Australia&NZ

Feb05

Former residents return to Chernobyl town for the first time in 33 years

Wednesday, February 5 , 2020 - 11:01 (EEST) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

Around 50,000 people once called the city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine home.That was until April 26, 1986, when the community was thrust into the spotlight of the world.It was that day that a safety test went wrong and led to… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...

Feb03

Turkish president denounces Russia’s annexation of Crimea

Monday, February 3 , 2020 - 22:01 (EEST) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

Crimean Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group indigenous to Crimea. Many have opposed Russia’s annexation of the Black Sea peninsula. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...

Jan27

Trump denies Bolton book claim that Ukraine funds tied to Biden probe

Monday, January 27 , 2020 - 10:02 (EEST) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

The revelation challenges the defence offered up by Trump and his attorneys in his Senate impeachment trial. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...

Jan27

Trump tied Ukraine funds to Biden probe, Bolton book says

Monday, January 27 , 2020 - 4:02 (EEST) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

The revelation challenges the defence offered up by Trump and his attorneys in his Senate impeachment trial. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...

Jan26

Reporter says Pompeo cursed at her after interview, told her to point to Ukraine on a map

Sunday, January 26 , 2020 - 2:02 (EEST) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched into a profanity-laced rant against an NPR reporter after an interview, the news organisation says, apparently frustrated by questions he had been asked about Ukraine and former U.S. ambassador… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...

Jan25

Mike Pompeo cursed at reporter, yelled: ‘Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?’

Saturday, January 25 , 2020 - 12:01 (EEST) Section: Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand)

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after a testy interview with NPR and used the “F-word,” among other expletives. …read more Source::...

Jan25

Recording of Trump calling for Yovanovitch’s ouster appears to corroborate Parnas’ account

Saturday, January 25 , 2020 - 7:01 (EEST) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

President Donald Trump is allegedly heard on a recording demanding the firing of then-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during a private dinner with top donors in April 2018, according to an audio file obtained by ABC… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...

Jan24

Democrats say Donald Trump’s Ukraine behaviour ‘puts Nixon to shame’

Friday, January 24 , 2020 - 7:01 (EEST) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

Donald Trump’s legal team says Democrats have “opened the door” for them to hammer Joe Biden and his son over their dealings in Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...

Jan22

At impeachment trial, Trump accused of ‘corrupt scheme’ to pressure Ukraine

Wednesday, January 22 , 2020 - 23:01 (EEST) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

Representative Adam Schiff said Trump had pushed the Ukrainian president to investigate ex-vice president Joe Biden and son on unsubstantiated corruption charges. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...

Jan22

Trump accused at impeachment trial of ‘corrupt scheme’ to pressure Ukraine

Wednesday, January 22 , 2020 - 22:01 (EEST) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)