Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian embassy confirms death in Nice attack; no word on missing student
OTTAWA — The Ukrainian embassy in Ottawa says one of its citizens died in a deadly truck attack in France last week. But Kostiantyn Kostenko says it’s not clear whether the victim is a missing student who was studying in Canada. Mykhaylo (Misha) Bazelevskyy, who was 22, has permanent resident status in Canada, but was travelling on a...
The ‘Dis-Integration’ Of The European Union: Is Romania Coming Into A New Era?
Romania is a relative newcomer to the European Union. A member of the EU since 2007, Romania is still often thought of as a country that is poor, corrupt, with dysfunctional public institutions and inefficient industry, a country that has yet to emerge from the shadows of its past. In reality, Romania is gradually conquering its longstanding...
Chamberfest shows to see
The world’s largest chamber music festival features about 100 concerts performed by between 300 and 400 musicians starting Thursday, July 21, and running until Aug. 3. Peter Robb and Natasha Gauthier suggest some concerts well worth checking out. Peter Robb 1. Mark the 125th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada with a concert...
Ukrainian student who studied in Alberta killed in Nice attack
A Ukrainian citizen who had been studying in Alberta was killed in last week’s terrorist attack in Nice, France, the Embassy of Ukraine in Ottawa confirmed. …read more Source: Global...
SitRep: Mass Arrests, Dismissals in Turkey; Russian Missiles in Crimea
The Far-Right Foreigners Coming to Cleveland, Cars as Weapons, And Lots More …read more Source: Foreign...
The Morning Vertical, July 18, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Two Years After MH17 Crash, a Settlement Has Been Reached
Exactly two years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Eastern Europe, the struggling air carrier has settled most of the many damages claims filed by families of the victims. Veeru Mewa, an attorney representing 165 of the Dutch victims, told The Guardian that the airline had reached a settlement with most of the parties...
California Student Among the Dead in Attack on Nice
(LOS ANGELES) — An American student from the University of California, Berkeley, was identified Sunday as one of the 84 people killed in Thursday’s Bastille Day truck attack in the French city of Nice, according to statement from the school. The university said the FBI informed school officials that the body of 20-year-old Nicolas Leslie of...
Is Russia’s Alliance with Greece a Threat to NATO?
Henry Stanek Politics, Eurasia Beware the Athens-Moscow entente. Against the backdrop of ongoing economic crisis and tensions over the troika-backed austerity program, the Greek government of Alexis Tsipras has formed remarkably close ties with the Kremlin. As an active member of NATO, the Greek embrace of Russia has been seen by many as a shot...
The Nice victims: American student was taking tech course
The terror attack on a joyous Bastille Day crowd waiting to watch fireworks in Nice, France, indiscriminately killed dozens of people, including children. The driver of a truck slammed into the festivities Thursday taking the lives of 84 people, including six members of the same family. Among those who have been identified were Americans,...
