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Trump lawyers portray impeachment trial as Democratic score-settling
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s lawyers said yesterday Democrats had provided no evidence the former president incited last month’s deadly US Capitol riot and had used his second impeachment trial to settle political scores.Trump (pix) is on trial in the US Senate on a charge of inciting the January 6 insurrection by supporters who stormed...
Navalny aides discussed ‘next steps’ on Russia with EU
Leonid Volkov (left) and other friends pose with Navalny and his wife Yulia in Germany. (AP pic)MOSCOW: Aides of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said they discussed possible sanctions against prominent members of President Vladimir Putin’s circle including business tycoons to ramp up pressure on Russia. Leonid Volkov, the head of...
EU, UK and U.S. to speak with Navalny team after Russia expels diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will hold a video call on Monday with allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, joined by envoys from Britain, the United States, Canada and Ukraine, after Russia expelled diplomats from EU states last week, diplomats said. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Free Navalny, EU diplomat tells Russia at rare talks in Moscow
Sergey Lavrov (left) and Josep Borrell talk during their meeting in Moscow today. (AP pic)MOSCOW: The European Union’s top diplomat appealed to Russia on Friday to free jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a case he said had brought EU-Russian ties to a low, drawing a robust response from Moscow which called the EU an unreliable partner....
Trump refuses to testify at his impeachment trial
Trump’s Senate impeachment trial is due to begin next week. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Thursday rejected a request from Democrats to testify at his impeachment trial in the US Senate next week, dismissing their invitation as a “public relations stunt”. Democrats in the House of Representatives...
Top EU envoy jets to Moscow as outcry over Navalny grows
Protesters clash with police during a rally in Moscow on Sunday. (AP pic)MOSCOW: The outcry grew in Russia over the crackdown on peaceful protesters Thursday as EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was set to visit the country under pressure to confront Moscow over the imprisonment of opposition figure Alexei Navalny. Borrell’s visit – the...
Three patients, doctor die in Ukraine COVID hospital fire
KYIV (Reuters) – Three intensive care patients and a ward doctor died overnight in a fire a hospital treating coronavirus cases in Zaporizhzhya, southeastern Ukraine, the region’s governor said on Thursday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Covax issues distribution list for first vaccine wave
People line up to be administered Covid-19 vaccine at the Sion Municipal Hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday. (AP pic)GENEVA: The Covax programme to ensure equitable worldwide access to Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday published its first distribution list, with enough doses for countries to immunise more than 3% of their populations by mid-2021. The...
Ukraine bans pro-Moscow TV channels in ‘propaganda’ fight
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the three television channels receive funding ‘from Russia’. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has banned three pro-Russian television channels in a move the presidency said was aimed at staving off Kremlin propaganda. Kiev says it has become a regular target of Russian...
Russia ramps up pressure as Navalny allies push for fresh protests
Russian soldiers guard the Palace Square in St Petersburg on Saturday. (AP pic)MOSCOW: Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny prepared for a fresh round of anti-government demonstrations on Sunday despite authorities ramping up pressure on the opposition with arrests and criminal probes. Navalny aides have called for the new nationwide...
