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    Trump reportedly asked his lawyer if he could personally appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden before leaving office
    Dec16

    Trump reportedly asked his lawyer if he could personally appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden before leaving office

    President Trump is seen at the White House on November 26, 2020. Erin Schaff – Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump is considering personally appointing a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden in the waning weeks of his presidency, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Trump consulted White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows,...

    Ukrainian Police Tear-Gas Anti-Lockdown Protesters in Kyiv’s Maidan
    Dec16

    Ukrainian Police Tear-Gas Anti-Lockdown Protesters in Kyiv’s Maidan

    Ukrainian riot police used tear gas Tuesday to clear anti-lockdown protesters from the Maidan, Kyiv’s central square and backdrop for the 2014 popular uprising that toppled former President Viktor Yanukovych. Several thousand protesters, including small-business owners, rallied against a planned nationwide coronavirus lockdown slated for...

    Ukraine Extends Donbas Special Status Law By One Year
    Dec15

    Ukraine Extends Donbas Special Status Law By One Year

    Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a bill extending the law on the special status of local self-governance in areas of eastern Ukraine until December 31, 2021. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Parliament Restores Powers of Anti-Corruption Agency in Bid for Foreign Loans
    Dec15

    Ukraine Parliament Restores Powers of Anti-Corruption Agency in Bid for Foreign Loans

    KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmakers voted to restore the powers of the NAZK anti-corruption agency on Tuesday in a bid to secure new loans from… …read more Source:: U.S....

    ‘Democracy Prevailed’: Biden Aims to Unify Divided Nation
    Dec15

    ‘Democracy Prevailed’: Biden Aims to Unify Divided Nation

    President-elect Joe Biden told Americans on Monday that “democracy prevailed” as electors nationwide cast votes affirming his victory in last month’s election, saying the country’s governing principles were “pushed, tested, threatened” but did not crumble. In a speech from his longtime home of Wilmington,...

    Sorry, the Hunter Biden Story Is Still Not a Thing
    Dec15

    Sorry, the Hunter Biden Story Is Still Not a Thing

    Last week, America’s worst opinion page took a victory lap. “So Hunter Biden’s business is news after all,” The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board crowed after news broke that the FBI had been investigating Hunter Biden’s taxes since 2018. “Who knew? Well, the New York Post did, and so did we and a few others.” On the...

    Rights group: Dozens detained at retirees’ rally in Belarus
    Dec14

    Rights group: Dozens detained at retirees’ rally in Belarus

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group said that up to 80 people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Monday during the traditional weekly rally of retirees against President Alexander Lukashenko, who won his sixth term in office in a disputed election. Between 100 and 150 people were estimated to have gathered at Independence Square in...

    Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Proposed As UNESCO Heritage Site
    Dec14

    Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Proposed As UNESCO Heritage Site

    The Taj Majal and Stonehenge are UNESCO World Heritage sites and the Ukrainian government hopes that the exclusion zone around the radioactive wreckage of the Chernobyl nuclear plant will be added to the list. Ukraine’s culture minister cited the recent influx of tourists as evidence of Chernobyl’s importance “not only to...

    ICC prosecutor slams ‘wholly unacceptable’ US sanctions
    Dec14

    ICC prosecutor slams ‘wholly unacceptable’ US sanctions

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The outgoing prosecutor of the International Criminal Court hit out Monday at sanctions slapped on her by the Trump Administration in her final speech to an annual gathering of the court’s member states before she leaves office next year. Fatou Bensouda noted at the start of her speech to the Assembly of States...

    Top senator reveals Democrat push to impeach Trump led to discovery of key Hunter Biden information
    Dec14

    Top senator reveals Democrat push to impeach Trump led to discovery of key Hunter Biden information

    Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, revealed Sunday that Democrats’ push to impeach Donald Trump led to the discovery of key Hunter Biden information. What’s the background? Democrats conducted an investigation into Trump last year over allegations that he engaged in...