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Trump trial likely to begin next Tuesday: Senate chief
WASHINGTON: The Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is likely to begin in seven days with key players sworn in later this week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday.McConnell, a Republican senator from Kentucky, said he expected the House of Representatives to send the articles of impeachment against Trump to the upper...
Ukraine plane struck by two missiles: NYT
WASHINGTON: Two Iranian missiles struck down a Ukrainian passenger jet, the New York Times reported Tuesday, posting verified security camera footage showing double projectiles gliding through the sky before hitting their target. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Ukraine plane struck by two missiles, says report
Police and angry protesters square off in front of Amir Kabir University in Tehran. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Two Iranian missiles struck down a Ukrainian passenger jet, the New York Times reported Tuesday, posting verified security camera footage showing double projectiles gliding through the sky before hitting their target. The missiles were fired 30...
About 30 arrested for protesting Iran’s downing of airline
Around 200 students gathered at Tehran University on 4th consecutive day of protests. (Twitter pic/Americas1776)TEHRAN: Some 30 people have been arrested in Iran, the judiciary said Tuesday after protests over authorities’ handling of the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner last week. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili gave no...
Under pressure, Iran makes first arrests over airliner downing
TEHRAN: Iran announced Tuesday its first arrests over the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner last week, as it struggles to contain the fallout from the disaster that sparked three days of protests.The Ukraine International Airlines plane was brought down by a missile shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew on...
Russian spies hacked Ukrainian gas firm mentioned in Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON: Russian spies hacked a Ukrainian energy company at the centre of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump, a cybersecurity firm said Monday. Russia’s GRU spy agency launched a “phishing” attack in November to access the email of Burisma Holdings employees, California cyber firm Area 1 Security said in a report. “The...
Russia hacked Ukrainian gas firm in Trump impeachment case
Trump pressured Ukraine to probe Burisma and its links to the Bidens. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Russian spies hacked a Ukrainian energy company at the centre of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump, a cybersecurity firm said Monday. Russia’s GRU spy agency launched a “phishing” attack in November to access the email of Burisma...
Republicans reject dismissal of Trump charges ahead of trial
McConnell has vowed to help acquit Trump. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Republican members of the US Senate, poised to begin an impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the coming days, voiced opposition on Monday to any attempt to dismiss the charges against him without a trial. The Democratic-led US House of Representatives is expected to...
Iran grants Canada investigators access to downed plane
OTTAWA: Canadian investigators flying to Tehran on Monday will access the wreckage and black boxes from a Ukranian jetliner downed by a missile strike last week, officials said.“We don’t fully know what the scope of our investigation will be,“ Transportation Safety Board (TSB) chair Kathy Fox told a press conference.However, she added,...
Trudeau blames Ukraine plane’s downing on US-Iran tensions
Trudeau attended a memorial for the victims last week. (AP pic)OTTAWA: Victims of an Iran-downed jetliner would still be alive if not for a recent escalation of tensions partly triggered by the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. “I think if there were no tensions, if there was no escalation recently in the region,...
