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Democrats to submit Trump impeachment articles to Senate next week
House speaker Nancy Pelosi declines to provide a timeline for future steps in the impeachment process. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she intends to transmit articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate next week, moving to end a taut standoff with Republicans over terms of the president’s...
Iran denies missile downed Ukrainian plane
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko says experts will start analysing the airliner’s black box contents. (AP pic)TEHRAN: Iran’s civil aviation chief denied Friday that a missile downed a Ukrainian airliner which crashed killing all 176 people on board, rejecting Western claims of a catastrophic mistake by Tehran’s air...
US believes it 'likely' Iran missile downed Ukraine plane: Pompeo
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday the United States believes it is “likely” that an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian airliner that crashed near Tehran, killing all 176 on board. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Iran wants to handle black box data after plane crash blamed on missile
Satellite photo shows the Ukrainian jetliner crash site near Shahedshahr, southwest of Tehran. (AP pix)DUBAI: Iran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 people aboard, after Canada and others said the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by...
Canadian PM: Iranian missile brought down airliner
OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday multiple intelligence sources indicate that Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner after it took off from Tehran, killing all 176 on board, including 63 Canadians.Trudeau’s comments came as video emerged that appeared to show the moment the airliner was hit.That and other footage posted on...
Trump mocks Democrats for criticism of Soleimani strike notice
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump mocked Democrats for their criticism that he should have notified Congress before killing a top Iranian general, a strike that’s raised tensions in the Middle East. “We got a call, we heard where he was, we knew the way he...
Iran invites US to join Ukrainian airliner probe, refutes missile link
Rescue worker standing next to debris of the Ukrainian airliner. (AP pic)PARIS: Iran has invited the US National Transportation Safety Board to take part in its investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian jetliner and the US agency has agreed to assign an investigator, an Iranian official said on Thursday. “The NTSB has replied to our chief...
Canada's Trudeau: Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON: A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Thursday, citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Democrats to press for impeachment witnesses throughout trial
Chuck Schumer will keep fighting to have witnesses at trial. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US Democrats on Thursday vowed to keep fighting to hear witnesses at President Donald Trump’s pending impeachment trial in the Republican-controlled Senate, even as their drive to exact a guarantee ahead of the proceedings appeared futile. Senate Democratic...
Iran accidentally shot down Ukraine airliner, says US
Authorities work at the crash site in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had “suspicions” about the crash of a Ukrainian airliner outside Tehran that killed all 176 people aboard, as US officials reported it had been mistakenly shot down by Iran. Unnamed officials told US...
