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US Democrats unveil impeachment charges against embattled Donald Trump
Dec10

US Democrats unveil impeachment charges against embattled Donald Trump

Washington – Democrats in the House of Representatives announced formal charges against President Donald Trump on Tuesday that accuse him of abusing power and obstructing Congress, making him only the fourth U.S. president in history to face impeachment. The full Democratic-controlled House is expected to vote on the charges, or articles of...

News24.com | End in sight for eastern Ukraine conflict? Five things you need to know about unrest as leaders meet
Dec06

News24.com | End in sight for eastern Ukraine conflict? Five things you need to know about unrest as leaders meet

Monday’s summit aiming to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine will see Russia’s Vladimir Putin face off with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time. …read more Source::...

WATCH: Joe Biden finds social media buzz with viral video suggesting Donald Trump is laughing stock
Dec06

WATCH: Joe Biden finds social media buzz with viral video suggesting Donald Trump is laughing stock

For a candidate who has struggled at times to get noticed on social media, Joe Biden finally got some online attention on Thursday – for better or worse. First, the Biden campaign posted a video on Twitter that brutally took down President Donald Trump, suggesting he is the laughing stock to other world leaders. Then a heated back-and-forth...

WHO outraged as measles outbreaks kill 140 000
Dec05

WHO outraged as measles outbreaks kill 140 000

LONDON – Measles infected nearly 10 million people in 2018 and killed 140 000, mostly children, as devastating outbreaks of the viral disease hit every region of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. In figures described by its director general as “an outrage”, the WHO said most of last year’s measles...

News24.com | What are US articles of impeachment, and what happens next?
Dec05

News24.com | What are US articles of impeachment, and what happens next?

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday asked the House Judiciary Committee to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival. But what are articles of impeachment? …read more Source::...

Pelosi says House will draft Trump impeachment articles
Dec05

Pelosi says House will draft Trump impeachment articles

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House is pressing forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday. ‘’Our democracy is what is at stake,” Pelosi said somberly. “The president leaves us no choice but to act.” Pelosi delivered the historic announcement as Democrats push toward a...

Legal experts tell Congress that Trump’s actions are impeachable
Dec05

Legal experts tell Congress that Trump’s actions are impeachable

Washington – Three legal experts told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival amounted to impeachable offenses, in a hearing that laid the groundwork for formal charges to be filed against the president. Democrats on the House of Representatives Judiciary...

Germany expels Russian diplomats over murder of Georgian man in Berlin
Dec04

Germany expels Russian diplomats over murder of Georgian man in Berlin

Berlin – Suspicions of Russian state involvement in an apparent contract killing of a Georgian man in central Berlin earlier this year have led Germany to expel two Russian diplomats. The diplomats have been designated as personae non gratae, the German Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, adding that the government suspects Russian...

What would it take to impeach Donald Trump?
Dec04

What would it take to impeach Donald Trump?

Washington – Democrats in Congress will begin proceedings on Wednesday that are widely expected to end in impeachment charges against President Donald Trump, a day after they accused him of abusing his office in a bid to secure his re-election in 2020. After more than two months of investigation, the House of Representatives Judiciary...

Trump slams European allies before NATO anniversary meet
Dec03

Trump slams European allies before NATO anniversary meet

London – US President Donald Trump lashed out at European allies before a NATO anniversary summit in London on Tuesday, singling out France’s Emmanuel Macron for “very nasty” comments on the alliance and Germany for spending too little on defence. Underlining the breadth of strife in a transatlantic bloc hailed by its...