Section: US & Canada
Turkish president denounces Russia’s annexation of Crimea
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced Russia’s annexation of Crimea and pledged to support Ukraine’s territorial integrity …read more Source:: ABC...
Will Lamar Alexander’s Warning Restrain Trump?
“Hopefully he won’t do that again.”That’s what Senator Lamar Alexander told me on Friday, discussing President Donald Trump’s push to have political rivals investigated in Ukraine. A lot of weight rests on those six words, especially the first. The veteran lawmaker would like the president not to abuse his power, and is relying...
Trump trial closing arguments aim at voters, history
WASHINGTON — Closing arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial are unfolding Monday as much for history as any effort to sway votes, one final chance to influence public opinion and set the record ahead of his expected acquittal in the Republican-led Senate. The House Democratic prosecutors drew on history, the Founding...
Lindsey Graham Moves to Investigate Hunter Biden, Pledges Hearings on FISA Abuse
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he and other Republicans will begin calling witnesses within weeks for hearings related to Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine, as well as the FBI’s surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. “We’re going to get to the bottom of this,” Graham pledged in an...
Erdogan, Zelenskiy Meet in Push to Boost Trade Between Turkey, Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is holding talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Kyiv to stimulate commerce between their countries.Erdogan and Zelenskiy will discuss how to “enhance strategic partnership and cooperation in all areas of interaction,” and attend a Ukraine-Turkey business forum,...
Joe Biden snaps at ‘Today’ host Savannah Guthrie over Hunter-Burisma question: ‘You don’t know what you’re talking about!’
Former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden snapped at “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie on Monday morning after she asked him about the Burisma scandal surrounding his son, Hunter Biden. What are the details? During the interview, Guthrie asked the 77-year-old Biden whether he believed that his son’s...
The White House Counsel Succumbs to Partisanship
On the first full day of the impeachment proceedings, which tipped into the early morning hours of the next, Chief Justice John Roberts admonished the parties to display more civility. He disliked the bandying about of “treacherous,” “lies,” and “cover-up.” It was not the sort of argument appropriately made to the world’s “greatest...
Iran plane downing: Tehran ends co-operation with Ukraine
Iran has ceased co-operation with Ukraine in its investigation into the downing of Ukrainian passenger jet PS752 by Iranian missiles last month. It comes after leaked remarks suggested Iran knew immediately that it had struck the plane. Ukrainian TV aired an exchange between air traffic control and a pilot who was landing as the jet crashed. The...
OSCE Hopes Crimean Journalist Semena’s Work Will Now Be ‘Unhindered’
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Desir welcomes a decision by the authorities in Ukraine’s Russian-controlled Crimea region to expunge the criminal record of RFE/RL contributor Mykola Semena, insisting that the Crimean journalist shouldn’t have been “persecuted” in the first place for expressing his views....
A leaked recording shows Iran knew from the start it had shot down a passenger jet, Ukraine says
Ukraine’s president said a leaked recording “proves that the Iranian side knew from the start that our plane had been hit by a missile.” …read more Source:: Business...
