Section: US & Canada
Lawyer: Russian suspect denies involvement in downing MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — One of the suspects charged in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 denies any involvement and wants to speak in court to explain his version of events, his lawyer said Monday as the trial in absentia of three Russians and a Ukrainian resumed in a Dutch courtroom. Sabine ten Doesschate,...
It Wasn’t a Rumour – the Second Wave is Here
We’ve learned so much about humanity thanks to the COVID 19 pandemic. We have seen moments of great sacrifice and others of humiliating indifference in the face of our greatest health challenge in a century. From the outset, we were warned by health experts that, regardless of infection rates going down over time, a second wave would arrive...
Lawyer: Russian suspect denies involvement in downing MH17
A lawyer for one of the suspects charged in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 says her client denies any involvement and wants to explain his version of events in court …read more Source:: ABC...
In Ukraine’s Odessa, summer crowds ditched their masks. It’s now a hot spot in Europe’s ‘second wave.’
A taxi driver took his mother to a Black Sea spa for her birthday. She died of the virus and he is infected. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Lawyer: Russian suspect denies involvement in downing MH17
A lawyer for one of the suspects charged in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 says her client denies any involvement and wants to explain his version of events in court …read more Source:: The Washington...
Ambassadors appeal for acceptance of LGBT people in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ambassadors to Poland from some 50 countries and international organizations have expressed their support for the LGBT community in the country, citing a need to work for “non-discrimination, tolerance and mutual acceptance.” The appeal, made in an open letter published Sunday, comes as an increasingly visible...
100,000 March in Belarus Capital on 50th Day of Protests Over President Lukashenko
(KYIV, Ukraine) — About 100,000 demonstrators marched in the Belarusian capital calling for the authoritarian president’s ouster, some wearing cardboard crowns to ridicule him, on Sunday as the protests that have rocked the country marked their 50th consecutive day. Protests also took place in nine other cities, underlining the wide extent...
Trump’s top 10 tricks: Here’s a useful guide to have on hand as the presidential debates get underway
Ready for even more Trumpian disinformation?Cornered by a continuing pandemic, teetering economy and racial strife, President Houdini has been resorting to rhetorical tricks honed over a lifetime to escape political calamity. One way to prepare for this Tuesday’s first debate and his Fall barrage is to reveal Trump’s...
100,000 march in Belarus capital on 50th day of protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — About 100,000 demonstrators marched in the Belarusian capital calling for the authoritarian president’s ouster, some wearing cardboard crowns to ridicule him, on Sunday as the protests that have rocked the country marked their 50th consecutive day. Protests also took place in nine other cities, underlining the wide...
Can Foreign Powers Help the Belarus Prodemocracy Movement Without Undermining It?
When Alexander Lukashenko began to face the biggest challenge yet to his 26-year rule of Belarus, he attributed it to only one thing: Western meddling.“We have managed to take steps to anticipate and thwart a major plan to destabilize Belarus,” the longtime president said in the run-up to last month’s disputed elections. “The masks have...
