Section: US & Canada
Iran Can Take Fight Beyond its Borders, Khamenei Says in Rare Sermon
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – The Revolutionary Guards can take their fight beyond Iran’s borders, the supreme leader said on Friday, responding to the U.S. killing of his country’s most prominent commander and to anti-government unrest at home over the downing of an airliner. Recent Stories in National Security Iran Can Take...
Ukraine’s prime minister offers to resign over leaked audio
It’s the first major domestic political test for a relatively inexperienced president who has been caught up in U.S. impeachment proceedings. …read more Source::...
Parnas: Trump Allies ‘Tried To Keep Me Quiet,’ Pushed Me To Sacrifice Myself For POTUS
Indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas charged on Thursday night that his now-former lawyers, who are close to President Donald Trump, tried to get him to throw himself under the bus to protect the President. Parnas told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow that he fired John Dowd, who previously served as Trump’s lawyer, and Kevin Downing, Paul...
Iran plane crash leaves friends in Canada wondering what to do with victims’ belongings
Those with ties to the victims of the downed Ukraine International Airlines flight are left wondering how to take care of everything they left behind. …read more Source:: Toronto...
Ukraine’s Premier Offers Resignation as Political Infighting Grows
In a leaked audio recording, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk appears to criticize the economic acumen of President Volodymyr Zelensky. …read more Source:: The New York...
Lev Parnas Says Many GOPers Are Too ‘Scared’ Of Trump Getting DOJ To Investigate Them To Speak Out
In a pre-taped CNN interview that aired Wednesday night, Lev Parnas, an indicted associate to Rudy Giuliani, alleged that many Republicans won’t speak out against President Donald Trump for fear that he’ll have the Justice Department and Attorney General Bill Barr investigate them. During the second part of the pre-taped interview,...
Industry applauds TMX ruling and Trump called a clown; In The News for Jan. 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 17 … What we are watching in Canada … OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says it is pleased, but not surprised, by the Supreme Court ruling that shut...
Ukrainian prime minister submits resignation after tapes
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s prime minister submitted his resignation Friday, days after he was caught on tape saying the country’s president knows nothing about the economy. In a Facebook post, Oleksiy Honcharuk said that he had given his resignation to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “I took this post to implement the president’s...
Ukrainian PM submits resignation after tapes emerge
Ukraine’s prime minister submitted his resignation Friday, days after he was caught on tape saying the country’s president knows nothing about the economy. …read more Source::...
Ukraine Prime Minister offers to resign after leaked recording
Ukraine’s prime minister offered his resignation on Friday after audio was leaked of him questioning President Volodymyr Zelensky’s grasp of economics, in the first major political test for the inexperienced leader. …read more Source:: CTV...
