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From Minnesota to Michigan, Trump aims to turn scandal into reelection fuel
Oct14

From Minnesota to Michigan, Trump aims to turn scandal into reelection fuel

LAKE CHARLES, United States: As impeachment pressure mounted on Donald Trump, the president left Washington for the second day in a row on Friday to rally hardcore supporters in a bid to turn the scandal into fuel for his 2020 reelection.Framing himself as the victim of a plot between “corrupt Democrat politicians” and the “fake...

India mulls banning Malaysian imports over Mahathir’s Kashmir statement
Oct13

India mulls banning Malaysian imports over Mahathir’s Kashmir statement

NEW DELHI: India is considering restricting imports of some products from Malaysia including palm oil, according to government and industry sources, in reaction to the Southeast Asian country’s leader criticising New Delhi for its actions in occupied Kashmir. India is looking for ways to limit palm oil imports and may place restrictions on...

Trump backs Giuliani, but some aides wish he would cut ties
Oct13

Trump backs Giuliani, but some aides wish he would cut ties

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Saturday stood behind personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, one of his highest-profile and most vocal defenders, amid reports that federal prosecutors in the city Giuliani led as mayor are eyeing him for possible lobbying violations. Behind the scenes, however, many of Trump’s closest aides and advisers,...

First man to conduct spacewalk, Alexei Leonov, dies
Oct12

First man to conduct spacewalk, Alexei Leonov, dies

MOSCOW: Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow on Friday aged 85 after a long illness.The Russian space agency Roscosmos said it was saddened to announce the death of “cosmonaut No 11” who was twice decorated with the country’s top honour, the Hero of the Soviet...

From Minnesota to Michigan, Trump aims to turn scandal into reelection fuel
Oct12

From Minnesota to Michigan, Trump aims to turn scandal into reelection fuel

WASHINGTON DC: As impeachment pressure mounted on Donald Trump, the president left Washington for the second day in a row Friday to rally hardcore supporters in a bid to turn the scandal into fuel for his 2020 reelection. Framing himself as the victim of a plot between “corrupt Democrat politicians” and the “fake news media,” Trump galvanized...

Trump seeks to discredit entire impeachment probe
Oct10

Trump seeks to discredit entire impeachment probe

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Wednesday called for outing the whistleblower behind the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency and sought to transform the entire scandal into a boost for his 2020 reelection campaign.Trump began his attempt to crush impeachment on Tuesday with a breathtaking show of defiance to Congress. In an eight-page...

Democrat Biden calls for Trump’s impeachment
Oct10

Democrat Biden calls for Trump’s impeachment

WASHINGTON: Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden called Wednesday for Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying the president “betrayed” the United States, but Trump dug in, predicting that the Supreme Court would have to resolve the fight. “To preserve our constitution, our democracy, our basic integrity, he should be impeached,” Biden told...

White House rules out cooperation in Trump impeachment probe
Oct09

White House rules out cooperation in Trump impeachment probe

Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: A defiant White House declared war Tuesday against the impeachment investigation of Donald Trump, blasting the process as partisan, illegitimate and unconstitutional and saying neither the president nor his administration will cooperate. In a fiery letter, the White House threw down the gauntlet to House Speaker Nancy...

Kuril Islands: The unresolved dispute between Japan and Russia
Oct09

Kuril Islands: The unresolved dispute between Japan and Russia

Umit Nazmi Hazir In the beginning of September, the Eastern Economic Forum took place in Vladivostok, which is a Pacific port city in eastern Russia. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also joined this forum. One of the topics of the forum was the Kuril Islands issue, which has been the greatest obstacle to the normalization of the bilateral...

WH blocks diplomat?s impeachment probe testimony
Oct09

WH blocks diplomat?s impeachment probe testimony

WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday blocked a top US diplomat from speaking to Congress as part of the impeachment investigation of Donald Trump, dramatically escalating the battle with Democrats over his presidency.Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland had voluntarily agreed to be deposed by House Democrats who were expected to...