Section: Africa&ME
Top aide to US Secretary of State Pompeo resigns
A senior adviser to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has resigned with the State Department mired in a controversy over the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source::...
First man to perform a spacewalk dies at 85
Alexei Leonov, a legendary Soviet cosmonaut who was the first man to perform a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow yesterday, aged 85, after a long illness.The Russian space agency Roscosmos said it was saddened to announce the death of “cosmonaut No 11” who was twice decorated with the country’s top honour, the Hero of the Soviet...
India may restrict imports of palm oil, other goods from Malaysia: Sources
India is considering restricting imports of some products from Malaysia including palm oil, according to government and industry sources, in reaction to the Southeast Asian country’s leader criticising New Delhi for its actions in Kashmir.India is looking for ways to limit palm oil imports and may place restrictions on other goods from the...
U.S. ex-ambassador to Ukraine testifies under subpoena -Democrats
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Ex-envoy tells impeachment inquiry Trump ousted her based on ‘false claims’
WASHINGTON – The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who Donald Trump has called “bad news” told a House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into the president on Friday that Trump removed her from her post based on “unfounded and false claims,” according to U.S. media reports. Marie Yovanovitch, who was abruptly...
Ex-Ukraine envoy says Trump pressured State Dept. to remove her -report
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Chaos Reigning in US Strategy on Syria as Trump Insists on Showing Washington’s Political Nature Naked
TEHRAN (FNA)- Rifts are widening in the US policymaking circle with House and administration officials’ continued fury over President Donald Trump’s Syria pullout decision as outside observers note the president’s grasp of the shrinking limits of the United States’ military prowess, while some others say the decision is...
Arrest of Giuliani associates puts Congressman in spotlight over ex-Ukraine envoy’s axing
Washington – Businessmen with ties to Rudy Giuliani lobbied a US congressman in 2018 for help ousting the American ambassador to Ukraine around the same time they committed to raising money for the lawmaker. An indictment unsealed Thursday identified the lawmaker only as “Congressman 1.” But the donations described in the...
Envoy to Ukraine was sacked after pushback on Giuliani, says ex-diplomat
Washington— The former US ambassador to Ukraine was removed from her post after insisting that Rudy Giuliani’s requests to Ukrainian officials for investigations be relayed through official channels, according to a former diplomat who has spoken with her. The ambassador, Marie Yovanovitch, is scheduled to testify before congressional...
News24.com | Ukraine’s Zelensky ‘breaks record’ for world’s longest press conference
Volodymyr Zelensky, a popular comedian before he was elected president of Ukraine this spring, has promised to bring a fresh kind of politics to the ex-Soviet nation. …read more Source::...
