Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Tom Cruise meets Ukraine’s president in Kiev amid Trump impeachment crisis
October 01, 2019 11:19 PMWASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy knows a thing or two about the silver screen. …read more Source:: The Straits...
US Democrats subpoena Trump lawyer Giuliani in impeachment probe
October 01, 2019 5:44 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US House of Representatives Democrats investigating whether to impeach US President Donald Trump on Monday (Sept 30) issued a subpoena to his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, seeking documents related to dealings with Ukraine by Oct 15. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Donald Trump wants to meet Ukraine scandal whistleblower who is expected to give testimony
September 30, 2019 9:00 AMWASHINGTON (AFP, WASHINGTON POST) – President Donald Trump said on Sunday (Sept 29) he wants to meet the anonymous whistleblower at the centre of the scandal threatening his presidency. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Pompeo gets subpoena over Ukraine scandal
September 29, 2019 5:00 AMWASHINGTON • Democrats in the US House of Representatives who are pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump have issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents concerning contact with Ukraine’s government. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says critics trying to ‘destroy’ him on Ukraine
September 29, 2019 2:23 AMWASHINGTON (DPA) – US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani says Democratic lawmakers and the media are trying “destroy” him to cover up unsubstantiated allegations against former President Barack Obama’s administration. …read more Source:: The Straits...
New York Times sparks controversy by publishing details on Ukraine whistle-blower
September 29, 2019 12:07 AMNEW YORK (AFP) – Protecting a potentially vulnerable whistle-blower versus the public’s need to know: a US newspaper’s publication of information on the man whose complaint led to an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has sparked controversy and debate. …read more Source:: The...
US envoy for Ukraine resigns as Congress pursues his testimony
September 28, 2019 9:27 AMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – Kurt Volker, the US State Department’s special envoy for Ukraine who got caught in the middle of the pressure campaign by US President Donald Trump and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, to find damaging information about Democrats, abruptly resigned his post Friday (Sept 27). …read more...
Russia tells US not to release transcripts of Trump’s conversations with Putin
September 28, 2019 5:29 AMUNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – Russia on Friday (Sept 27) urged the United States not to publish Donald Trump’s conversations with Vladimir Putin after a growing scandal led the White House to release a transcript from a call with Ukraine’s leader. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Kremlin says it hopes US wouldn’t release Trump-Putin calls
September 27, 2019 7:02 PMMOSCOW (AP) – Russia has voiced hope that the US administration wouldn’t publish private conversations between the two nations’ presidents, like it did with Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Trump call scandal: Whistleblower shines light on potential ‘abuse’ of secret computer system
September 27, 2019 12:24 PMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – When the White House first released the reconstructed transcript of President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone conversation with the president of Ukraine, some former government officials noticed something peculiar about it. …read more Source:: The Straits...
