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Trump demands immediate acquittal
President Donald Trump’s lawyers submitted a trial brief on Monday calling his impeachment by the House “a dangerous perversion” of the US constitution and demanding his immediate acquittal by the Senate.Almost simultaneously, House impeachment managers responded to an earlier Trump filing, saying the president engaged in “corrupt...
Iran says hasn’t taken decision yet to send black boxes abroad
Tehran said Sunday it was trying to record the black boxes from the downed Ukrainian airliner, confirming that no plan had yet reached on whether Iran will send the data and flight recorders to Ukraine or not. Canada, which had 57 citizens on the flight in which all 176 people aboard were killed, said on Sunday there were still no firm plans for...
In impeachment document, Democrats say Trump endangers security
WASHINGTON (Reuters): Democratic U.S. lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday the president must be removed from office to protect national security and preserve the country’s system of government. In a 111-page document filed before Trump’s Senate trial begins in earnest on...
Putin Hunted for Scapegoats and Found Medvedev
Leonid Bershidsky When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a radical overhaul of Russia’s governance system this week, he also ended the Medvedev era. Dmitry Medvedev was, at least formally, Putin’s closest sidekick, the politician with whom the strongman was most willing to share formal power. Whether or not it’s time...
Trump impeachment trial: Democrats say US president endangers security, Trump denies
President Donald Trump. Photo: FileDemocratic US lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday the president must be removed from office to protect national security and preserve the country’s system of government.In a 111-page document filed before Trump’s Senate trial begins in...
Ukraine president rejects PM’s resignation over leaked recording
KIEV: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he wanted to give his prime minister a “second chance” and refused to accept his resignation after a recording emerged of the premier questioning the head of state´s grasp of economics.Prime Minister Oleksiy Goncharuk had offered to quit after the leaked recording revealed him saying the...
Iran supreme leader Khamenei downplays protests, says foes exploiting plane tragedy
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Iran’s deadly downing of a Ukrainian airliner was a “bitter” accident as he led the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran for the first time since 2012. Photo: AFPTEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader said Friday that demonstrations at home over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian...
Zarif calls for rejecting politicization of plane incident
Monitoring Desk TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message referred to his bilateral meeting with his Canadian counterpart François-Philippe Champagne in Muscat and called for rejecting politicization of the Ukrainian plane incident. “In Oman today, met with Canadian FM @FP_Champagne to discuss consular, technical &...
Ukraine PM offers to resign after leaked recording
KIEV: Ukraine´s prime minister offered his resignation on Friday after audio was leaked of him questioning President Volodymyr Zelensky´s grasp of economics, in the first major political test for the inexperienced leader.It was unclear whether Zelensky would accept Oleksiy Goncharuk´s offer, which came after a recording emerged of him reportedly...
Countries affected by jet crash call for transparency
Monitoring Desk LONDON: Senior officials from Afghanistan, Canada, Ukraine, Sweden and the UK met in London on Thursday to discuss the urgency of support for the families of those affected in the Ukrainian airliner crash in Tehran on January 8 in which all 176 people on board were killed. The response group for the families of victims of flight...
