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US House panel impeachment report to be released to public on Tuesday
Washington – A U.S. House Intelligence Committee report laying out the Democratic case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment will be publicly released on Tuesday, the panel’s chairman said in a television interview. “We’re putting the finishing touches on the report, which will be released tomorrow,” Democrat Adam...
How Ukraine got caught up in Trump’s impeachment battle
Ukraine has unwittingly become embroiled in a political battle in Washington between U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats who could announce formal impeachment charges against him within weeks. Democrats launched an inquiry in September into allegations Trump abused his power to pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to...
Trump furious over Democrats move to hold impeachment hearings while he’s at NATO
Washington – US President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats for continuing with hearings in the impeachment inquiry while he heads to London to meet with leaders of NATO member states to mark the alliance’s 70th anniversary. “It’s an absolute disgrace what they are doing to our country,” Trump said as he prepared...
Russia allowed MH17 suspect to leave the country: prosecutors
The Hague, Netherlands – Dutch prosecutors have accused Russia of deliberately allowing a suspect in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to leave the country in a breach of a European extradition treaty. Prosecutors announced Monday that Volodymyr Tsemakh is considered a suspect in the shooting down of the passenger plane and...
Russia allowed MH17 suspect leave the country: prosecutors
The Hague, Netherlands – Dutch prosecutors have accused Russia of deliberately allowing a suspect in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to leave the country in a breach of a European extradition treaty. Prosecutors announced Monday that Volodymyr Tsemakh is considered a suspect in the shooting down of the passenger plane and...
News24.com | Ukraine president denies quid pro quo with Trump
Ukraine’s president on Monday renewed his denial of a quid pro quo with Donald Trump over military aid, despite a growing case against the US president in impeachment proceedings in Washington. …read more Source::...
Trump refuses to take part in this week’s impeachment hearing
Washington – The White House informed House Democrats on Sunday that US President Donald Trump would not participate in a Wednesday hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry. In a five-page letter to Democrat Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which is holding the hearing, counsel to the president Pat Cipollone called...
Samoa in Christmas lockdown as measles deaths top 50
Wellington – The small Pacific island nation of Samoa has closed schools and is restricting travel ahead of the Christmas holiday season as the death toll from a measles outbreak tops 50, in the latest flare-up of a global epidemic of the virus. The highly infectious disease has been crossing the globe, recently finding a susceptible...
US House committee invites Trump to his own impeachment inquiry hearing
Washington – The US House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday issued a statement saying it will hold an impeachment inquiry hearing on December 4, to which President Donald Trump and his counsel are invited. The announcement came as House Democrats conducting an impeachment inquiry into Trump hosted a number of closed-door depositions and public...
Trump administration wants to put order for McGahn testimony on hold
Washington – U.S. Justice Department lawyers asked a judge on Tuesday to put on hold a ruling that would require former White House Counsel Don McGahn to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a legal battle that could have implications for the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The Trump...
