Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Kerry: North Koreans Should Know Their Actions Have Consequences
KIEV, Ukraine—Secretary of State John Kerry says North Korean officials at all levels need to know there are consequences for their actions, after the U.S. blacklisted top figures for human rights abuses. The Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and 10 other senior officials. It was the first time...
NATO Head Applauds Canada’s Decision to Join Effort in Eastern Europe
OTTAWA—The head of NATO has praised Canada for agreeing to take a leadership role in the standoff with Russia, even as new figures show Canadian defence spending has fallen to record lows. Ottawa announced last week that Canada would join Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States in leading a 4,000-strong NATO force in Eastern Europe....
After Britain’s Brexit Vote, Other Countries Might Follow
BRUSSELS — The EU must reinvent itself to survive after Britain’s vote to leave. It may be too late. The damning verdict of British voters was the worst setback to the EU since the germ of a more integrated Europe first took shape in the ruins left by World War II. And it threatens to be wildly contagious — even before the ballots were all...
The Latest: Firm Plans Money Exchange Limits During UK Vote
LONDON — The Latest on Britain’s referendum on staying or leaving the European Union (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Money changing service TransferWise says it will be imposing restrictions on transfers involving British pounds from Wednesday until Friday, saying that “exchange rates are likely to be volatile” in the run-up to...
Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov Fights the World’s Dictators
Garry Kasparov, often considered the greatest chess player of all time, sees life as a battle between opposites: good and evil, or freedom and totalitarianism. Upon retiring from chess in 2005, Kasparov dedicated himself to an all-out war with whomever he considers as belonging to the “forces of evil”—for instance, totalitarian regimes like...
NATO Ministers Agree to Deploy 4 Battalions to Eastern Flank
BRUSSELS—NATO on Tuesday reinforced its defenses against Russia from the Baltic to the Black Sea, delivering what NATO’s chief called a clear message to Moscow that “if any of our allies is attacked the whole alliance will respond as one.” Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance secretary-general, told a news conference that NATO defense ministers...
NATO Chief: 4 Battalions Going to Baltic States, Poland
BRUSSELS— NATO’s chief announced Monday that the alliance will agree this week to send four multinational battalions to the Baltic states and Poland to boost their defenses against Russia. Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary-general, said alliance defense ministers will formally approve the deployment plan drafted by NATO military planners...
France: Strikes, Trash Taint Image as It Hosts Soccer Event
PARIS—The Paris mayor is promising to clear all city streets of garbage by the end of the day after 12 days of strikes that have left a stinky mess — and further clouded France’s image as it hosts the European Championship soccer tournament. Unions remain determined to keep up strikes at the main Paris waste incineration plant, on commuter...
NATO Launches Largest Military Drills Since End of Cold War
NATO has launched its first military drills in Poland—its largest since the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union dissolved more than 25 years ago. Poland, along with its NATO partners, kicked off the two-week long Anaconda initiative, which are designed to check “the alliance’s ability to defend its eastern flank,” Polish Defence Minister...
Ukraine Arrests French Man for Plotting Attacks on Euro 2016
MOSCOW—Ukraine’s intelligence agency SBU said on Monday it has thwarted a plot to attack soccer’s European Championships in France by arresting a Frenchman who wanted to cross from Ukraine into the European Union armed to the teeth. The SBU said in a statement it had followed the man since December and allowed him to purchase five...
