Section: US & Canada
Trudeau meets crash victims’ families amid threat of new tensions with Iran
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting this morning with families of the victims of Wednesday’s plane crash in Iran, which killed 176 people, including 138 who were bound for Canada. The private conversations in Toronto come as there is a looming threat of fresh tensions between Iran and the West. U.S. officials say they are...
Iranian missile likely caused Ukraine plane crash, Pompeo says; Iran urges investigators for information
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that the US suspects an Iranian missile caused the deadly crash of a Ukrainian passenger jet in Iran. …read more Source:: USA...
Pompeo on Flight 752: World will ‘take appropriate actions’ after investigation
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. will await the results of an investigation into what happened to Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 before taking the “appropriate actions” in response. Pompeo tells a news conference in Washington that the U.S. believes it is likely the aircraft, which was carrying at least 63 Canadian...
Iran to analyze black box after missile blamed for crash
Iran, which has denied the Boeing 737-800 was downed by a missile, said it could take one or two months to extract information from the voice and flight data recorders. It said it could ask Russia, Canada, France or Ukraine if it needed help. …read more Source::...
The Latest: US announces new sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local): 11:25 a.m. The Trump administration on Friday announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following this week’s missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin say the new sanctions will...
Iran Denies Shooting Down Passenger Jet
Iran is denying allegations that one of its missiles shot down a Ukrainian jetliner outside Tehran and is urging the U.S. and Canada to provide any information about the crash that killed all 176 people on board.Iranian Civil Aviation Organization chief Ali Abedzadeh said Friday at a Tehran news conference that “what we can say with...
Pompeo on Flight 752: World will ‘take appropriate actions’ after investigation
The United States will await the results of an investigation into what happened to flight 752 before taking the ‘appropriate actions’ in response, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday as he acknowledged for the first time that the Ukraine International Airlines jet was likely downed by an Iranian missile. …read more...
Airlines react to Iran tensions by rerouting flights; FAA orders US carriers to avoid airspace
Airlines are continuing to avoid Iranian airspace in the wake of missile attacks on U.S. military bases, as well as the crash of a Boeing 737-800. …read more Source:: USA...
Pelosi Sets Stage To Send Impeachment Case To Senate Next Week
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the House will vote to appoint impeachment managers next week, setting the stage for the impeachment articles against President Trump to be sent to the Senate soon after. “I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and...
Trudeau meets crash victims’ families amid threat of new tensions with Iran
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting this morning with families of the victims of Wednesday’s plane crash in Iran, which killed 176 people, including 138 who were bound for Canada. The private conversations in Toronto come as there is a looming threat of fresh tensions between Iran and the West. U.S. officials say they are levelling new...
