Tag: Russia-Ukraine War

US, Canada and Finland look to build more icebreakers to counter Russia in the Arctic

WASHINGTON -- The United States, Canada and Finland will work together to build up their icebreaker fleets as they look to bolster their...

Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times 'undesirable' amid crackdown on criticism

The Russian prosecutor general's office on Wednesday declared The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia’s expatriate community, as an “undesirable organization.”The...

Leaders in Europe and the US express relief mixed with concern about France's election result

BERLIN -- Leaders across Europe and the United States reacted with relief but also some concern to the result of the French legislative...

France's president called a surprise election. The result could diminish his power in world affairs

PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron could awake — if he has slept at all — with clipped wings on Monday morning. The...

Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden's delay of consideration of gas export projects

LAKE CHARLES, La. -- The Biden administration can’t delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal challenge by...

U.S. sanctions 'sprawling' shadow banking network for supporting Iranian military

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday it is imposing economic sanctions on 50 people and firms across Hong Kong, the United...