Section: Africa&ME
Iran ready to handover Ukrainian passengers’ remains
The Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight PS75 crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran …read more Source:: Khaleej...
Trump impeachment trial opens as senators swear in
Donald Trump’s impeachment trial has started with senators being sworn in as jurors and the charges against the president read out. As senators took their oaths, a congressional watchdog found the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for Ukraine approved by Congress. It is unclear whether the assessment from the nonpartisan...
Germany: US threatens Europe’s economy over Iran nuclear deal
United States (US) has threatened to impose 25 per cent of tariffs on all European car exports if the European Union (EU) had continued to support Iran’s nuclear deal, German defence minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, announced yesterday. Speaking at a press conference in Britain’s London, Kramp-Karrenbauer, said that the US...
Trump impeachment trial opens as watchdog faults White House on Ukraine
Washington – The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove US President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for Ukraine approved by Congress. The assessment from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) was...
Senate Trial ‘Should Go Very Quickly’, Says Trump
Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens while US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before a meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski / AFP President Donald Trump predicted Thursday that his impeachment trial in the US Senate will not take long and again dismissed the...
Trump’s Impeachment Trial Adjourned Till Tuesday
Chief Justice of The U.S. Supreme Court John Roberts (R) is escorted by Senate Sargent at Arms, Michael C. Stenger after leaving the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, on January 16, 2020, in Washington, DC. Yesterday the House formally transmitted the Articles of Impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump to the Senate for the trial. Mark...
What is Putin up to with surprise political shake-up?
With the shock replacement of his government and plans for a constitutional overhaul, President Vladimir Putin has set in motion sweeping changes to Russia’s political order. But what is the longtime Russian leader really up to? And — with Putin facing the end in 2024 of what is supposed to be his final term — what does it mean for his hold...
Trump impeachment trial opens; White House faulted on Ukraine aid freeze
; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Trump impeachment trial: White House faulted on Ukraine aid freeze
Washington – As the Senate formally opened the impeachment trial on whether to remove Donald Trump from office, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog on Thursday dealt the Republican president a blow by concluding that the White House violated the law by withholding security aid approved for Ukraine by U.S. lawmakers. Democrat Adam Schiff,...
Ukraine says bodies of all 11 Ukrainians killed in Iran plane crash identified
The bodies of all 11 Ukrainians who died in last week’s plane crash in Iran have been identified and will be transported back to Ukraine on Jan. 19, the interior ministry said in a statement to …read more Source:: Al...
