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Student kills one, wounds three before killing himself at Russian college
MOSCOW: A 19-year-old male student shot and killed a fellow student and wounded three others at a vocational college in Russia’s Far East on Thursday before committing suicide, Russian investigators said in a statement.School and college shootings are rare in Russia which has strict gun laws, and it was not immediately clear what the...
Trump impeachment hearings focus on Ukraine pressure campaign in first day
WASHINGTON: The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testifying on Wednesday in the first televised hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, linked him more directly to a pressure campaign on Ukraine to conduct investigations that would benefit him politically. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New...
Trump inquiry hears new evidence of Ukraine dealings
NEW YORK: The impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump’s (pix) dealings with Ukraine reached a dramatic new phase yesterday with two senior officials testifying in the first public hearings on the controversy, Anadolu Agency reported.William Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, and George Kent, a senior State Department...
Democrats say Trump impeachment hearing ‘not to entertain’ in face of boring tag
The proceedings were rather staid throughout hours of testimony and questioning. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Democratic lawmakers tried their hand at reality television with mixed results on Wednesday as they presented arguments to the American public for the impeachment of a former star of the genre, Donald Trump. Unlike the best reality TV shows – not...
Who’s a star witness? Diplomat, Republican spar at Trump impeachment hearing
Taylor testifies he had never met Trump. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: A US diplomat testifying in a congressional impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump rejected Republicans’ efforts to label him a “star witness” for Democrats, adding that he was not pushing for a particular outcome. “I don’t consider myself a star witness for...
Pressure builds as Trump impeachment probe hears new claims
Adam Schiff talks to the media after hearing testimony from William Taylor and George Kent. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Two top US diplomats delivered gripping testimony Wednesday about Donald Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 rival Joe Biden, as the impeachment inquiry into the president shifted into a new phase of...
Trump faces perilous test as impeachment hearings open
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump faces the prospect of becoming only the third US president to be impeached when open hearings begin this week into his alleged effort to bolster his re-election hopes by pushing Ukraine to find dirt on a Democratic rival.Having survived special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the...
Trump to release another Ukraine call transcript on Tuesday
Trump’s Ukraine call transcript is of interest to House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he’s prepared to release the transcript sought by House Democrats of his first phone call with Ukraine’s president, in April, as soon as Tuesday. “We’ll probably give it to you...
US Republicans push Biden’s son to give impeachment testimony
Trump has accused the Bidens of unspecified corruption. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: The US Republican party on Saturday fought back against an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump by calling for the son of his main rival Joe Biden to be called as a witness. Trump has accused the Bidens of unspecified corruption due to Hunter...
Biden brings confidence to New Hampshire, as 2020 rivals close in
CONCORD, United States: Democrat Joe Biden strode into New Hampshire’s state house Friday like he owned the place, back-slapping officials and insisting he has broad voter support as he ramps up his bid to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.Biden has struggled to retain the frontrunner status that he claimed when he entered the...
