Section: Voice of America (USA)
Biden Stands by His Foreign Policy Resume as He Slams Trump
Rising tensions between Washington and Tehran are testing whether Joe Biden can capitalize on his decades of foreign policy experience as he seeks to challenge a president he derides as “dangerous” and “erratic.”Biden is expected to deliver lengthy remarks Tuesday in New York about President Donald Trump’s decision to approve an airstrike...
Ex-National Security Adviser Bolton Willing to Testify at Trump Impeachment Trial
Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he would testify at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial if the Senate subpoenas him, potentially giving Democrats key behind-the-scenes testimony about Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to launch investigations to benefit himself politically.Bolton, a tough advocate for...
US Lawmakers at Stalemate on Start of Trump Impeachment Trial
U.S. lawmakers have returned to Washington after their holiday recess, but they are no closer to deciding when and how President Donald Trump will be tried in the Senate on impeachment charges which were approved last month in the House of Representatives.Key lawmakers remain stalemated over impeachment, now complicated by congressional debate...
Seeking the Cross: Icy Dips Mark the Feast of Epiphany
Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into the icy waters of rivers and lakes across Bulgaria on Monday to retrieve crucifixes tossed by priests in Epiphany ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. By tradition, the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy throughout the...
Germany’s Merkel to Meet Putin in Moscow on Saturday
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Moscow on Saturday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions in the Middle East and elsewhere.Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said Monday that the chancellor will discuss “current international questions” with Putin. Those will include Syria, Libya, Iran,...
Small Cracks Have Appeared in GOP Unity on Impeachment Trial
The Senate seems certain to keep President Donald Trump in office thanks to the overwhelming GOP support expected in his impeachment trial. But how that trial will proceed — and when it will begin — remains to be seen.Democrats are pushing for the Senate to issue subpoenas for witnesses and documents, pointing to reports that they say have raised...
Protesters in US Rally Against Prospect of War With Iran
Demonstrators chanting “No war on Iran” rallied Saturday in Washington, New York and other U.S. cities to protest the assassination of a top Iranian military commander in a U.S. drone strike. Outside the White House, around 200 people gathered as part of a wave of rallies called by left-leaning organizations. They chanted slogans...
Senate Impeachment Trial in Flux Amid Mideast Crisis
Congress opened for the new year Friday with President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial deeply in flux and the crisis in the Middle East only adding to the uncertainty about how lawmakers will proceed.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is set to deliver remarks as the Senate gavels into session. But Trump’s Senate trial cannot...
New Interim Charge d’Affairs at US Embassy in Kyiv
Kristina Kvien, deputy chief of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Ukraine, has been appointed as the interim charge d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.In a video posted on Facebook on January 2, Kvien said that the U.S. “policy of strong support for Ukraine remains steady.””Our embassy team will continue to partner...
Pompeo Postpones Ukraine Trip After Attack on US Embassy in Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine, the country at the heart of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, after an attack on the American embassy in Iraq, the State Department announced.Pompeo had been due to travel at week’s end to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and...
