Section: theSun (Malaysia)
US House steps up Trump impeachment probe
WASHINGTON: Democrats moved Monday to intensify their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump as whiffs of new scandal surrounding the White House emerged related to Trump’s business and his lawyer’s involvement in Ukraine.While the Democrat leadership remains reluctant to go all-in on impeachment, given that the...
Russia, Ukraine swapping prisoners in landmark exchange
KIEV: A long-awaited swap of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine was underway on Saturday, sources and state media said, with 70 people involved in the landmark exchange.A Ukrainian government source told AFP the swap was proceeding and that 35 people on each side would be exchanged.A number of high-profile prisoners are expected to be part of...
Russians go to polls after summer of protests
MOSCOW: Russians are set to vote in local elections on Sunday following a hugely controversial campaign in Moscow that degenerated into the biggest police crackdown on protesters in nearly a decade.Municipal and regional polls will be held across the vast country, but most attention will be focused on the Moscow parliament vote following the...
Selfies from the disaster zone: how TV show changed Chernobyl tourism
CHERNOBYL: The hit TV series “Chernobyl” has attracted a new generation of tourists to the nuclear disaster zone but guides say that many are more interested in taking selfies than learning about the accident.“They do not need information anymore, they just want to take a selfie,“ said Yevgen Goncharenko, an official plant guide, at the site of...
Putin, Modi to talk economy in Vladivostok
VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks on boosting investment and trade, with a special emphasis on energy and arms deals.The two will meet on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, which Russia has hosted in Vladivostok since 2015 to boost partnerships with Asian...
Ukraine president picks young lawyer as prime minister
KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday picked untested 35-year-old lawyer Oleksiy Goncharuk as his prime minister, as a new parliament met for the first time.Zelensky, a popular comedian before winning the presidency this year, has promised to bring in fresh faces to clear away an establishment that he says has ruled Ukraine...
Ukraine filmmaker in possible Russia prisoner swap: Reports
MOSCOW: Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, serving a 20-year jail sentence in Russia, has been moved to Moscow ahead of a possible prisoner swap, Russian news agencies reported Thursday.Sentsov, who lived in Crimea and opposed its annexation by Moscow, was convicted in 2015 for plotting and carrying out attacks in a controversial case.He is...
Four European states lose measles eradication status as cases soar: WHO
COPENHAGEN: Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday, urging countries to step up vaccination efforts.“Re-establishment of measles transmission is concerning. If high immunisation coverage...
Ukraine’s new parliament set for marathon first session
KIEV: Ukraine’s new parliament will meet for the first time on Thursday, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Volodymyr Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of “breaking the system”.The 41-year-old won a landslide election in April and his young Servant of the People party gained an absolute...
Trump heads to G7 with potshot at French hosts over taxes
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump threatened his French hosts with taxes on their wines Friday as he headed to a G7 summit in France with a series of parting shots, including another broadside at the Federal Reserve’s chairman.After a day that saw big falls on Wall Street after he announced new tariffs against China, Trump was in no...
