Section: US & Canada
There’s an obvious solution if Trump refuses to leave the scene after his defeat
The national celebrations after Joe Biden decisively defeated Donald Trump in this month’s election focused heavily on the image of Trump being pushed out the door. People took to the streets and boogied down to Steam’s 1969 hit “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.” Signs carried by celebrants tended to focus more on...
Obama said he was surprised at top Republicans who did a ‘complete 180 on everything they claimed to believe’ to align with Trump
Former President Barack Obama speaks during the funeral service of the late Rep. John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church on July 30, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Alyssa Pointer-Pool/Getty Images Former President Barack Obama said he was troubled to witness Republican lawmakers doing “a complete 180 on everything they claimed to believe” in...
Putin’s Judo Partner and His Wife Locked in Battle Over $35M Mansion Neither Is Allowed to Live in
ALEXANDER NEMENOV / Getty ImagesVladimir Putin’s judo sparring partner is fighting his ex-wife in a London courtroom over the ownership of a luxurious British mansion with tennis courts, swimming pool and a panic room—despite the fact that neither of them are allowed to live in the U.K.Billionaire Russian oligarch Arkady Rotenberg, 68, a...
Why Obama Fears for Our Democracy
Barack Obama was describing to me the manner in which the Mongol emperor and war-crimes innovator Genghis Khan would besiege a town. “They gave you two choices,” he said. “‘If you open the gates, we’ll just kill you quickly and take your women and enslave your children, but we won’t slaughter them. But if you hold out, then...
500 reported arrested in Belarus protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group in Belarus said more than 500 people were arrested in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The Sunday demonstrations continued the wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. In the capital Minsk, police wielded...
Moldova Holding the Second Round of Presidential Election
Voters in Moldova are going to the polls Sunday for the second round of presidential election to choose between the pro-Moscow incumbent Igor Dodon and pro-European opposition leader Maia Sandu. Moldova’s Central Election Commission announced two weeks ago that Sandu had won more votes than Dodon in the first round, but not enough to...
Moldova’s presidential runoff sees big Russia-West divide
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans returned to the polls Sunday for a presidential runoff, facing a stark choice between the staunchly pro-Russian incumbent and his popular challenger, a pro-Western former World Bank economist. The challenger, former Prime Minister Maia Sandu, beat the odds to win the first round on Nov. 1, which narrowed the...
Ukrainian Football Players Infected With Coronavirus To Fly Home After 3-1 Loss To Germany
Four Ukrainian footballers infected with the coronavirus are to fly home from Germany, coach Andriy Shevchenko said on November 14 after Germany defeated Ukraine 3-1 in a UEFA Nations League match. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lighting bridge in colours for anti-abortion group ‘polarizing’, Edmonton lawyers say
EDMONTON — Lawyers representing the City of Edmonton say the city decided not to light a bridge in colours requested by an anti-abortion group because it risked polarizing the community, a judge heard Friday. The Alberta March for Life Association asked a judge last year to review the city’s decision to cancel lighting the High Level Bridge...
Lighting bridge in colours for anti-abortion group ‘polarizing’, Edmonton lawyers say
EDMONTON — Lawyers representing the City of Edmonton say the city decided not to light a bridge in colours requested by an anti-abortion group because it risked polarizing the community, a judge heard Friday. The Alberta March for Life Association asked a judge last year to review the city’s decision to cancel lighting the High Level Bridge...
