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Australian PM confirms Trump asked for help investigating Mueller probe
WASHINGTON: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (pix) has confirmed that US President Donald Trump asked him to help gather information for an inquiry into Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.The New York Times, citing two unidentified US officials, earlier reported the request to assist in the...
Trump attacks Democrats, Giuliani subpoenaed for Ukraine documents
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump attacked the Democratic lawmaker spearheading the impeachment inquiry on Monday as congressional committees subpoenaed his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, for documents related to his dealings with Ukraine.As Trump lashed out at Democratic congressman Adam Schiff, suggesting he should be arrested for “treason“,...
Aussie PM confirms Trump asked to probe Mueller
Morrison spoke to the US president. (file pic)WASHINGTON: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that US President Donald Trump asked him to help gather information for an inquiry into Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The New York Times, citing two unidentified US officials, earlier...
Giuliani subpoenaed for documents relating to Ukraine dealings
Giuliani made contact with Ukrainian officials after US president spoke with Ukraine’s president. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Democrats investigating whether to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday issued a subpoena to his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, seeking documents related to dealings with Ukraine by Oct 15. The...
Trump called for favour again, this time to Australia’s PM
Trump (right) could be in deeper trouble after a call with Morrison was revealed. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump asked Australia’s prime minister to help US Attorney General Bill Barr gather information for an inquiry intended to discredit the Mueller investigation, The New York Times reported on Monday. The newspaper, citing...
Trump suggests ‘arrest for treason’ of Democrat leading impeachment probe
Trump made his feelings known on Twitter. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump railed against the Democratic lawmaker leading the impeachment probe Monday, suggesting he be arrested for treason for depicting him as using mafia-like tactics. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, opened a congressional hearing...
Kiev unlikely to publish Trump call transcript
Donald Trump is facing impeachment inquiry over phone call to the Ukraine leader. (AP pic)UKRAINE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kiev was unlikely to publish its version of a transcript of a July 25 phone call with US President Donald Trump, at the heart of an impeachment inquiry in Washington. The White House...
Nobody pays for my expenses, says Giuliani
Giuliani travelled to Madrid to meet Andriy Yermak, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinskiy after Trump’s phone call with the president. (AP pic)NEW YORK: Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, says he met Ukrainian officials in Madrid, Paris and Warsaw this year as he pushed an investigation into...
Intense HK clashes ahead of China’s 70th anniversary
Riot police stand next to a subway station which set on fire by protesters in Hong Kong. (AP pic)HONG KONG: Fierce clashes broke out between protesters and riot police in Hong Kong Sunday as thousands marched through the strife-torn city, during a day of global protests aimed at casting a shadow over communist China’s upcoming 70th...
Pelosi says public opinion shifting in support of impeachment inquiry
AUSTIN, TX: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday that public opinion is now on the side of an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump following the release of new information about his conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.Pelosi this week announced her support for an investigation after the surfacing of...
