Section: US & Canada
Real-life ‘fasting girls’ inspire mysterious tale in Emma Donoghue’s ‘The Wonder’
TORONTO — Celebrated author Emma Donoghue admits she has long held interest in “freakish cases,” but exploring real-life tales of “fasting girls” proved particularly intriguing. The stories, which range from the 16th to 20th century, centre on girls and women from the British Isles, western Europe and North America who...
Model Gigi Hadid manhandled in Milan
Model Gigi Hadid was manhandled outside a Milan Fashion Week venue Thursday by a former Ukrainian television reporter who has pulled similar stunts in Paris, Los Angeles and Moscow. A … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine Plans Reinforcement of Regional Crimea Border
Ukraine is sending around 10 train-loads of supplies to reinforce the border between its Kherson region and annexed Crimea, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reports. Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014 and, although the Russian government is not recognized as legitimate by the U.N., its appointed officials have effectively governed the...
Biden warns Ukraine on reforms, says EU sanctions on Russia at risk
(Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned Ukraine needs to live up to its promises economic and political reforms or risk… …read more Source:...
Model Gigi Hadid Manhandled in Milan
Model Gigi Hadid has been manhandled outside a Milan Fashion Week venue by a former Ukrainian television reporter who has pulled similar stunts in Paris, Los Angeles and Moscow …read more Source: U.S....
Model Gigi Hadid Manhandled in Milan
MILAN (AP) — Model Gigi Hadid was manhandled outside a Milan Fashion Week venue Thursday by a former Ukrainian television reporter who has pulled similar stunts in Paris, Los Angeles and Moscow. A video posted on website TMZ.com shows a man grabbing Hadid from behind and lifting her off the ground as she and her sister, Bella Hadid, exited the...
Why NATO Isn’t a Threat to Russia
Adam Twardowski Security, Eurasia A Response to Ted Galen Carpenter Russia’s apologists blame the United States for the recent deterioration of U.S.-Russia relations by arguing that if Washington had shown greater respect for Russia’s interests after the Cold War, Moscow would not have felt the need to safeguard its security by...
No Bailouts for Putin
The low turnout for Sunday’s parliamentary election in Russia—less than 48 percent of eligible voters participated, the lowest level since 1991—reflected, among other things, growing disillusionment with the economic situation in the country. According to a recent poll, 72 percent of Russians think their country is in an economic crisis....
U.S. House Approves Lethal Weaponry For Ukraine
The U.S. House of Representatives has backed legislation that calls for supplying Ukraine with lethal weaponry in its fight against Russia and separatists in the eastern Donbas region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN to call for stepped up security for planes and airports
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is expected to call for stepped up screening and security checks at airports worldwide to “detect and deter terrorist attacks” on civil aviation. A draft of the Security Council resolution calls on all countries to tighten security at airport buildings, share information about possible threats, and...
