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Trump plans to release on Thursday transcript of April Ukraine call
US President Donald Trump said that on Thursday he would deliver on his promise to release the transcript of an April call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The transcript of a July 25 …read more Source:: Al...
Public impeachment hearings against Trump begin
The public impeachment hearings against US President Donald Trump began in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, with the president being accused by his opponents of abusing his power. At the end of the hearing process the House will vote whether or not to impeach, or formally accuse Trump. If he is impeached he will be tried in the...
Impeachment probe into US President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine goes public
House Democrats began impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with the first two witnesses testifying publicly in the House of Representatives inquiry into …read more Source:: Al...
The impeachment blues
The most dismaying thing about the impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump is that they are falling so short of the constitutional gravamen of the issue. True, some Democrats in the House of Representatives, particularly Adam Schiff of California, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, do appear to understand the...
Which financial markets did best from Berlin Wall’s collapse?
The toppling of the Berlin Wall made free market economics the norm across Europe — but which financial markets have done the best since then? Wall Street and the BRICs, of course.While the events of 1989 redefined Europe’s boundaries, they also ushered in almost two decades of powerful economic liberalisation and globalisation that took in...
Ukraine foes begin pullback in war-torn east: Army
The Ukrainian army and Moscow-backed separatists on Saturday launched the last phase of a troop pullback ahead of a high-stakes summit with Russia, Kiev’s military said. “The disengagement of …read more Source:: Al...
Top Trump officials no-shows at inquiry
Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and another White House official failed to appear yesterday at the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, as the administration continued to blockade investigators.Mulvaney, who is also director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), had been issued a subpoena...
Morozov signs off with two more gold
The second day of FINA World Cup Doha 2019 witnessed more exciting action, including a dazzling performance by Vladimir Morozov of Russia and a new World Cup record by Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine at the packed Hamad Aquatic Centre Morozov, who is set to lift the men’s overall World Cup trophy, won two more gold medals yesterday, after his...
Pence adviser testifies on Trump’s Ukraine call
US congressional committees conducting an impeachment probe of President Donald Trump met for the first time yesterday with an adviser to Vice-President Mike Pence, but former national security adviser John Bolton failed to heed a request to appear.Jennifer Williams, a career foreign service officer and special adviser to Pence for Europe and...
Macron: Nato is experiencing ‘brain death’
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he believed the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) is undergoing “brain death”, lamenting a lack of co-ordination between Europe and the United States and unilateral action in Syria by key member Turkey, in an interview published yesterday.“What we are currently experiencing is the brain death...
