Section: US & Canada
Trump lauds US economy in Davos, says little on climate woes
DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s led a “spectacular” turnaround of the U.S. economy and urged the world to invest in America, but had less to say about climate change issues that are a focus of this year’s gathering of top business and political leaders in the Swiss Alps. Trump kept to his speech...
Canada, allies push Iran to co-operate on Ukraine plane’s black boxes
OTTAWA — Canada and its allies are pushing Iran to move the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner it shot down to a facility that can quickly download its crucial flight data. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the request emerged from his conference call on Monday with counterparts from Britain, Sweden, Afghanistan and...
Canada, allies push Iran to co-operate on Ukraine plane’s black boxes
OTTAWA — Canada and its allies are pushing Iran to move the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner it shot down to a facility that can quickly download its crucial flight data. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the request emerged from his conference call on Monday with counterparts from Britain, Sweden, Afghanistan and...
Canada, allies push Iran to co-operate on Ukraine plane’s black boxes
OTTAWA — Canada and its allies are pushing Iran to move the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner it shot down to a facility that can quickly download its crucial flight data. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the request emerged from his conference call on Monday with counterparts from Britain, Sweden, Afghanistan and...
Buckle Up: What to Watch as Impeachment Trial Takes Off
Senators like to float above messy politics in what’s known by some as the dignified “upper chamber,“ home of Congress’ cooler heads and lofty rhetoric. But as a court of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, the Senate beginning Tuesday might seem more like the economy cabin of an oversold flight on an especially...
United Nations to review dangers of flying in conflict zones after deadly Iran crash
The UN’s aviation agency says it will review the issue of passenger planes flying in conflict zones in the wake of the Flight PS752 disaster that killed 176 people. It has also been invited by Iran to participate in the crash investigation. …read more Source::...
Iran is asking for help to analyze the downed Ukraine Flight 752, but its refusal to hand over the black box means the full truth may never emerge
Ukrainian Flight 752 was downed just after takeoff from Tehran on January 8, killing all 176 people on board. …read more Source:: Business...
Impeachment guide: Voting on the trial rules
The Senate will consider, and vote on, the rules of the road for the opening stages of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. It is partisan. The fight over it will be heated. Democrats will try to change it and highlight its deficiencies. Every single Republican will vote for it, and it will be locked into place. If the Senate was...
Iran acknowledges missiles made by Russia targeted Ukrainian passenger jet
Iran acknowledged on Tuesday that its armed forces fired two Russian anti-aircraft missiles at a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed after taking off from Tehran‘s main airport earlier this month, killing all 176 people on board. The new preliminary report by Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization however stopped short of blaming the TOR-M1 for the...
Iran Acknowledges 2 Russian-Made Missiles Targeted Ukraine Jet
Iran released a new preliminary report on the crash of the Ukraine International Airways plane, which killed 176 people. …read more Source:: The Huffington...
