Section: US & Canada
Graham requests State Department documents on Bidens, Ukraine
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) wants the State Department to hand over any documents tied to the Bidens and Ukraine.Graham … …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine in play: How Chinese investments change the game
Ukrainian industry is ailing. And with the West showing little interest in helping, China has stepped in – and could reshape Ukraine’s allegiances. …read more Source:: Christian Science...
4 Major Moments From Hearing Day Dominated By Fiona Hill
Indications that Thursday’s impeachment inquiry hearing would be electric came early, when former NSC senior director Fiona Hill’s opening statement leaked before the day got started. In her opening remarks, Hill thoroughly dismantled Republicans’ baseless conspiracy theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, chiding...
Impeachment hearing takeaways: A ‘domestic political errand’
WASHINGTON (AP) – The final testimony of an extraordinary week of impeachment hearings came from a former White House national security adviser who wrote the book on Vladimir Putin – literally – and a political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine who overheard a pivotal conversation between President Donald …...
The Puzzle of Singapore
Singapore, known locally as the little Red Dot, is not called red because it was or is Communist or left-wing in some respect. It’s just because cities are generally indicated by red dots on world maps, and former Indonesian President B.J. Habibie once referred to the country dismissively as a “little red dot.” Singaporeans, naturally,...
Ukraine’s president denies request to release Trump call records
The call is at the heart of the impeachment inquiry …read more Source::...
Is Singapore a Democacy?
Singapore, known locally as the little Red Dot, is not called red because it was or is Communist or left-wing in some respect. It’s just because cities are generally indicated by red dots on world maps, and former Indonesian President B.J. Habibie once referred to the country dismissively as a “little red dot.” Singaporeans, naturally,...
McCarthy Suggests Pulling The Plug On Impeachment Just As Testimony Heats Up
As damning testimony after damning testimony emerges from the House impeachment hearings this week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) suggested it was time to shut the whole thing down. “I think we’ve had enough. I think it’s time to shut it down,” he said during his weekly press conference Thursday as House investigators...
Ukraine’s Mariupol Port Struggles To Stay Afloat Amid Russian ‘Hybrid War’
After five years of conflict in eastern Ukraine, the port of Mariupol is struggling to survive. With the loss of coal exports and Russia choking access to the Sea of Azov, the port’s maritime traffic has been cut in half. But Mariupol hopes Chinese investment can revive its sinking fortunes. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe /...
The real ‘bombshell’: GOP Rep. Turner gets Sondland to admit no quid pro quo
by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2019 During public impeachment hearings on Wednesday, Republicans stressed that President Donald Trump never said military aid to Ukraine was contingent on investigations into Burisma and Hunter Biden. GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio asked witness Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the EU: “No one on this...
