Section: US & Canada
Canada expands sanctions over Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine
Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion says Canada has no intention of lifting sanction and added more names to the list. …read more Source: Toronto...
Weekend Roundup: Putin’s Drawdown Is as Much About World Order as About Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement this week of a withdrawal of some forces from Syria has put an end to the narrative that Russia was bound to be trapped in a Mideast quagmire. Whether in Ukraine or in Syria, it has become clear that Russia’s actions are as much about its role in the world order as about those...
Canada has imposed more sanctions over Russia’s handling of Ukraine
OTTAWA — Canada has announced it’s adding more names to those affected by sanctions imposed because of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion says 10 additional entities and two more individuals in Russia have been added along with four additional entities and three additional individuals in...
Canada has imposed more sanctions over Russia’s handling of Ukraine
Canada has announced it’s adding more names to sanctions imposed because of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...
Weekend Roundup: Putin’s Drawdown Is as Much About World Order as About Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement this week of a withdrawal of some forces from Syria has put an end to the narrative that Russia was bound to be trapped in a Mideast quagmire. Whether in Ukraine or in Syria, it has become clear that Russia’s actions are as much about its role in the world order as about those...
Here’s what to expect out of Donald Trump’s foreign policy speech on Monday
Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe list of people who are getting nervous about the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency is not a short one, but some of the most concerned are those whose focus is the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world. Trump has promised to tear up treaties and trade deals, and to pressure the U.S....
Tara VanDerveer, former star Jennifer Azzi take NCAA stage
At 3:30 a.m. on a brutally cold morning while leaving the Ukraine, her U.S. teammates already on the bus outside the hotel, Jennifer Azzi stopped for a group of begging, poverty-stricken elderly women and handed out all of her remaining currency and her extra clothes. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
‘Is This Real Life?’: Inside the Ukraine War’s Gray Zone
LOBACHEVE, Ukraine—War is absurd sometimes. The SUV clambered along the pothole-speckled dirt road, which was now more mud than dirt in the wake of melting snow and spring rains. The driver, a 30-year-old Ukrainian soldier named Andriy, held a pistol in his steering hand as he navigated through no man’s land near the separatist-controlled...
Why Putin’s Policy in Syria Has Laid the Groundwork for a Political Settlement
MOSCOW — President Putin’s decision to start pulling Russian troops out of Syria made headlines around the world this week. But if one recalls official statements at the start of the operation and after it was in full force, the decision was to be expected. It was said from the very beginning that the operation would continue for only...
Concert pianist finds 2 daughters dead, wife faces mental exam
An internationally renowned concert pianist arrived at his estranged wife’s home in Texas to pick up their two daughters and found the girls slain in their beds, police said Friday. Authorities say their Russian mother, who had suffered knife wounds, faces a mental health exam. …read more Source:...
