Section: US & Canada
Belarus activists make list of police from protest crackdown
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The main opposition candidate in Belarus’ disputed presidential election said Thursday that activists are compiling a list of law enforcement officers who were allegedly involved in violence against protesters denouncing the results of the vote. Nearly 7,000 people were detained and hundreds were brutally beaten by...
Top EU Court Upholds Sanctions On Russian Energy Firms, Calls Them ‘Duly Justified’
The European Union’s top court has upheld restrictive measures adopted by the 27-nation bloc against Russian oil and gas companies in connection with Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Protest Leader Charged as Belarus’ President Disparages Unrest as a U.S. Plot
MOSCOW (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Wednesday sought to disparage protesters demanding his resignation for a sixth straight week following a disputed election by accusing the United States of fomenting the unrest. In a long speech to top officials, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ranted against the alleged U.S.-led plan...
LIVE NOW: CIVIL WAR: The Way America Could End in 2020
We’re being set up for a civil war. The Left is grooming us for an Eastern European-style revolution this election, and they’re not even trying to hide it any more. The playbook for Mainstreet USA is the exact same that has been used in places like Ukraine, initiated by the same people in order to completely upend the American system....
Mitt Romney questions legitimacy of Biden-Burisma investigation, claims Senate inquiry is a ‘political exercise’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) questioned the legitimacy of the Senate investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s dealings in Ukraine, calling the probe a “political exercise.”In remarks made Wednesday during a business meeting of the Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee,...
Health official on leave amid political interference furor
WASHINGTON — A Trump health appointee is taking a leave of absence after allegations of political interference in the federal coronavirus response, followed by a personal video that warned of election violence and all but equated science with resistance. Michael Caputo has decided to take 60 days “to focus on his health and the well-being of his...
Ukraine, Belarus trade accusations over Jewish pilgrims
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine and Belarus traded angry accusations Wednesday over thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims who have remained stuck on their border after Ukraine denied them entry because of coronavirus restrictions. Ukraine’s presidential office urged Belarusian authorities to stop issuing misleading signals to the...
Ukraine, Belarus trade accusations over Jewish pilgrims
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Belarus traded angry accusations Wednesday over thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims who have remained stuck on their border after Ukraine denied them entry because of coronavirus restrictions. Ukraine’s presidential office urged Belarusian authorities to stop issuing misleading signals to the ultra-Orthodox...
Ukraine, Belarus trade accusations over Jewish pilgrims
Ukraine and Belarus are trading angry accusations over thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims who have remained stuck on their border after Ukraine denied them entry because of coronavirus restrictions …read more Source:: ABC...
German government calls Navalny recovery ‘encouraging’
BERLIN — The German government on Wednesday welcomed news that poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s condition has further improved after his poisoning in Russia and confirmed that Moscow had sent a second request for judicial assistance in the case. Navalny, who fell ill on a domestic flight in Russia on Aug. 20, posted a...
