Section: The Frontier Post (Pakistan)
Trump impeachment trial to begin with rules fight, long days
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is set to unfold at the Capitol, a contentious proceeding over whether to remove him from office for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rivals and obstructing Congress’ ensuing investigation. As the Senate reconvenes with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding, a...
President Trump’s impeachment trial set to start today
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: The United States Senate is set for a showdown as President Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial is set to begin on Tuesday, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to acquit him — and quickly, if possible. Four months after the Ukraine scandal exploded and went on to...
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...
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 &...
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...
US Senate begins Trump’s impeachment trial
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: The historic impeachment trial of Donald Trump opened Thursday in the US Senate, as lawmakers took a solemn oath to be “impartial” in deciding whether to force the 45th US president from office. In a hushed chamber, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, clad in a traditional black robe, raised his right hand as he...
Trump warns Iran not to kill protesters, door still open to talks
WASHINGTON (Agencies): Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime’s downing of a civilian airliner as his defense secretary left the door open to talks with Tehran without preconditions. Trump’s salvo came as Iran’s Islamic regime faced a challenge from angry street protests,...
British ambassador to Iran arrested: UK govt
LONDON (AFP): Iranian authorities briefly detained Britain’s ambassador in Tehran on Saturday, according to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, after he was reportedly arrested during protests against the regime. “The arrest of our ambassador in Tehran without grounds or explanation is a flagrant violation of international law,” Raab said in a...
UK: Iran’s admission in crash disaster ‘important step’
LONDON (AA): Iran’s admission that it shot down the Ukrainian passenger jet by mistake last week is “an important step”, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday. “This will be an incredibly difficult time for all those families who lost loved ones in such tragic circumstances,” Johnson said in a statement, adding his government...
