Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Schumer says 'John Bolton has the evidence,' urges senate to call impeachment trial witnesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday that senior administration officials must testify in President Trump’s impeachment trial after a report that Trump told a former aide to hold up military aid to Ukraine pending investigations into political rivals. …read more Source:: The...
Dinner download – Tape surfaces of Trump calling for envoy's firing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Halfway through a dinner at the Trump Hotel, U.S. President Donald Trump can be heard giving the order to remove the U.S ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, according to a video that surfaced on Saturday. …read more Source:: The...
'Take her out': Tape seems to have Trump calling for ambassador's ouster – ABC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An audio recording appeared to capture President Donald Trump calling in 2018 for the firing of the then U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, a key figure in the series of events that led to his impeachment, ABC News reported on Friday …read more Source:: The...
Democrats to argue Trump obstructed probe in third day of impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats serving as prosecutors in U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will make their case that he improperly interfered in Congress’ probe of his dealings with Ukraine in their final day of arguments on Friday. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine in talks with Russia about release of detained Ukrainians
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine started talks with Russia on a new swap of Ukrainians detained in Russia and in eastern Ukraine, which is under separatist control, Ukraine’s presidential office said on Thursday. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine PM in Davos – government and prime minister do not plan to resign
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s government and Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk do not plan to resign and have good relations with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Honcharuk said on Thursday. …read more Source:: The...
Pompeo says will travel to Ukraine 'before too long' amid impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would travel to Ukraine sometime soon, but gave no date for his planned visit to the country central to President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. …read more Source:: The...
Britain fines Russia's RT for breaking broadcast rules over Skripal and Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s media regulator fined Russia’s RT 200,000 pounds for breaching broadcasting impartiality rules in its coverage of the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal, Ukraine and the conflict in Syria. …read more Source: The...
Trump congratulates Ukraine's Zelenskiy on parliamentary elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Ukraine’s new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on holding parliamentary elections which Zelenskiy’s party won, and offered U.S. help to promote reforms in Ukraine, Zelenskiy’s office said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Assailant jumps on ex-Ukraine president's car after he leaves questioning
KIEV (Reuters) – A man jumped on the car of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko as he was driven away from being questioned as a witness on Thursday over the sale of his shipbuilding plant to another businessman. …read more Source: The...
