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US House panel to hear from inspector general on whistleblower complaint
WASHINGTON: A US House of Representatives committee will hear closed-door testimony from the intelligence community’s inspector general on Oct 4, a congressional official said on Friday. The hearing before the House Intelligence Committee relates to the whistleblower report alleging President Donald Trump abused his office in attempting to...
We’re at war, says Trump on impeachment probe
Trump also called journalists ‘animals,’ ‘scum’ and ‘crooked’. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump called his struggle with Democrats threatening impeachment a “war,” a video of comments that he expected to remain private showed Friday. “We’re at war. These people are sick,” Trump says in the video obtained by...
Missed deadline gets Pompeo subpoenaed by US House Democrats
Pompeo will have to turn in the documents to the US House of Representatives. (AFP/Getty pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House of Representatives who are pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump issued a subpoena on Friday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents concerning contact with the Ukrainian government....
Hong Kong protesters denounce police ahead of PRC anniversary
protests often result in violent clashes with police in the former British colony. (Reuters pic)HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kong protesters rallied at the harbour side on Friday, chanting slogans accusing the police of brutality and setting the stage for a weekend of demonstrations leading up to the 70th anniversary of the People’s...
‘No choice’ but to launch impeachment probe says Pelosi
Pelosi formally launched the impeachment inquiry earlier this week. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats had “no choice” but to launch an impeachment probe into Donald Trump, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday, saying the US president put national security in jeopardy with his attempts to get Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Pelosi...
Austria, Russia keep in step ahead of polls
VIENNA: As Austrians go to the polls Sunday, one image that stands out from the last right-wing administration is that of the foreign minister dancing with Russian President Vladimir Putin at her wedding, causing widespread derision in the small Alpine country and abroad.With conservative Sebastian Kurz tipped again to take power, possibly in...
Protests set to resume ahead of Chinese anniversary
HONG KONG: Hong Kong was bracing for a weekend of unrest with pro-democracy protests likely to mount in the China-ruled territory ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic on Tuesday. Thousands of people are expected to rally in the city centre on Saturday evening after authorities granted a permit for a...
Ukrainians split whether Zelensky was weak or smart in call with Trump
Some say Zelensky outsmarted the US president. (AFP pic)KIEV: Volodymyr Zelensky, a popular comedian until his shock election to the Ukrainian presidency this spring, is at the centre of a global scandal following a now notorious phone call with US leader Donald Trump. In Kiev, opponents have lashed out against the “disaster” call but supporters...
The whistleblower who has threatened Trump’s presidency
The whistleblower supposedly works for the CIA. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Only a handful of people know his or her identity, but the whistleblower whose complaint threatens to implode Donald Trump’s presidency is already being lauded as both a hero and a traitor. Six weeks after submitting a damning complaint about Trump that was made public...
Pelosi blasts White House ‘cover up’ of Ukraine call
Top democrat Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: The White House engaged in a “cover up” by suppressing a record of President Donald Trump’s phone call to Ukraine, now at the center of an abuse of power complaint, top Democrat Nancy Pelosi charged Thursday. “This is a cover up,” the speaker of the House of...
