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Former Ukraine PM wants Joe Biden’s son investigated
Mykola Azarov did not specify to which Ukrainian laws he was referring to. (AP pic)MOSCOW: Ukraine must investigate the activities of US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son to establish whether his role in a Ukrainian gas company complied with the country’s laws, Mykola Azarov, Ukraine’s former prime minister, said in an...
Who’s who in the Ukraine scandal engulfing Trump?
Zelenskiy (left) and Trump had a conversation that could end the billionaire’s presidency. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Donald Trump survived the two-year Russia election meddling probe intact, but the revelation that he asked Ukraine to dig up dirt on potential 2020 election campaign rival Joe Biden has now exploded into a scandal threatening his...
HK protesters set busy schedule ahead of China National Day
HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters have set themselves a busy schedule for Saturday, rebuilding “Lennon Walls” of anti-government graffiti and marking the fifth anniversary of the “Umbrella” street movement that gridlocked the city for weeks. Thousands of protesters rallied at the harbourside on Friday, chanting slogans accusing the...
Caught in Trump scandal, US envoy on Ukraine resigns
Volker is a veteran diplomat involved in Europe. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US special representative on Ukraine Kurt Volker resigned Friday after Congress ordered him to answer questions in an impeachment investigation on President Donald Trump, a source said. A person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity confirmed Volker’s...
Trump told Russians he’s not concerned with election meddling in 2017
Trump’s comments were limited to a few officials in an attempt to keep them from being disclosed publicly. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump told two Russian officials in a 2017 meeting that he was not concerned about Moscow’s meddling in the US election, which prompted White House officials to limit access to the remarks,...
US House panel to hear from inspector general on whistleblower complaint
WASHINGTON: A US House of Representatives committee will hear closed-door testimony from the intelligence community’s inspector general on Oct 4, a congressional official said on Friday. The hearing before the House Intelligence Committee relates to the whistleblower report alleging President Donald Trump abused his office in attempting to...
We’re at war, says Trump on impeachment probe
Trump also called journalists ‘animals,’ ‘scum’ and ‘crooked’. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump called his struggle with Democrats threatening impeachment a “war,” a video of comments that he expected to remain private showed Friday. “We’re at war. These people are sick,” Trump says in the video obtained by...
Missed deadline gets Pompeo subpoenaed by US House Democrats
Pompeo will have to turn in the documents to the US House of Representatives. (AFP/Getty pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House of Representatives who are pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump issued a subpoena on Friday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents concerning contact with the Ukrainian government....
Hong Kong protesters denounce police ahead of PRC anniversary
protests often result in violent clashes with police in the former British colony. (Reuters pic)HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kong protesters rallied at the harbour side on Friday, chanting slogans accusing the police of brutality and setting the stage for a weekend of demonstrations leading up to the 70th anniversary of the People’s...
‘No choice’ but to launch impeachment probe says Pelosi
Pelosi formally launched the impeachment inquiry earlier this week. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats had “no choice” but to launch an impeachment probe into Donald Trump, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday, saying the US president put national security in jeopardy with his attempts to get Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Pelosi...
