Section: US & Canada
Singapore Paralympian gets swimming gold and smashes her own world record
Singaporeans celebrated on Saturday, after 24-year-old swimmer Yip Pin Xiu took home a gold medal and broke the world record — also previously set by her — at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Yip won the women’s 100m backstroke S2 gold in a time of 2 minutes 7.09 seconds, smashing her own previously set world record timing of 2...
War Games Show Off Russia’s Tightening Grip on Crimea
A huge show of power, including 12,000 troops, simulated an invasion and counterattack on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: The New York...
US Urges Serbia, Slovenia to Diversify their Energy Sources
The United States has encouraged Serbia and EU-member Slovenia to diversify their energy sources away from Russian gas to make sure any potential disruptions will not hurt their economies, a senior U.S. official said Friday. Wrapping up a tour of Slovenia, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania, Mary Burce Warlick, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of...
Ukrainian family whose teen son seen as suicide risk spared deportation from Canada
TORONTO — Vladyslav Zadorozhnyi, 15, the suicidal boy Canada planned to deport to Ukraine despite a psychiatrist’s warning it would trigger another attempt, has been spared at the 11h hour. A stay of deportation for him, his mother Maryna Zadorozhna, 34, stepfather Andriy Ryabinin, 45, and brother Andriy, 7, appears to have been ordered on...
Hillary Clinton Hammers Donald Trump For ‘Throwing His Lot In With’ Putin
Hillary Clinton criticized Donald Trump’s lavish praise of Russian president Vladimir Putin, calling the GOP nominee’s flattering remarks “reckless and dangerous.” “Every day that goes by, this just becomes more and more of a reality television show,” Clinton said at the end of a press conference Friday afternoon. “It’s not a...
15 incredible photos of Russia’s latest military exercise in annexed Crimea
It looks like they’re serious about staying. …read more Source: Business...
It’s a new Cold War — and Putin’s winning it
Recently, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Ukraine to sign a free trade agreement with the war-torn country. Just how much the two states stand to gain from this deal remains to be seen. The Trudeau government has made some other significant political moves with regards to Canada’s relations with Ukraine since coming to power in...
Germany, French FMs planning to visit Ukraine next week
Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart are planning to visit Ukraine next week to discuss solutions to the conflict in the east of the country. …read more Source: FOX...
Germany, French FMs planning to visit Ukraine next week
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart are planning to visit Ukraine next week to discuss solutions to the conflict in the east of the country. A German diplomat confirmed the planned visit by Steinmeier and France’s Jean-Marc Ayrault, which was first reported Friday by Russian news...
Germany, French FMs Planning to Visit Ukraine Next Week
Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart are planning to visit Ukraine next week to discuss solutions to the conflict in the east of the country …read more Source: ABC...
