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    Russian prankster gets through by phone to Polish president
    Jul15

    Russian prankster gets through by phone to Polish president

    WARSAW, Poland (AP) – A Russian prankster posing as the U.N. secretary-general, managed to get through to Poland’s reelected president, Andrzej Duda, on the telephone, rendering him speechless following questions about Ukraine, Russia and the outcome of Sunday’s election. The prankster, Vladimir Kuznetsov, known as Vovan, posted...

    Ukraine Urged To Protect Journalist Threatened Over Her Reporting
    Jul15

    Ukraine Urged To Protect Journalist Threatened Over Her Reporting

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging Ukraine’s authorities to investigate death threats against a local independent journalist. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Urged To Protect Journalist Threatened Over Her Reporting
    Jul14

    Ukraine Urged To Protect Journalist Threatened Over Her Reporting

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging Ukraine’s authorities to investigate death threats against a local independent journalist. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The Traditional Interpretation of the Pardon Power Is Wrong
    Jul13

    The Traditional Interpretation of the Pardon Power Is Wrong

    When Roger Stone was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for obstruction, making false statements, and witness tampering, Judge Amy Berman Jackson concluded, “He was not prosecuted, as some have complained, for standing up for the president. He was prosecuted for covering up for the president.” Stone was scheduled to be incarcerated on July...

    Iran blames bad communication, alignment for Jan. downing of Ukraine jet
    Jul13

    Iran blames bad communication, alignment for Jan. downing of Ukraine jet

    All 176 people on board Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 were killed when the flight was shot down on Jan. 8 over Tehran, Iran. …read more Source:: Pittsburgh...

    Coronavirus Surge in Eastern European Countries Leads to Travel Bans, Face Mask Mandates
    Jul12

    Coronavirus Surge in Eastern European Countries Leads to Travel Bans, Face Mask Mandates

    (BUDAPEST, Hungary) — Countries in Eastern Europe are facing rising waves of coronavirus infections, leading to new restrictive measures such as the mandatory use of face masks in Croatia and travel bans or quarantines to be imposed by Hungary. Hungarian authorities said Sunday that they would put countries in three categories — red, yellow and...

    Iran: ‘Human Error’ Caused Ukraine Crash
    Jul12

    Iran: ‘Human Error’ Caused Ukraine Crash

    Iran claims “human error” was responsible for the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane earlier this year that killed all 176 people on board.The Iranian Civil Aviation authority said late Saturday, “A failure occurred due to a human error in following the procedure” for aligning the radar.The misalignment caused a “107-degree error” in the...

    Presidents Leave. Czars Stick Around.
    Jul12

    Presidents Leave. Czars Stick Around.

    American presidents customarily leave office when voters reject them. Czars, emperors, and would-be prime ministers for life do whatever they can to hold on to power. To extend his rule until 2026, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently held a referendum to amend his country’s constitution. While some Russians publicly opposed the...

    Ukraine’s bank chief quit and coffin left as warning. It’s a scandal that threatens the country’s economic health.
    Jul11

    Ukraine’s bank chief quit and coffin left as warning. It’s a scandal that threatens the country’s economic health.

    Claims over political interference in Ukraine’s central bank threatens billions in future IMF help. …read more Source:: The Washington...

    Roger Stone’s Commutation Was Inevitable
    Jul11

    Roger Stone’s Commutation Was Inevitable

    Forget Bernie Kerik, Scooter Libby, Michael Milken—even Sheriff Joe Arpaio. This was the presidential reprieve President Donald Trump’s critics feared most.Trump’s move tonight to commute the sentence of his longtime associate Roger Stone, nearly five months after a federal judge sentenced him to more than three years in prison, was...