Section: The Frontier Post (Pakistan)
Pelosi launches ‘official impeachment inquiry’ into Trump
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that Democratic leaders are launching an “official impeachment inquiry” into President Trump. “The actions taken to date by the president have seriously violated the Constitution, especially when the president says, ‘Article Two says I can do whatever I want,’ ” Pelosi said...
Pompeo accuses Biden of covering up son’s corruption amid calls for probe
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: Earlier, President Trump accused the Democrats of seeking to stay clear of discussing former Vice President Joe Biden’s alleged pressure on Kiev to fire a prosecutor investigating his son Hunter Biden, who has been accused of engaging in illegal activity while serving on the board of directors of an energy firm...
Trump pressured Ukraine president to investigate Biden: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate Joe Biden, one of Trump’s chief political rivals, in a July phone call, according to reports on Friday by the Wall Street Journal and other U.S. media outlets. The call featured in a classified whistleblower complaint that has...
EU extends sanctions against Russia
Monitoring Desk BRUSSELS: The EU has extended sanctions on Russia for six more months over its actions against Ukraine, the European Council said on Thursday. “The Council has extended the restrictive measures over actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for a further six months, until...
FM Qureshi to represent Pakistan at UN Human Rights Council session
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi departed for Geneva on a three-day visit, to represent Pakistan at the 42nd session of United Nations Human Rights Council, on Monday. According to reports, the UN Human Rights Council meeting is expected to continue for two weeks from September 9 to September 27. UN High Commissioner...
Russia, Ukraine begin prisoners exchange
MOSCOW (AA): Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged 70 prisoners after intense negotiations. Thirty-five people from each side, including 24 Ukrainian sailors who were detained in the incident near the Sea of Azov last November by Russia, and Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky convicted of espionage, were freed. Commenting on the exchange,...
Can US, China and Russia cooperate on Afghan Peace?
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: A dialogue about peace among Afghans, including members of the government and the Taliban, might finally get under way. However difficult, the prospect of talks brings hope for a negotiated outcome to the decades-long Afghan war. Critical questions remain about whether the Taliban will agree to talk to the Afghan...
Serena Williams beats Wang Qiang to reach semi-finals
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: Serena Williams underlined her tag as the favourite for the US Open with a brutal quarter-final win over China’s Wang Qiang in just 44 minutes. The 37-year-old American broke serve five times and hit 25 winners as she eased to a 6-1 6-0 win over the 18th seed on Arthur Ashe Stadium Williams, seeded eighth, is...
Lomachenko adds WBC title in thriller
LONDON (Agencies): Vasyl Lomachenko, widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, beat British challenger Luke Campbell in a thrilling bout to win the vacant WBC lightweight title in London on Saturday. The 31-year-old Ukrainian, who had been world champion at three different weights in only a 14-bout professional career...
Russia not pursing return to G8, says foreign minister
Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that Russia had never approached anyone to seek a return to the G8. “Moscow became aware of the talks regarding Russia’s return to the group through media. In all these years we have never touched the topic in our contacts with anyone,” Lavrov said at a news conference in...
