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Democrats say Trump impeachment charges must come swiftly
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., makes a statement at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. Pelosi announced that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of...
African swine fever kills more than 20 wild boar in Poland
In this photo taken March 25, 2018, wild boar are seen roaming near houses in Lomianki county on Warsaw outskirts. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski/file)WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An outbreak of African swine fever in Poland near the German border has killed 21 wild boar, the agriculture minister said Wednesday. Authorities were adding 56 kilometers (34...
Ukraine hopes upcoming summit will settle conflict in east
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right, welcomes Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. ( AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he hopes his planned talks with the leaders of Russia, France and Germany will settle the...
Prosecutors say Russia let MH17 suspect leave the country
In this July 17, 2014. file photo, people walk amongst the debris at the crash site of MH17 passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, that left 298 people killed. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russia deliberately allowed a suspect in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to leave the country,...
July 25 forecast: Sunny, with cloud of impeachment for Trump
The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington Jan. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The forecast for July 25 was typical for Washington: sunny, mid-80s. President Donald Trump had good reason to be feeling bright and sunny himself. It was the morning after Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony at the conclusion...
Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Sunrise, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was briefed on the whistleblower complaint about his dealings with Ukraine before the White House released nearly $400 million in military aid to Kyiv, officials say, shedding new light on...
Judiciary Committee set to take over Trump impeachment probe
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Sunrise, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, scheduling a hearing for next week as they push closer to a possible vote on actual charges of “high crimes and...
Ukrainian journalist painted to ‘keep alive’ in Russian jail
Roman Sushchenko, a Ukrainian journalist who spent three years in a Russian prison on spying charges, speaks to reporters to described how he would create paintings of cathedrals and other scenes as a way of surviving his imprisonment at a news conference in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. The Association of Polish Journalists is...
Netanyahu’s woes mirror those of his ally Trump
In this Sept. 8, 2019, file photo, a worker hangs an election campaign billboard of the Likud party showing U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)JERUSALEM (AP) — He was accused of using his high office to advance his personal political interests. He derided the...
In Ukraine’s bleak east, US aid saves lives, raises morale
In this photo taken on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, a Ukrainian soldier in a trench in the front line near the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Vitali Komar)AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — U.S.-made medical equipment, night-vision devices and counter-mortar radar makes a difference for Ukrainian troops fighting Kremlin-backed...
