Section: Time (USA)
Ukraine Will Ban Russian Airlines From Flying Into the Country
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister says Russian airlines will be banned from flying into the country, the latest attempt to put pressure on Russia as the conflict in eastern Ukraine grinds on. Ukraine also will ban Russian planes from using Ukrainian airspace for transit flights if the planes are believed to be carrying military...
Transcript: Read the Speech Pope Francis Gave to the United Nations
Pope Francis will speak before the United Nations General Assembly Friday morning, the first time that a pope will speak at the annual session where all member countries are represented. Here is a full transcript of his remarks. Thank you for your kind words. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel honored, the Secretary General of the...
Pope Francis Heads to Washington, D.C.
Washington will open its arms to His Holiness Pope Francis on Tuesday when the Catholic leader’s historic multi-city tour of the U.S. begins. Over the past five decades, the U.S. has welcomed three Popes to its shores and during each visit, the Holy Father has spread messages of peace and love to the gathered masses in cities such as New...
Russian Pranksters Say They’re The Ones Behind That Fake Putin Call to Elton John
Two comedians told Russian media on Wednesday that they were responsible for impersonating Vladimir Putin and his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov in a phone conversation with music icon and LGBT advocate, Elton John. John had previously expressed interest in a BBC interview about speaking with Putin about Russia’s appalling record on LGBT...
The Kremlin Denies Vladimir Putin Discussed LGBT Rights in Phone Call With Elton John
It seems Elton John and the Kremlin are singing two different songs — a spokesman for Vladimir Putin’s government has expressly denied that a conversation has taken place between the outspoken singer and the Russian President a day after the Briton said otherwise. John posted a photo of Putin on his Instagram on Monday, with a caption that...
Vladimir Putin Phones Elton John After Singer Requested Meeting on LGBT Rights
Singer Sir Elton John announced on Tuesday that he had received a phone call from an unlikely source — Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Thank you to President Vladimir Putin for reaching out and speaking via telephone with me today,” John posted on Instagram. “I look to forward to meeting with you face-to-face to discuss LGBT equality in...
Russia’s Foreign Minister Says Moscow Will Continue Sending Military Supplies to Syria
Moscow will continue providing military aid to Damascus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reportedly said Sunday. “There were military supplies, they are ongoing and they will continue,” Lavrov told Russian news agencies, according to Reuters. “They are inevitably accompanied by Russian specialists, who help to adjust the equipment, to...
In Moldova, Tens of Thousands of Protesters Are Demanding the President’s Resignation
Huge anti-corruption demonstrations in the Moldovan capital Chisinau have entered their eighth day, with protesters calling for the government’s resignation and early elections. About 20,000 people took to the streets Sunday to demand an investigation into why an estimated $1.5 billion vanished from three Moldovan banks, reports the BBC....
Left Winger’s Victory in Labour Leadership Is a ‘Wail of Despair’ for the Party
He calls Hamas and Hizballah his “friends” and favors removing Queen Elizabeth from her throne. He spent years supporting Sinn Fein and the Irish Republican Army and thinks Argentina should be granted a role in the government of the British-controled Falkland Islands. He blames Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on NATO and takes a skeptical view...
The 5 Big Questions About Europe’s Migrant Crisis
In recent weeks, chaos at border crossings and train stations, squalid conditions in makeshift refugee camps and a heartbreaking photograph of a drowned Syrian toddler have all helped bring Europe’s refugee crisis into the global spotlight. According to the UNHCR, more than 380,000 migrants and refugees have landed on Europe’s...
