Section: US & Canada
Trump is proving himself to be the most antidemocratic president in modern US history
US President Donald Trump departs a rally in Ohio on September 21. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has challenged America’s democracy throughout his presidency, and he’s taking this to new conspiratorial heights as votes are still being counted in the 2020 election. Trump falsely declared victory on Wednesday...
Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, but is refusing to concede to Biden
President Donald Trump pauses while speaking to reporters about the 2020 presidential election results in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, November 5, 2020. Carlos Barria/Reuters President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election but is refusing to concede. “This election is not over,” the campaign said in a...
Belarus opens nuclear plant opposed by neighboring Lithuania
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday formally opened the country’s first nuclear power plant, a project sharply criticized by neighboring Lithuania. Lukashenko said the launch of the Russian-built and -financed Astravyets plant “will serve as an impetus for attracting the most advanced technologies to...
Ukraine Secures $100 Million From World Bank For Conflict-Hit Donbas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says his country has secured a $100 million loan from the World Bank for reconstruction efforts in the eastern Donbas region, badly hit by the six-year military conflict with Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Agency Calls On Iran To Speed Probe Into Downing Of Ukraine-Bound Plane
A UN agency has called on Iran to speed up its investigation into a Kyiv-bound passenger plane mistakenly shot down in January, killing 176 people. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Why Russia Can Claim Victory as Trump Casts Doubt on the U.S. Presidential Vote
About an hour before the first U.S. polls opened on Election Day, the Kremlin’s leading news agency published an interview with Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, the SVR, which helped orchestrate the Russian attempt to interfere in the 2016 elections. His prediction for the outcome of the 2020 vote...
Disabled hold rally in Belarus to demand president step down
KYIV, Ukraine — More than 200 disabled people rallied in Belarus’ capital Thursday, continuing a nearly three-month wave of protests triggered by the disputed reelection of the country’s authoritarian leader. They demonstrated in Minsk’s central avenue chanting “Go away!” and “Your time is over!” to demand President Alexander...
Disabled hold rally in Belarus to demand president step down
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — About 200 disabled people rallied in Belarus’ capital Thursday, continuing a nearly three-month wave of protests triggered by the disputed reelection of the country’s authoritarian leader. More than 15,000 people have been arrested since the protests erupted after President Alexander Lukashenko’s reelection...
Ottawa’s silence necessary during U.S. election uncertainty: democracy experts
OTTAWA — The political silence in Ottawa was deafening on Wednesday after Donald Trump’s bombastic declarations of victory in the U.S. presidential election and his threat to take his re-election fight to the Supreme Court. Trump was following through on his plan to claim a triumph even though mail-in votes were still being legally counted,...
Ukrainian Ex-Fighter Acquitted In 2014 Killing Of Italian Journalist Returns To Kyiv
A Ukrainian-Italian dual citizen whose conviction by an Italian court over the death of an Italian journalist during Ukraine’s war with Russian-backed separatists has returned to Kyiv after having his sentence overturned. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
