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Finland’s new young female prime minister breaks the mold
The candidate for the next Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, smiles after she won the SDP’s Prime Minister candidate vote against Antti Lindtman, in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. (Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva via AP)COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s next government is breaking the mold in multiple ways. Sanna Marin, the...
‘You’re lucky I’m your president’: Trump unperturbed by looming impeachment
US president has found a brawl that matches his formidable energy. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: For a man on the brink of becoming only the third US president to be impeached, Donald Trump sure sounds confident. “You’re so lucky I became your president,” he boomed to cheering supporters late Tuesday in Hershey, Pennsylvania. “A regular president...
Ukraine, Russia hope for progress after peace talks
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, attend a joint news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday Dec. 9, 2019. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP)KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Both Ukraine and Russia are hailing the outcome of...
Trump warns Russia not to meddle in U.S. elections -White House
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump warned Russia not to interfere in U.S. elections in talks with Russia‘s top diplomat on Tuesday, the White House said, after meetings where the two sides made no visible progress on nuclear arms control. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow wanted to publish U.S.-Russian communications that he said...
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...
Democrats’ impeachment charges say Trump ‘betrayed’ US
WASHINGTON — House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, declaring he “betrayed the nation” with his actions toward Ukraine as they pushed toward historic proceedings that are certain to help define his presidency and shape the 2020 election. The specific charges aimed at removing the 45th...
White House says Trump warned Moscow against US poll meddling
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia has evidence clearing it of involvement in the 2016 US election. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump warned Russia not to interfere in US elections in talks with Russia’s top diplomat on Tuesday, the White House said, after meetings where the two sides made no visible progress on nuclear...
Trump to address impeachment charges during Senate trial
The White House did not make clear how Trump would address the charges against him. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will address the impeachment charges announced on Tuesday during the Senate trial phase of the proceedings, the White House said, continuing to choose not to argue the merits of the charges ahead of an expected vote by...
Putin warns of second Srebrenica massacre if Kyiv doesn’t grant amnesty for east Ukraine separatists
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that residents of separatist-held regions of eastern Ukraine could be targeted by government forces if Kiev is granted … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Trump meets with Russian official as impeachment advances
The Foreign Minister earlier met Mike Pompeo and discussed arms control agreements, Ukraine, Syria and Venezuela, counterterrorism and anti-narcotics efforts, and the countries’ shared goals towards North Korea and Iran. …read more Source:: The...
