Section: Africa
- Angola (92)
- Ghana (31)
- Kenya (410)
- Liberia (28)
- Libya (187)
- Morocco (51)
- Nigeria (1,369)
- South Africa (2,850)
- South Sudan (18)
- Sudan (12)
- Swaziland (1)
- Tanzania (552)
Grenade Blast Kills Two Persons In Kiev
Police officers and investigators work at the scene where two men were killed in a suspected hand grenade explosion on Pushkinskaya street in downtown Kiev early on October 23, 2019. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP Two men were killed in an apparent hand grenade explosion in downtown Kiev, Ukrainian police said on Wednesday. The blast that left two men dead...
Newsdeck: U.S. diplomat testifies Trump tied Ukraine aid to politically motivated probes
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The top American diplomat in Ukraine testified on Tuesday that President Donald Trump made the release of U.S. security aid to Ukraine contingent on Kiev publicly declaring it would carry out politically motivated investigations that he demanded. …read more Source:: Daily...
Diplomat Gives ‘Explosive’ Testimony In Trump’s Impeachment Inquiry
US President Donald Trump attends a roundtable discussion on the MS-13 gang in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP President Donald Trump’s impeachment battle hit dangerous new territory Tuesday with what a Democrat called “explosive” testimony supporting allegations that he pressured Ukraine for dirt on a political...
Witness Gives ‘Explosive’ Testimony In Trump Impeachment Inquiry
US President Donald Trump attends a roundtable discussion on the MS-13 gang in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFPPresident Donald Trump’s impeachment battle hit dangerous new territory Tuesday with what a Democrat called “explosive” testimony supporting allegations that he pressured Ukraine for dirt on a political...
Immediate backlash after Trump calls impeachment probe ‘a lynching’
WASHINGTON — Conjuring memories of violent racially motivated murders and drawing an immediate bipartisan backlash, President Donald Trump on Tuesday described House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry as a “lynching.” Trump made the statement in a morning tweet that began with a warning that “if a Democrat becomes president...
US official who questioned ‘crazy’ Ukraine policy to testify in Trump probe
Washington – US lawmakers conducting an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will hear on Tuesday from the top US official in Ukraine, who once said it was “crazy” to withhold military aid for the country for domestic political reasons. William Taylor, a former Army officer and career US diplomat now leading the US...
Trump impeachment probe to focus on more key witnesses this week
Washington – US lawmakers leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump are expected to hear another round of crucial testimony this week, including from the acting ambassador to Ukraine who had raised concerns that security aid was being withheld to apply improper political pressure. Veteran State Department officer William...
Donald Trump reverses course on G7 as Republicans grow tired of defending him
Washington – President Donald Trump was forced to abandon his decision to host next year’s Group of Seven summit at his private golf club after it became clear the move had alienated Republicans and swiftly become part of the impeachment inquiry that threatens his presidency. In a round of phone calls with conservative allies this...
Trump Announces Departure Of Energy Secretary Rick Perry
Donald Trump said Thursday that Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who has been caught up in the impeachment probe engulfing the US president, was standing down, marking the latest departure of a senior administration figure. “Rick has done a fantastic job at Energy but it was time — three years is a long time,” Trump said, speaking in Texas. “We...
2020 a fight for ‘survival of American democracy,’ says Trump
Washington – US President Donald Trump wasted little time at a campaign rally in Dallas attacking the Democrats leading an impeachment probe against him, saying “Crazy Nancy” and “Shifty Schiff” hate the United States. “The Democrats have betrayed our country,” he said to cheers, as he said the 2020...
