Section: theSun (Malaysia)
EU says opposes US sanctions on Russia gas pipeline
BRUSSELS: The EU on Saturday voiced its opposition to US sanctions against companies building a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany.“As a matter of principle, the EU opposes the imposition of sanctions against EU companies conducting legitimate business,“ an EU spokesman said.The sanctions were signed off by US President Donald Trump on...
Impeachment vote set for Wednesday as Trump rages
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump faces becoming only the third US leader ever to be impeached on Wednesday with the House of Representatives set for a historic vote that would trigger his trial in the Senate.On the morning of the vote, Trump once again insisted that he had done “nothing wrong,“ following the release of a letter in which he...
Impeachment vote set for Wednesday as Trump rages
WASHINGTON: An enraged US President Donald Trump said he was being subjected to an “attempted coup” and a witch trial as Democrats set a historic impeachment vote for Wednesday.In an extraordinarily angry six-page letter, Trump on Tuesday told Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the Democratic-led House of Representatives, that “history will judge you...
China’s second aircraft carrier enters service
BEIJING: China’s second aircraft carrier entered service on Tuesday, adding major firepower to its military ambitions as it faces tensions with self-ruled Taiwan as well as the US and regional neighbours around the disputed South China Sea.The commissioning of the ship, which has been named the Shandong, puts China in a small club of...
As Trump vote nears, centrist Democrats stand firm on impeachment
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on Monday careened toward the brink of one of the most divisive and momentous political steps in years: the impeachment of President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.Days before the historic House vote, several congressional centrists, including some representing Trump-friendly districts,...
Trump to face impeachment vote after House panel approves charges
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump (pix) stood on the verge of impeachment Friday after a House panel approved charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress, setting up a historic vote in the chamber next week.In a grave moment for a deeply divided nation, members of the Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to approve two articles...
Ukraine detains suspects in murder of top journalist
KIEV: Ukrainian police have detained several people suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet who died in a car bomb blast in 2016, the country’s leadership announced Thursday.“Probable killers were detained today,“ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press briefing in Kiev with the interior...
One dead in fire on Russia’s sole aircraft carrier
MOSCOW: A naval serviceman died and an officer was missing Thursday after Russia’s only aircraft carrier caught fire in an Arctic shipyard, the latest accident to raise concern over the future of the navy flagship.Russian news agencies quoted the Zvezdochka shipyard as saying the fire started during wielding operations in an engine room of...
Trump impeachment debate opens with fiery partisan battle
WASHINGTON: Democrats warned that US President Donald Trump was on the verge of dictatorship while Republicans fiercely defended his record at the opening of a stormy, historic debate on impeachment charges Wednesday.The parties held tightly to diametrically opposed views of Trump as they weighed articles of impeachment at the beginning of a...
Trump is fourth US president to face impeachment as Democrats unveil charges
WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House of Representatives announced impeachment charges against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, making him the fourth president in US history to face a formal effort to remove him from office.The Democratic-controlled House is almost certain to vote to impeach the president as soon as next week, setting up a...
