Section: US & Canada
Military Experts Question New Russian Tank Capabilities
Russia has been showing off its new combat tank design, which officials claim is 20 years ahead of current Western designs. But military analysts question those assertions, and warn the cost could be too heavy a burden for Russia’s struggling economy. During Russia’s Victory Day military parade on May 9, as fighter jets roared...
Forgetting Afghanistan
Carlos Barria / Reuters Since publishing a book on America’s age of unwinnable conflicts a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been asked hundreds of questions about topics ranging from ISIS to Ukraine, from the military-industrial complex to reinstating the draft. But I can’t recall a single person asking me about the war in Afghanistan....
Here’s why the Confederate flag is flown outside the US
In the aftermath of the slaying of nine African-Americans at a historically black church, retailers and states are rejecting a symbol of America’s racist history — the Confederate flag. But even if America is successful in obliterating the Confederate flag, it will not disappear off the face of the Earth. That’s because the...
Violation of Ceasefire Between Russian-Backed Rebels and Ukrainian Government Continues, Kindergarten Targeted
The Ukrainian government in Kiev fired 54 shells of 82 mm and 120 mm caliber at the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, the pro-Russian rebels’ defence ministry said Wednesday. According to Tass, a Russian news agency, other Russian villages affected include Logvinovo, Spartak and Naberezhnoye. …read more Source:...
Lone Russian Lawmaker To Oppose Crimean Annexation Charged With Embezzlement
Russian authorities have charged Ilya Ponomaryov, the lone State Duma representative to vote against the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, with embezzlement. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Europe’s Immigration Consensus Fraying Badly
Migrants hiding in the back of trucks in Calais. © Getty Images In the ever-escalating war of words over immigration in the European Union, Hungary has taken a series of decisive steps. Bloomberg: The government halted its participation in the Dublin Agreement, which governs the transfer of refugees within the European Union, according to a...
US General: Russian Military Presence in Ukraine Irrefutable
Commander of US troops in Europe: Russian military presence in Ukraine ‘irrefutable’ …read more Source: ABC...
US general: Russian military presence in Ukraine irrefutable
VIENNA (AP) — The commander of the U.S. troops in Europe is dismissing claims by Russia that it is staying out of the Ukraine conflict, speaking… …read more Source:...
Putin’s approval ratings hit 89 percent, the highest they’ve ever been
MOSCOW – Think Russians are tiring of conflict with the West? Not according to President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings, which hit all-time highs of 89 percent Wednesday. Putin has been riding sky-high ever since the March 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, which Russians embraced as a restoration of their place at the...
Russia Extends Sanction On Western Food Imports By One Year
The ban prohibits most food imports from the United States, European Union, Australia, Canada, and Norway. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
