Section: Africa&ME
Report: Trump Instructed Administration to Withhold Military Aid for Ukraine Days Before Call with President
TEHRAN (FNA)- President Donald Trump instructed acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney to place a hold on nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine shortly before a phone call in which he allegedly tried to persuade the nation’s president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, The Washington...
Trump ordered Ukraine aid freeze before Zelensky call: Report
Opposition Democrats demand transcript of US president’s phone call to Ukrainian leader in July. …read more Source:: AL...
Pressure on Pelosi to Impeach Trump Grows
TEHRAN (FNA)- Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is holding firm against impeaching Donald Trump, even as she comes under fresh pressure from frustrated progressives to take a stand on the president’s alleged political pressure campaign on Ukraine. …read more Source:: Fars News...
In Trump’s Ukraine flap, risks and opportunities for Biden
Biden, the former vice president, has become ensnared in the political furor over reports that Trump pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate …read more Source:: Standard...
Trump says he put ‘no pressure’ on Ukraine
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
UK tourists leave Turkey as Thomas Cook collapses
British tourists are leaving from Turkey’s southwestern Mugla province following the collapse of UK tour operator Thomas Cook, as reported by Anadolu Agency. Nearly 1,000 tourists have started returning to the UK from Dalaman Airport in Mugla via 12 planes that were sent by the British Civil Aviation Authority after the company’s...
Trump denies pressuring Ukraine, will not commit to transcript release
A U.S. whistleblower lodged a complaint about the contents of Trump’s conversation with Zelenskiy, leading to calls from some Democrats that Trump be impeached. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine establishes commission to promote Jewish life
Ukrainian President establishes commission to fight corruption and promote Jewish life and international investment. …read more Source:: Arutz...
Trump’s Ukraine call runs some impeachment traps
“Listen to me. Listen. Listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to me. I assume many people are on the line. I know that before I make the call. And you have intelligence agencies, everybody listening. That call was a great call. It was a perfect call. A perfect call.” – US President Donald Trump, telling reporters on Sunday about a phone call in which...
Impeachment pressure grows over Trump’s call with Ukraine president
Pressure has intensified on US Democrats to move quickly toward impeachment over allegations that President Donald Trump engaged in a brazen effort to enlist foreign help to aid his own re-election. …read more Source::...
