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Trump and Ukraine: A chronology from phone call to impeachment
Dec19

Trump and Ukraine: A chronology from phone call to impeachment

US President Donald Trump. Photo: File WASHINGTON: Here is a chronology of events leading to the impeachment of US President Donald Trump in the US House of Representatives. The matter now moves to a Senate trial to determine whether he will be removed from office, an unlikely event given that the chamber is controlled by his fellow...

Impeached while at rally, Trump says ‘having a good time’
Dec19

Impeached while at rally, Trump says ‘having a good time’

President Donald Trump leaves his Merry Christmas Rally at the Kellogg Arena on December 18, 2019 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Photo: AFP Donald Trump likes a fight and he likes a show and Wednesday — with impeachment voted right at the moment he was addressing a campaign rally hundreds of miles away in Michigan — he got both things on steroids.By...

US House impeached Trump for abuse of power
Dec19

US House impeached Trump for abuse of power

Washington DC. President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president becomes just the third occupant of the White House...

Trump impeached for abuse of power in historic vote
Dec19

Trump impeached for abuse of power in historic vote

President Donald Trump. Photo: FilePresident Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years.By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president becomes just the third occupant...

Pakistan, Central Asia can expand trade ties: Javed Malik
Dec19

Pakistan, Central Asia can expand trade ties: Javed Malik

DUBAI: Former Ambassador of Pakistan and President of Dubai Diplomat Business Club Javed Malik has said that expanding trade and economic linkages with other countries are fundamental for economic growth and the business community could play a vital role by engaging more effectively with their counterparts in international markets.He was speaking...

Angry Trump writes letter to Nancy Pelosi as she sets impeachment vote for Wednesday
Dec18

Angry Trump writes letter to Nancy Pelosi as she sets impeachment vote for Wednesday

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...

49 journalists murdered in 2019
Dec18

49 journalists murdered in 2019

PARIS: Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years. The “historically low” number mostly died covering conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, the Paris-based watchdog said, which warned that “journalism remains a dangerous profession”. Some 80...

Nearly 800 historians in US urge House to impeach Trump
Dec17

Nearly 800 historians in US urge House to impeach Trump

ANKARA (AA): In an open letter days ahead of a historic impeachment vote, nearly 800 historians have urged the House of Representatives to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump. Citing a “clear and present danger to the Constitution”, the historians — including Ron Chernow, John Meacham, and Douglas Brinkley — as well as famed filmmaker Ken Burns,...

Giuliani provides details of what Trump knew about ambassador’s removal
Dec17

Giuliani provides details of what Trump knew about ambassador’s removal

Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: Rudolph W. Giuliani said on Monday that he provided President Trump with detailed information this year about how the United States ambassador to Ukraine was, in Mr. Giuliani’s view, impeding investigations that could benefit Mr. Trump, setting in motion the ambassador’s recall from her post. In an...

Trump impeachment showdown as Democrats seek to shape Senate trial
Dec17

Trump impeachment showdown as Democrats seek to shape Senate trial

WASHINGTON: US Democrats signaled Monday they were girding for battle over witnesses and fair process in the Senate trial of Donald Trump, days ahead of a historic House vote on impeaching the president for abuse of office and obstruction of Congress. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said he was aiming for proceedings to start January 6 that...