Section: US & Canada
Boohooing Over Brexit?
In the direct aftermath of the Brexit vote, when gobsmacked global elites tried to make sense of what had just happened, a curious narrative started making the rounds in the press: voters didn’t really know what they were voting for! Dubbed “Bregret” by some wags, anecdotal evidence seemed to pour in that Out voters were merely venting...
Media Advisory: A First Group of Soldiers from Operation UNIFIER Return From Ukraine
VALCARTIER, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – Aug. 4, 2016) – Media representatives are invited to attend the return of approximately sixty soldiers from Valcartier on Friday, following their participation in the first rotation of Operation (OP) UNIFIER. When: Friday, August 5, 2016, at 6:10 p.m. (arrival of aircraft) Where: …read...
Soldiers from Edmonton’s 3rd Canadian Division deploy to Ukraine
About 30 Canadian Forces’ personnel flew out of Edmonton on their way to Ukraine Thursday morning as part of Operation UNIFIER. …read more Source: Global...
Moldova calls exercises involving Russia on its soil illegal
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s defense ministry says that recent military exercises involving Russian and separatist troops on Moldovan territory are illegal. The ministry said in a statement Thursday that the exercises that took place recently in the separatist region of Trans-Dniester in eastern Moldova “violate Moldovan laws,” but...
Putin To Be Main Guest At G20 Summit, Says China
Vladimir Putin will be the guest of honor at the next G20 summit, hosted by China, a Beijing official told Russian state news agency Itar-Tass. Putin was ostracized during the G20 summit in 2014 and left early, as he was heavily criticised for backing rebels in east Ukraine, fighting government forces. Russia was also banned from G8 summits and...
Protesters, Police Clash As Ukrainian Volunteer Fighters Face Trial
Scuffles broke out near a court in Kyiv on August 3 after a hearing in the trial of members of the disbanded Tornado battalion. Eight volunteer fighters are facing charges including abuse of power, kidnapping, and torture, allegedly committed during the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more...
Ukrainian Website Leaks More Personal Details About Journalists
A Ukrainian nationalist website has published an e-mail archive that contains copies of identification cards and personal information about Ukrainian and international journalists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian hackers leak IDs, personal data of journalists
A Ukrainian nationalist website has published an email archive with copies of IDs and personal data of Ukrainian and international journalists …read more Source: U.S....
Ukrainian hackers leak IDs, personal data of journalists
A Ukrainian nationalist website has published an email archive with copies of IDs and personal data of Ukrainian and international journalists. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Thousands of Russians Call for Putin to Sack PM Medvedev
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is facing calls from the public to resign or be sacked after a series of controversial statements about the Russian economy. Medvedev is currently holding talks with ministries in a bid to plan the three next annual budgets at once and stabilize the ailing Russian economy. He said it will be difficult not to...
