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Trump faces two deadlines as US Congress ramps up impeachment focus
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump faced two deadlines in Congress this week as Democrats prepared to shift the focus of their impeachment inquiry from fact-finding to the consideration of possible charges of misconduct over his dealings with Ukraine. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
From a box to a coffin: The long and deadly road home for Vietnamese migrants
HANOI: They left Vietnam carrying dreams of small fortunes and the heavy burden of family expectations.But they died in a box, and came home in coffins.For the 39 migrants who set off from one of the poorest parts of the Southeast Asian country in search of work in Britain, the promise of riches outweighed the risks of the perilous journey...
Box to coffin: The long, deadly road home for Vietnamese migrants
16 out of 39 migrant victims were repatriated to their homeland. (AP pic)HANOI: They left Vietnam carrying dreams of small fortunes and the heavy burden of family expectations. But they died in a box, and came home in coffins. For the 39 migrants who set off from one of the poorest parts of the Southeast Asian country in search of work in...
Ukraine slams Apple for calling Crimea part of Russia
KIEV: Ukraine has lashed out at Apple for showing the annexed Crimea peninsula as part of Russia, saying the US tech giant did not “give a damn” about the pain of the Ukrainian people.Russian lawmakers said yesterday that Apple had complied with a demand from Moscow for Crimea to appear as Russian territory on its maps and weather apps.“Let me...
Key Trump impeachment witness accused of sexual misconduct
Sondland testified last week that he was following Trump’s orders in demanding Ukraine investigate Joe Biden. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: A US ambassador nominated by President Donald Trump who provided key testimony in his impeachment hearings was accused Wednesday of sexual misconduct by three women. Gordon Sondland, the US envoy to the European...
Next phase of Trump impeachment hearings set for Dec 4
WASHINGTON: The House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday it would begin hearings on Dec 4 in the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, inviting the US president and his lawyer to attend.Lawmakers in the Democratic-led House of Representatives spent the last two weeks publicly questioning witnesses including White House officials...
‘We have things to do’: Zelensky denies Ukraine meddling in US vote
Zelensky was elected into office in April. (AFP pic)TALLINN: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that his country interfered in the 2016 US presidential election, rubbishing a conspiracy theory promoted by some allies of US President Donald Trump. Zelensky, elected in April, told reporters that Ukraine...
Court says White House must comply with impeachment subpoenas
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s top aides must comply with subpoenas to appear in the impeachment investigation against the president, a US appeals court judge ruled.In a case involving former White House counsel Don McGahn, who was subpoenaed in May by the House Judiciary Committee, judge Ketanji Jackson ruled Monday that administration...
Trump chosen by God to be president, says Rick Perry
US Energy Secretary says Trump need not be perfect to be divinely chosen. (AP pic)WASHINGTON : Donald Trump may have insisted he was only joking when he recently proclaimed himself the “chosen one,” but at least one member of his cabinet believes God ordained the controversial billionaire’s presidency. “You didn’t get here without...
Judge tells ex-Trump staff to obey House subpoena
McGahn will now have to appear before Congress and testify. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Former White House counsel Don McGahn must comply with a congressional subpoena seeking his testimony about President Donald Trump’s efforts to impede the now-completed federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election, a judge ruled on...
