Section: Africa&ME
Immediate backlash after Trump calls impeachment probe ‘a lynching’
WASHINGTON — Conjuring memories of violent racially motivated murders and drawing an immediate bipartisan backlash, President Donald Trump on Tuesday described House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry as a “lynching.” Trump made the statement in a morning tweet that began with a warning that “if a Democrat becomes president...
Kremlin: preparations for Normandy summit on Ukraine have ground to a halt
…read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Kremlin: preparations for Normandy summit on Ukraine have ground to a halt
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Tuesday that preparations to organise a four-way summit aimed at finding a resolution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine had effectively ground to a halt. …read more Source:: The Daily...
US diplomat in Ukraine to testify in Trump impeachment probe
William Taylor will meet US lawmakers behind closed doors as probe seeks to examine whether Trump abused his office. …read more Source:: AL...
US official who questioned ‘crazy’ Ukraine policy to testify in Trump probe
Washington – US lawmakers conducting an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will hear on Tuesday from the top US official in Ukraine, who once said it was “crazy” to withhold military aid for the country for domestic political reasons. William Taylor, a former Army officer and career US diplomat now leading the US...
Putin, Macron discussed Syria, Ukraine by phone – Kremlin
…read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Trump says it is foregone conclusion he will be impeached in U.S. House
President Donald Trump said Monday it is a foregone conclusion that the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will vote to impeach him over his request that Ukraine investigate a political rival as he exhorted his fellow Republicans to rally to his defense. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump impeachment probe to focus on more key witnesses this week
Washington – US lawmakers leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump are expected to hear another round of crucial testimony this week, including from the acting ambassador to Ukraine who had raised concerns that security aid was being withheld to apply improper political pressure. Veteran State Department officer William...
Donald Trump reverses course on G7 as Republicans grow tired of defending him
Washington – President Donald Trump was forced to abandon his decision to host next year’s Group of Seven summit at his private golf club after it became clear the move had alienated Republicans and swiftly become part of the impeachment inquiry that threatens his presidency. In a round of phone calls with conservative allies this...
Kurdish-led forces say they have pulled out of Syria border town
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday said they had withdrawn from the border town of Ras al Ain under a US-brokered ceasefire deal, but a spokesman for Turkish-backed Syrian rebels said the withdrawal was not yet complete, Reuters reports. Ras al Ain is one of two towns on the Turkish-Syrian border that have been the main...
