‘US expelling America’s friends’: Russian Ambassador decries Trump’s move as diplomats leave DC

The US is expelling those who’ve been building bridges between Russia and America in business, science and culture, Russia’s US envoy Anatoly Antonov said in an address as Russian diplomats and their families left Washington, DC. “The US authorities have expelled American friends,” Antonov said of the departing diplomats in a video address. “They are […]

Russia is expelling another 50 British diplomats in row over Sergei Skripal poisoning

Reuters/Samantha Lee/Business Insider Russian Foreign Ministry: 50 more British diplomats must leave. Russia and Britain have been expelling each other’s diplomats in a row over the poisoning of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. LONDON — Russia is expelling another 50 British diplomats as tensions between Russia and the rest of Europe continue to boil over. Russian Foreign […]

US abusing its rights as host country by expelling Russian diplomats at UN – Russia’s UN envoy

Washington has abused its power as the host of the UN headquarters when it moved to expel 12 staffers from Russia’s mission at the UN, Moscow’s envoy Vassily Nebenzia said. He called the decision an “extremely unfriendly” step. “The expulsion of Russian diplomats as well as other recent unfriendly steps, such as restriction of access […]

Australia expelling 2 Russian diplomats over Skripal case

Australia is sending home two Russian diplomats over allegations that Moscow was responsible for the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK earlier this month. “Together with the United Kingdom and other allies and partners, Australia is taking action in response to the recent nerve agent attack in Salisbury, […]

‘1st amendment rights’: School sued after expelling student for sitting during pledge of allegiance

Published time: 8 Oct, 2017 23:03 A 17-year student was suspended from her school in Houston, Texas, on Monday for not standing for the pledge of allegiance. Now, her family is suing the school district and the principal for violating her First Amendment rights. India Landry was in the principal’s office at Windfern High School […]