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News24.com | Canada launches investigation after 38 dead puppies found on plane
Canada has launched an investigation after some 500 puppies — 38 of them dead — were found on board a Ukraine International Airlines plane at the Toronto airport, officials said Saturday. …read more Source::...
Canadian families of Ukrainian plane shot down in Iran vow ‘not to remain silent’
Families of victims of the Ukrainian civilian airliner downed by Iranian missiles in January will meet with Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne to urge Canada to press Iran to :Families of victims of Ukraine plane shot down by Iran grappling with challengesIran sued over victims of downed Ukrainian plane by Canadian...
US government’s court bid to block John Bolton’s book fails
Washington – A federal judge ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the release because of concerns that classified information could be exposed. The decision from US District Judge Royce Lamberth is a victory for...
US prosecutor who has investigated Trump lawyer refuses to resign
A top US federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, on Friday refused to step down after the administration abruptly said it was replacing him. The dramatic standoff marks the latest in series of unusual actions by Attorney General William Barr that critics say are...
Justice Department tries to oust US attorney investigating Trump allies
Washington – The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday night to oust Geoffrey S. Berman, the US attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his ongoing investigations would...
Court Set To Rule On Trump’s Attempt To Stop Aide’s Damning Book
File Photo: US President Donald Trump and his former aide John Bolton. A judge weighed President Donald Trump’s last-ditch bid Friday to stop former top aide John Bolton’s bombshell book from publication, but with much of the damning contents already out there was little hope for the White House. “It certainly looks difficult to me...
EU extends Russian sanctions over Ukraine: Merkel
The European Union has agreed to extend punishing sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine by six months, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday.The sanctions, which target whole sectors of the Russian economy including its valuable oil businesses, were due to expire this month but “would be extended by six months,” said Merkel...
Donald Trump unfit to be US president, says Nancy Pelosi
Washington – President Donald Trump came under attack from both sides of the American political spectrum on Thursday as liberal Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and former White House aide and conservative hawk John Bolton both declared him unfit to lead the country. “President Trump is clearly ethically unfit and intellectually...
German Claim Of Russian Contract Killing ‘Unfounded’ – Ambassador
File: Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel disembarks from an aeroplane upon landing at the Biarritz Pays Basque Airport in Biarritz, south-west France on August 24, 2019, on the first day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world’s seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the...
Relatives of downed Ukraine airliner victims say possessions ‘looted’
Relatives of victims aboard the Ukrainian civilian airliner downed by Iranian missiles in January have claimed their loved ones’ possession were “looted”, in a press conference held online on Tuesday, 160 days after the tragedy. Hamed Esmaeilion, who lost his wife and nine-year-old daughter in the crash, told the virtual conference: Our...
