on Friday to create the world’s largest marine protected area in the ocean next to the frozen continent. The agreement comes after years of diplomatic wrangling and high-level talks between the U.S. and Russia, which has rejected...
Clinton eyes Biden for secretary of state
Joe Biden is at the top of the internal short list Hillary Clinton’s transition team is preparing for her pick to be secretary of state, a source familiar with the planning tells POLITICO.This would be the first major Cabinet candidate to go public for a campaign that’s insisted its focus remains on winning the election, and perhaps...
Russia Gets Hacked, Emails Show Links to Ukraine Conflict
Ukrainian hackers posted emails showing Russia’s involvement in the separatist movement that has waged war in the Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Top Putin aide hacked: Proxy cyberwar suspected
Leaked emails to aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin reveal ties with Ukraine separatists. …read more Source: USA...
Putin Rejects Claims of Russian Interference in US Election
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed claims that Russia is interfering in the U.S. presidential election, saying the allegations are designed to distract the public from real issues. The United States has accused Russia of coordinating the hacks of Hillary Clinton’s campaign emails to influence the outcome of the election....
Ukrainian Hackers Release Emails Tying Top Russian Official to Uprising
Documents released by the hackers, which appeared to be genuine, showed a direct Kremlin role in creating and directing the rebel uprising in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Four countries promise to join Canadian-led battle group in Latvia
OTTAWA — Canadian troops will not face Russia alone when they begin to arrive in Latvia early next year. Four countries — Albania, Italy, Poland and Slovenia — have promised to contribute troops and equipment to a Canadian-led NATO force that is being organized in Latvia in response to recent Russian actions in Eastern Europe. Canada’s...
Ukraine’s Women Are Kicking Ass and Taking Names
From small towns to the halls of parliament, women are at the forefront of change. …read more Source: Foreign...
Putin Steals Trump’s Rhetoric on Election Rigging
Vladimir Putin said Thursday that American news outlets are peddling fiction about Russia’s favoritism in the presidential election, echoing an argument made by Republican candidate Donald Trump that the media is rigging the contest in favor of his opponent. The Russian president was asked to comment on Moscow’s apparent favoritism...
Canada’s battle group in Latvia will be joined by four nations
Canadian Army instructors discuss mechanized infantry defence tactics with their Ukrainian Armed Forces colleagues during Exercise RAPID TRIDENT in Starychi, Ukraine on June 30, 2016. (Joint Task Force Ukraine) OTTAWA — Canadian troops will not face Russia alone when they begin to arrive in Latvia early next year. NATO Secretary General Jens...
