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    Not so funny: Trump drama hobbles Ukraine’s comic-president
    Oct05

    Not so funny: Trump drama hobbles Ukraine’s comic-president

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – First the obsequious phone call, now the embarrassing text messages. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s troubles might be just beginning. Revelations of how far Zelenskiy’s administration appeared willing to go to please U.S. President Donald Trump are depleting diplomatic capital he needs to end a...

    Pompeo Defends Ukraine Probe Push as Impeachment Roils
    Oct05

    Pompeo Defends Ukraine Probe Push as Impeachment Roils

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday defended the Trump administration’s approach to Ukraine that is at the center of an impeachment inquiry. He rejected allegations it was at best inappropriate or at worst an illegal abuse of power for which Congress should remove President Donald Trump from office.Pompeo maintained that the...

    Washington Post editorial condemns Trump’s Ukraine dealings: ‘A blatant act of corruption’
    Oct05

    Washington Post editorial condemns Trump’s Ukraine dealings: ‘A blatant act of corruption’

    The Washington Post editorial board on Friday blasted President Trump for his dealings with Ukraine, saying his use of the Oval Office to urge a foreign country to investigate a political rival is “a blatant ac… …read more Source:: The...

    Global Fund Gives Kids in Crisis-Plagued Sahel Chance at Education
    Oct05

    Global Fund Gives Kids in Crisis-Plagued Sahel Chance at Education

    A global education fund is providing tens of thousands of Sahelian children in crisis with a quality education, bringing hope to boys and girls who have known nothing but violence and sorrow in their young lives. Education Cannot Wait, a funding mechanism set up at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, globally is helping more than 1.4 million...

    The Week In Russia: Formats, Formulas, And A Kremlin Growl At Greta’s Girl Power
    Oct05

    The Week In Russia: Formats, Formulas, And A Kremlin Growl At Greta’s Girl Power

    Will the “Steinmeier Formula” bring a breakthrough in efforts to end the war in eastern Ukraine, or run up against disputes over the timing of retuning the state border to Kyiv’s control? Also, Putin takes aim at Greta Thunberg, sending a signal to Russian protesters in the process, and an anti-Putin shaman is declared unfit to...

    News Analysis: Trump’s defense on Ukraine goes beyond Nixon’s in Watergate
    Oct05

    News Analysis: Trump’s defense on Ukraine goes beyond Nixon’s in Watergate

    Like Nixon after Watergate, Trump claims he did nothing wrong because he was president — and that it was his duty to demand a foreign government investigate his political rival in exchange for a White House meeting. …read more Source:: Los Angeles...

    The U.S. Gives Military Aid to Corrupt Countries All the Time
    Oct05

    The U.S. Gives Military Aid to Corrupt Countries All the Time

    If you take Donald Trump at face value about his infamous phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, which occurred shortly after he mysteriously stopped military aid meant for Ukraine, he was only concerned about sending millions to a country known for corruption. It was just incidentally that he named his political rival’s...

    The Only Time Trump Wants International Cooperation
    Oct05

    The Only Time Trump Wants International Cooperation

    Love your nation. Celebrate its sovereignty. Never buy into the misguided idea that someone else’s country should tell you how to run yours. President Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly last week was an ode to chest-thumping nationalism. But in one specialized field of human endeavor, Trump seems to believe...

    House Democrats subpoena the White House and Mike Pence as part of impeachment inquiry
    Oct05

    House Democrats subpoena the White House and Mike Pence as part of impeachment inquiry

    They asked the White House and Vice President to produce documents relating to President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president. …read more Source:: Business...

    Hunter Biden Tried to Keep a Low Profile, But Trump Wouldn’t Let Him
    Oct05

    Hunter Biden Tried to Keep a Low Profile, But Trump Wouldn’t Let Him

    Hunter Biden frequently attended his father’s political events and rallies. But when former Vice President Joe Biden officially launched his Democratic presidential campaign in May in Philadelphia, Hunter Biden was a no-show.His decision to stay out of the limelight came amid the latest in a stream of embarrassing stories about his...