Section: US & Canada
Governments worried about corruption in Ukraine, lack of legislation to allow for elections
The foreign ministers of France and Germany, on a visit to Kiev, are expressing concerns about the political tensions that are impeding reform efforts in Ukraine and about the persisting conflict in eastern Ukraine, the Associated Press writes. Here is more from the Associated Press article: The two countries have been trying to help resolve the...
China is the fastest-growing exporter of weapons in the world
Ng Han Guan/APChina’s exports of major arms soared 88 percent between 2006 and 2015, and the country is now behind only the U.S. and Russia when it comes to exporting weapons around the globe, according o a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). China isn’t the only nation that has seen a boost...
U.S. Envoy Urges Ukraine To Become Agricultural ‘Superpower’
Ukraine signed a deal with U.S. agriculture giant Cargill to build a major grain export terminal that Washington’s ambassador said could help turn the embattled nation into an agricultural “superpower.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine, Russia Lift Bans On Cargo Truck Transits On February 25
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk accepted a Russian proposal on February 24 to lift mutual bans on cargo truck transits the two countries imposed earlier this month. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
North Korea is facing expanded sanctions over its recent nuclear tests
REUTERS/KCNAUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and China have agreed on a draft resolution that would expand U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea over its latest nuclear test and hope to put it to a vote in the coming days, council diplomats said on Wednesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two council...
Man City cruises past Dynamo Kiev
Manchester City took a giant stride towards the quarterfinals of the Champions League after an emphatic 3-1 win at Dynamo Kiev. …read more Source:...
EU Chief: Brexit Would Change Europe Forever for the Worse
BRUSSELS—Highlighting the European Union’s love-hate relationship with Britain, major groups in the EU legislature on Wednesday urged Britons to vote to remain in the EU but chided their prime minister for hijacking the bloc with a local “glorified cockfight” that could fundamentally undermine its unity. EU President Donald Tusk insisted...
Al-Qaeda is taking control of a pivotal Middle East country
REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahThe 11-month-long chaotic civil war in Yemen has reached a decisive moment. The Saudi-led coalition and Yemeni government forces are now about 30 miles from the capital, Sana’a. The city was captured in September 2014 by a coalition of Shiite Houthi rebels and elite military units loyal to the country’s former...
One of the world’s most-wanted Nazis just won a big legal victory
Wikimedia CommonsIt’s been twenty years since Helmut Oberlander’s Canadian citizenship was revoked, and he was ordered deported. But he’s not heading back home yet. The 92-year-old’s eviction from Canada has been delayed again after winning another victory in a federal courtroom. A judge ordered the justice system to...
One of the world’s most-wanted Nazis just won a big legal victory
Wikimedia CommonsIt’s been twenty years since Helmut Oberlander’s Canadian citizenship was revoked, and he was ordered deported. But he’s not heading back home yet. The 92-year-old’s eviction from Canada has been delayed again after winning another victory in a federal courtroom. A judge ordered the justice system to...
