Section: US & Canada
Cost of Iraq and NATO reassurance missions ‘classified’ in coming budget: DND
OTTAWA – Parliament may have approved a year-long extension to the country’s combat mission in Iraq and Syria, but the Harper government is once again refusing to say how much it will cost taxpayers.Nor will it reveal the estimated pricetag for upcoming involvement in NATO’s reassurance operations in eastern Europe.Late Tuesday,...
Cost of Iraq and NATO reassurance missions ‘classified’: DND
President of the Treasury Board Tony Clement . (Patrick Doyle/CP) OTTAWA – Parliament may have approved a year-long extension to the country’s combat mission in Iraq and Syria, but the Harper government is once again refusing to say how much it will cost taxpayers. Nor will it reveal the estimated price tag for upcoming involvement in...
Cost to fight ISIL in Syria and Iraq declared secret by Conservative government
Parliament may have approved a year-long extension to the country’s combat mission in Iraq and Syria, but the Harper government is once again refusing to say how much it will cost taxpayers, Murray Brewster of the Canadian Press writes. Here is the rest of Murray Brewster’s article: Nor will it reveal the estimated pricetag for...
Tragedies Move Germany, France Closer, Leaders Say
The leaders of Germany and France announced plans Tuesday to work more closely on economic and security issues after years of strain, saying the tragedies of the Charlie Hebdo killings and air crash in the French Alps had brought them closer. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande, whose relationship has sometimes been tense...
Netherlands too strong for lacklustre Spain
Amsterdam (AFP) – The Netherlands once again proved too good for an under-par Spain as goals from Stefan de Vrij and Davy Klaasen handed the hosts a 2-0 friendly win in Amsterdam on Tuesday.Spain were hoping to exact revenge for the 5-1 thrashing they suffered at the hands of the Dutch at last year’s World Cup, but their chances were...
NATO Reassures East European Allies of its Support
NATO’s supreme commander in Europe said that an armored vehicles convoy of U.S. troops crossing eastern Europe is a “good message of reassurance” to member nations for the military alliance’s support. Speaking Tuesday in the capital of Romania, Bucharest, General Philip Breedlove said that the exercise tested many things that...
Airline Knew About Co-pilot’s Depressive Episode
BERLIN — Lufthansa knew six years ago that the co-pilot of the passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps last week had suffered from a “serious depressive episode,” the German airline said Tuesday. The airline said that as part of its internal research it found emails that Andreas Lubitz sent to the Lufthansa flight school in Bremen when he...
Putin Agrees To Extend Ukraine Gas Price For Three Months
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports a proposal to extend the current natural gas deal with Ukraine by three months. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Eastern Ukraine’s Children Fall Prey to War
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that more than 150 children have been killed and maimed by landmines and unexploded ordnance during the past year in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine. According to the United Nations, the number of people killed in eastern Ukraine since fighting broke out last April now...
Germanwings Co-Pilot Lubitz Told Flight School Of Depressive Episode: Lufthansa
BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa knew six years ago that the co-pilot of the passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps last week had suffered from a “serious depressive episode,” the German airline said Tuesday. The airline said that as part of its internal research it found emails that Andreas Lubitz sent to the Lufthansa flight school...
