Section: Africa&ME
Senate approves Trump impeachment trial plan, rejects Dems on witnesses
Senators voted to block four separate motions from Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to subpoena records and documents related to Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
US Senate rejects Democrats on documents, witness in Donald Trump impeachment trial
Washington – The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate blocked Democratic attempts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call a witness in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, an early sign the proceeding could advance on lines favourable to Trump. As the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history began in earnest,...
Trump trial starts with clash on rules, evidence
US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began in earnest in the Senate yesterday, with his chief legal defender attacking the case as baseless and a top Democratic lawmaker describing overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing.Democrats have called on the Republican-controlled Senate to remove Trump from office for pressuring Ukraine to...
Spotlight on White House lawyer in Trump trial
When White House counsel Pat Cipollone argues President Donald Trump’s case in a Senate trial this week, he will also be defending his role in a controversial legal strategy that helped lead to Trump’s impeachment on a charge of obstructing Congress.Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives said yesterday that evidence...
Forward Hernandez joins LA Galaxy from Sevilla
Mexico striker Javier Hernandez has joined Major League Soccer team LA Galaxy from Sevilla, the La Liga club announced yesterday. Hernandez, who has also played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, has left after only five months with Sevilla, who signed him from West Ham last summer.The 31-year-old had become a fringe player under coach Julen...
Democrats demand Trump’s lawyer testify at impeachment trial
World – Democrats accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of trying to rig U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and demanded the president’s top lawyer be made a possible witness in the case. Hours before the start of Trump’s trial in the Republican-controlled Senate on charges he abused power and...
The historical memory of the Holocaust in Russia and Ukraine
Studies show that 48% of respondents in 11 Russian cities were unable to answer the question “What is the Holocaust?”; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Iran acknowledges Russian-made missiles targeted Ukraine jet
Iran acknowledged on Jan. 21 that its armed forces fired two Russian anti-aircraft missiles at a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed after taking off from Tehran’s main airport earlier this month, killing all 176 people on board. …read more Source:: Hurriyet Daily...
Iran confirms two missiles were fired at downed Ukrainian airliner
Iran confirms two missiles were fired at downed Ukrainian airliner Iran’s aviation body asks for international help in black box analysis, after confirming two surface-to-air missiles had brought down the plane MEE and agencies Tue, 01/21/2020 – 10:59 The coffins of Iranian victims of the Ukrainian plane crash during funeral ceremony...
Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner
Iran has confirmed two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner brought down this month, in a catastrophic error that killed all 176 people on board and sparked angry protests. The country’s civil aviation authority said it has yet to receive a positive response after requesting technical assistance from France and the United States to...
