Section: The Week (The United Kingdom)
Donald Trump’s impeachment trial: what the US media is saying
Description The impeachment of Donald Trump has dominated US news for months Credits Getty Images Alt Text Donald Trump Impeachment Excerpts from some of the best coverage so far In Depth …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 22 Jan 2020
Jeff Bezos: phone ‘hacked’ by Saudi prince The mobile phone of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos was hacked with a WhatsApp message sent from a number belonging to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, The Guardian claims. The newspaper says the message from Mohammed bin Salman to Bezos, the world’s richest man, contained malware that allowed the...
Donald Trump impeachment trial begins – what to expect
Title US Senate Capitol Hill Description The Capitol Building, in Washington DC. Alt Text US Senate Capitol Hill Trial begins in Senate today but is unlikely to lead to US president’s removal One-Minute Read …read more Source:: The...
‘It’s a hoax’: Trump rants as impeachment trial opens
Description House impeachment managers walk to the Senate chamber for impeachment proceedings Credits (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Senators sworn in ahead of trial which begins next week One-Minute Read Friday, January 17, 2020 – 6:22am …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 16 Jan 2020
TV cameras to be allowed in Crown Courts Filming of Crown Court cases in England and Wales is to be allowed for the first time, under new legislation due to come into force in late spring. Only judges will be seen on camera – and only their sentencing remarks will be filmed, after a verdict is reached. Filming of sentencing statements has been...
Trump slams ‘hoax’ as impeachment case moves to Senate
Description Nancy Pelosi signs articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Credits (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Alt Text Nancy Pelosi Resolution passed along party lines in Democrat-controlled House of Representatives One-Minute Read …read more Source:: The...
British ambassador arrested in Iran as protests flare
Description Protesters outside the UK embassy in Tehran Credits Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images High-ranking officials in Tehran call for Rob Macaire’s expulsion amid unrest following plane crash admission One-Minute Read The Week Staff Monday, January 13, 2020 – 5:58am …read more Source:: The...
British ambassador in Iran arrested
Description Protesters outside the UK embassy in Tehran Credits Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images High-ranking officials in Tehran call for Rob Macaire’s expulsion amid unrest following plane crash admission One-Minute Read The Week Staff Monday, January 13, 2020 – 5:58am …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 10 Jan 2020
Ukraine jet ‘shot down by Iran missile’ Evidence suggests that a Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed near Tehran on Wednesday was downed by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, possibly in error, according to Canadian leader Justin Trudeau. Donald Trump has also said that the US suspects the downing of the plane was the result of “a mistake...
Ukraine-bound Boeing crash kills all 176 on board: what we know so far
Description Iranian Red Crescent workers at the scene where the plane came down, near the city of Kerman Credits Getty Images Alt Text Iran plane crash Iran refusing to hand black box to US maker of plane amid rising diplomatic tensions …read more Source:: The...
