Section: US & Canada
Soldiers killed in Ukraine conflict
A slow simmer of conflict between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces has mushroomed into a deadly 24 hours in Ukraine’s war-torn east. …read more Source:...
The Morning Vertical, July 25, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Georgian corruption fighter sets his sights higher
Mikhail Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, has brought his corruption-fighting record to his job as governor of the Odessa region in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine’s Georgian corruption fighter sets his sights higher
Saakashvili passionately described plans for European-style reforms, including restructuring the police force and customs service, which he said will determine the future not only of Ukraine but of the entire post-Soviet region. In an example of the corruption Saakashvili is trying to fight, Estonian businessman Marcel Vichmann was forced to stop...
Ukraine’s Georgian Corruption Fighter Sets His Sights Higher
Mikhail Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, has brought his corruption-fighting record to his job as governor of the Odessa region in Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine’s Georgian corruption fighter sets his sights higher
ODESSA, Ukraine (AP) — Mikhail Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, has brought his corruption-fighting record to his job as governor of the Odessa region in Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Jitters In Ukraine As Politically Charged Religious Processions Approach Kyiv
Two religious processions converging on Kyiv — one from the east, another from the west — have Ukrainian authorities warning that provocations could spark violence in the capital. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Europe Can’t Save the South China Sea
Emanuele Scimia Security, Asia America is on its own. The United States and European Union reacted quite differently to the recent South China Sea arbitration ruling, with the European bloc distancing itself from the transatlantic ally’s sharpest approach to the issue. Washington bluntly called on Beijing to respect the legal decision...
If Ukraine Wants the ICC’s Help, It Must Play by the ICC’s Rules
Valentyna Polunina, Andreas Umland Politics, Eurasia Kiev can’t have its cake and eat it too. Since Russia’s seizure of Crimea and its aggression in eastern Ukraine, many in Kiev have taken to the idea of enlisting the help of the International Criminal Court in The Hague to punish those responsible and discourage further...
No relief for Canada’s Milos Raonic with Murray withdrawal from Rogers Cup
TORONTO — Canada’s Milos Raonic doesn’t feel any type of relief now that world No. 2 Andy Murray won’t be in attendance at this week’s Rogers Cup. Raonic suffered his sixth straight defeat to Murray earlier this month in the final at Wimbledon. The Briton has beat Raonic four times this year, including the semifinals of...
