Sunday, March 21, 2021

Canadian Michael Kovrig, accused by China of spying, goes on trial in Beijing

CANADA-CHINA/

The trial of Michael Kovrig, the second of two Canadians detained in China for more than two years, is underway in Beijing in a closed courtroom, a senior Canadian diplomat said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trial-michael-kovrig-china-1.5958648?cmp=rss

Jews in Russian city scarred by WWII massacre watch Canada's decision on Nazi interpreter

Natalia Yefimushkina

As Canadian immigration officials decide the fate of an interpreter who worked for the Nazis, the Jewish community of a Russian city, decimated by the unit he worked for, is watching.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/russia-jews-rostov-oberlander-1.5954699?cmp=rss