Section: The United Kingdom
If they are to stay impartial, UN agencies in Yemen must reject Saudi coalition funding
Agencies like the World Food Program and UNICEF accepting Saudi funding in Yemen is tantamount to unwittingly abetting the coalition’s war effort and the resultant humanitarian crisis. Florence Nightingale, the modern nursing pioneer famed for her work with injured soldiers during the Crimean War, was surprisingly critical of Swiss...
Impeachment calls grow amid revelation Trump ordered block on Ukraine aid
President ordered his staff to withhold nearly $400m in aid days before he pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate BidenDonald Trump ordered his staff to withhold nearly $400m in aid to Ukraine days before he repeatedly pressured the country’s president to investigate a political rival, it emerged on Monday night. Related: Why is...
Senior U.S. lawmaker demands investigation of Trump’s withholding of Ukraine funds
A senior U.S. senator demanded on Tuesday an investigation of the withholding of nearly $400 million in aid for Ukraine by President Donald Trump’s administration, as more congressional Democrats backed calls for impeachment action against Trump. …read more Source::...
Donald Trump makes electric chair taunt to Joe Biden as Ukraine 'dirt' row grows
Mr Trump denied that he had threatened to withhold US aid to Ukraine unless it launched a probe into Mr Biden’s son, Hunter, and his alleged dealings with a Ukrainian gas company. …read more Source:: London Evening...
Ukraine needs U.S. support ahead of Donbass peace talks: Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he expected to have a “meaningful, powerful” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week, and Kiev needed the support of Washington. …read more Source::...
Trump Ukraine call: What’s this story all about?
There’s a new political controversy in the US – it’s complex but we break it down into bite-sized chunks. …read more Source::...
Why are Democrats hesitating on impeaching Donald Trump?
Credits Tom Pennington/Getty Images Strategic calculation and scandal overload have held back the president’s critics One-Minute Read Tuesday, September 24, 2019 – 5:48am The US House Intelligence Committee chairman has warned that Donald Trump could be impeached if he pressured …read more Source:: The...
Trump denies pressuring Ukraine, will not commit to transcript release
President Donald Trump on Monday denied trying to coerce Ukraine into investigating his Democratic political rival Joe Biden, but wavered about whether he would release a transcript of a phone call that some Democrats say are grounds for his impeachment. …read more Source::...
How Trump’s Ukraine scandal has ballooned
The complex saga consuming Washington could have big implications for the 2020 race …read more Source:: Financial...
Timeline: Key dates in the U.S. political controversy over Ukraine
Some Democrats are calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump over reports that he asked his Ukrainian counterpart to launch an investigation that could damage his Democratic political rival Joe Biden. …read more Source::...
