Sunday, February 25, 2024

U.S. ambassador says 'world is watching' Canada's military spending

David Cohen, the new U.S. Ambassador to Canada, is interviewed by a reporter in a boardroom in the U.S. Embassy building in Ottawa Feb. 22, 2022.

David Cohen, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, praised the country's "very significant" military contributions on a variety of fronts, including purchases of new equipment and its activity around Ukraine, the Arctic and NORAD. But he also applied some pressure when it comes to military spending.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-ambassador-canada-spending-nato-1.7125163?cmp=rss

Zelenskyy says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since Russia invaded 2 years ago

A Ukrainian soldier carries a portrait of late Ukrainian serviceman.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion two years ago, giving the first official figure for more than a year.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russian-invasion-soldiers-killed-1.7125205?cmp=rss

As King Charles is treated for cancer, Prince William's role comes into sharper focus

A person looks off to the left, with the word "red" displayed vertically on the left.

Prince William's call this week to end the fighting in Gaza, along with plans to build housing for homeless people on his estate in southwestern England, may offer insight into how he is defining himself in the role of Prince of Wales and heir to the throne.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-william-king-charles-royal-visit-prince-harry-1.7121054?cmp=rss