Section: US & Canada
Serbia opens pipeline for Russian gas, ignores US opposition
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Defying U.S. calls to reduce its dependency on energy supplies from Russia, Serbia on Friday officially launched a new gas link that will bring additional Russian gas to the Balkan country via Bulgaria and Turkey. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic attended a ceremony Friday for the opening of the 400-kilometer (250-mile)...
Trump’s foreign policy was disastrously impulsive — it’s time for some idealism
In a recent (December 20) Washington Post Outlook commentary, journalist Robert Wright voices the article’s title: “Biden’s team of idealists will keep getting people killed.” What’s noteworthy about this apologia is its perpetuation of tired tropes that have been with us throughout modern memory about idealists and...
NATO is furious at Trump delaying the military handover to Biden while ‘there’s a significant security situation underway with Iran that could explode at any time’
President-elect Joe Biden and outgoing President Donald Trump. JIM WATSON,SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images The Russians have hacked the US government. Iran has vowed revenge on America for the assassination of one of its military leaders. Yet Trump is mishandling the transition of the Pentagon to incoming President Joe Biden, sources tell Insider....
US Accuses Ukrainians of Using Misappropriated Funds for Ohio Real Estate
U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday accused Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky and another Ukrainian businessman of using misappropriated funds to buy real estate in Ohio, following earlier similar U.S. allegations involving property in Kentucky and Texas.Kolomoisky, one of the most prominent tycoons in Ukraine and regarded as a key political backer of...
Iran to pay $150G to families of Ukraine plane crash victims
Iran on Wednesday said it will pay $150,000 to the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces near Tehran in January. …read more Source:: FOX...
Iran allocates $150K US payments to families of Ukraine crash victims
Iran has created a compensation fund to pay families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran last January, the president announced Wednesday. …read more Source::...
Iran says it will pay $150K to each family of Ukraine plane crash victims
Those killed included dozens of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and many others with ties to Canadian universities. …read more Source:: Global...
Iran allocates payments of US$150,000 to families of Ukraine crash victims
Iran’s cabinet has created a compensation fund to pay the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran last January, the president announced Wednesday. …read more Source:: CTV...
Iran allocates payment to families of Ukraine crash victims
…read more Source:: Toronto...
Iran allocates payment to families of Ukraine crash victims
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s cabinet has created a compensation fund to pay the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran last January, the president announced Wednesday. Iran will pay $150,000 for each victim, state TV … …read more Source::...
