• Why Poland must expel the Russian ambassador

    On Sunday, a Russian missile targeting Ukraine flew into Polish airspace for 39 seconds before returning into Ukrainian airspace. On Monday, Poland summoned the Russian ambassador to Warsaw, Sergey Andreev, to provide an explanation for the incident. Andreev didn’t bother to show up at the Polish Foreign Ministry. That arrogant choice represents an extreme discourtesy […]

  • Ironic Response from Russian Ambassador in Bucharest After Being Summoned by MFA

    The Russian ambassador in Bucharest, Valeri Kuzmin, ironically commented on his summons to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, claiming that “it was the vaguest approach” encountered during his stay in Romania and that he could “only guess” why he was summoned. Kuzmin was summoned to the MFA at the end of the week, after […]

  • 2 Vermont communities devastated by flooding seek $3.5M

    MONTPELIER, Vt. >> Two of the Vermont communities hardest hit by last summer’s catastrophic flooding have requested $3.5 million in state funding to elevate 20 homes in Barre and the capital city of Montpelier for flood victims who still need safe places to live as the state grapples with a housing crisis.

  • Ambassador thanks Belarus for assistance in organizing Russian president election

    I would like to thank the Belarusian authorities for providing the necessary support during the preparation and organization of the Russian president election. Including in terms of security, which is very important now," Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov said as he talked to the media in Minsk.

  • Petition to name Russian embassy road Navalnyweg nears 100,000

    The petition to rename The Hague street where the Russian embassy is located after the dead opposition leader Alexei Navalny is heading for its 100,000th signature, with one week to go. Navalny died on February 16 at the penal colony in northern Siberia to which he had been transferred in 2021. He had been sentenced earlier to over 30 years for fraud and extremism. “Reaching 100,000 signatures would make the urgency we feel here even more visible,” petition organiser Lissa

  • Ukraine war briefing: Russian ambassador snubs Poland over missile intrusion

    EU says 500,000 shells delivered, the rest by end of year; ‘billions’ to fix energy systems damaged by Russian attacks. What we know on day 762See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe Russian ambassador ignored a summons to appear at Poland’s foreign ministry on Monday after the Polish military said a missile launched at Ukraine violated Polish airspace. Poland would decide on next steps in coming days as it could not ignore such “a sign of contempt” from the ambassador, said Wladyslaw...

  • ‘History will judge Putin poorly’: Joly slams Russian election

    'History will judge Putin poorly,' Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said after Russia's president secured his fifth term in an election many view as a sham.

  • Molotov Cocktail Attack On Russian Embassy In Moldova On Last Day Of Election

    Molotov Cocktail Attack On Russian Embassy In Moldova On Last Day Of Election Sunday is the final day of three days of presidential elections in Russia. Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of deceased opposition activist Alexei Navalny, is urging mass protests against President Putin as he stands of the verge of winning another six year term as president, an outcome quite obvious to all observers. She's calling on Russians to disrupt the final day of voting in what's been dubbed "noon against...

  • Canada’s ambassador will stay in Haiti despite rising violence: Joly

    Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada's ambassador to Haiti will remain in the country. She said the decision sends an important message to Haitians and to Canadians.

  • Funding bill bars U.S. embassies from flying LGBTQ Pride flags

    WASHINGTON — Tucked in the massive funding bill signed Saturday by President Joe Biden is a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags over U.S. embassies, but the White House has vowed to work toward its repeal. The prohibition was one of many side issues included in the mammoth $1.2 trillion package to fund the government through September, which passed early Saturday shortly after a midnight deadline.

  • JCC Alumni Association Seeking Distinguished Alumnus Award, Career Community Award Nominations

    The Jamestown Community College alumni association is seeking nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award and Career Community Awards. Since 1980, the Alumni Association has presented accomplished JCC alumni with the Distinguished Alumnus Award, the association’s highest honor. The award is given to those who have typified the college’s tradition of excellence and brought credit […]

  • "K9 Godmothers" plan new memorial and walkway for fallen K9 officers, seeking community's help

    Carmen Hudson says she founded the group they call "The K-9 Godmothers" in 2011 after K-9 Fargo was shot and killed in the line of duty.