Section: Daily Maverick (South Africa)
Newsdeck: Iran most likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles, U.S. officials believe
WASHINGTON/KIEV, Jan 9 (Reuters) – A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was most likely brought down accidentally by Iranian air defenses, U.S. officials said on Thursday, and President Donald Trump said he did not believe the crash was due to a mechanical issue. …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: Iran investigation says airliner caught fire before crash, Ukraine outlines theories
DUBAI/KIEV, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Ukraine outlined four potential scenarios on Thursday to explain the deadly crash of one of its airliners in Iran, including a missile strike and terrorism, as Iranian investigators said the plane was on fire before it fell to the ground. …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: Iran crash is first fatal incident for Ukrainian airline Source: Reuters
KIEV, Jan 8 (Reuters) – A plane crash In Iran on Wedneday that killed 176 people was the first fatal incident involving Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), and the Boeing 737-800, one of the best in its fleet, was flown by experienced pilots, UIA officials said. …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: U.S. House intelligence chairman says Trump impeachment report early next month
WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. congressional committee that is leading the inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine said on Monday the impeachment process would move to the next step shortly after lawmakers return to Washington next week from a break. …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: Former Trump aide calls Ukraine meddling theory fiction; Trump would welcome Senate trial
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” that cast doubt on Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election. …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: “Everyone was in the loop” – Sondland testifies in impeachment hearings
A U.S. diplomat on Wednesday described broad involvement at the most senior levels of the Trump administration in a pressure campaign against Ukraine on Day 4 of the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: ‘Couldn’t believe what I was hearing’: White House aides testify in impeachment probe
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Senior U.S. officials told impeachment investigators in Congress on Tuesday they were concerned by President Donald Trump’s effort to get Ukraine to investigate a political rival, with one White House official calling it a “shock.” …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: Pelosi says Trump has admitted to bribery as impeachment probe intensifies
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offense under the U.S. Constitution. …read more Source:: Daily...
Business Maverick: Wednesday 5 November: Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
China pressures “Tariff Man” Trump, a U.S. administration envoy says there was quid pro quo in the Ukraine drama, and the Australian outback may have the answer to the renewable energy industry’s biggest challenge. Here are some of the things people in markets are talking about today. …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: Trump impeachment effort passes first test in divided U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – A deeply divided U.S. House of Representatives took a major step in the effort to impeach President Donald Trump on Thursday when lawmakers approved rules for the next, more public, stage in the Democratic-led inquiry into Trump’s attempt to have Ukraine investigate a domestic political rival....
