Section: Time (USA)
Russia and Ukraine Trade Prisoners, Each Releasing 35 People
MOSCOW — Russia and Ukraine conducted a major prisoner exchange that freed 35 people detained in each country and flew them to the other, a deal that could help advance Russia-Ukraine relations and end five years of fighting in Ukraine’s east. The trade involved some of the highest-profile prisoners caught up in a bitter standoff between...
This Lithuanian City Played Host to Filming For HBO’s ‘Chernobyl.’ It’s Now Preparing For Its Own Nuclear Radiation Leak
(Bloomberg) — Its streets helped form the backdrop for this year’s hit TV show Chernobyl, which depicted a deadly explosion at the Soviet-era nuclear plant in 1986. Now, the Baltic city of Vilnius is preparing for its own potential real-life atomic catastrophe. The Lithuanian capital is on edge over the imminent opening of a nuclear-power...
German President Asks for ‘Forgiveness’ as He Marks 80th Anniversary of WWII Start Date in Poland
(WARSAW, Poland) — Germany’s president expressed deep remorse for the suffering his nation inflicted on Poland and the rest of Europe during World War II, warning of the dangers of nationalism as world leaders gathered Sunday in the country where the war started at incalculable costs. “This war was a German crime,” President Frank-Walter...
Ukraine Is Struggling to Make Sense of Trump and Bolton’s Conflicting Messages on Russia
Like many of Ukraine’s political leaders, Oleksandr Danyliuk, the head of the National Defense and Security Council of Ukraine, had trouble making sense of the messages on Russia that have come out of the Trump Administration this week. On Wednesday in Kiev, his nation’s capital, Danyliuk met with his American counterpart, the U.S....
Trump Cancels Poland Trip to Focus on Hurricane Dorian, Says He’s Sending Pence in His Place
(Bloomberg) –– President Donald Trump said he canceled a trip to Poland this weekend because Hurricane Dorian is poised to strike Florida, and will send Vice President Mike Pence in his place. The storm is expected to strike Florida’s east coast by Monday, delivering torrential rain and 130 mile (209 kilometer) per-hour winds. Trump said he...
‘You’re Not a Person if You Don’t Drink.’ How This Tiny European Country Developed the World’s World Drinking Problem
By January 2018 the mayor of Puhoi was fed up. His assistant kept turning up to work drunk. His colleague wasn’t the only one; sometimes it seemed to him as if everyone in this Moldovan village of 5,500 people had a drinking problem. So the mayor, Petru Frunze, decided to hold a competition. Any couple who could stay sober for six months...
‘Dramatic Resurgence’ of Measles in Europe Partly Due to Vaccine Refusals
(LONDON) — The World Health Organization says there has been a “dramatic resurgence” of measles in Europe, in part fueled by vaccine refusals, with nearly 90,000 people sickened by the virus in the first half of 2019. In a report issued Thursday, the U.N. health agency said the number of measles cases from January to June this year is double the...
‘A Test of Unity’, Power Moves and Posturing as G7 Summit Gets Underway
(BIARRITZ, France) — The posturing by leaders of the G-7 rich democracies began well before they stood together for a summit photo. French President Emmanuel Macron, the host, cornered Donald Trump at the American leader’s hotel with an impromptu lunch invitation. It was something of a power move by Macron, who pushed the Amazon wildfires...
Everything You Need to Know About the 2019 G7 Summit
The 45th annual G7 Summit is set to kick off on Aug. 24 in the seaside town of Biarritz in France. For two days, leaders from the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Italy, Germany and Japan, as well as top E.U. officials, will discuss global challenges involving foreign policy, the economy, the protection of the environment. The aim of the meeting is to...
What Does the G7 Stand For?
Heads of state are meeting on Saturday for a two-day summit in the southern French city of Biarritz. President Emmanuel Macron is this year’s host and wants the meeting to focus on fighting inequality and protecting biodiversity and climate. Here’s everything you need to know about the conference of world leaders. What does G7 stand...
