Section: Voice of America (USA)
Russia Reacts to Bolivia’s Political Turmoil
The political crisis in Bolivia — where roiling street protests amid accusations of election fraud forced the resignation of longtime President Evo Morales this week — is exposing long-held differences within Russia’s own political system, with pro-Kremlin and opposition voices splitting along familiar dividing lines.As the events in La Paz...
Republicans Defend Trump in Public Impeachment Hearings
Republicans contended Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump did not improperly pressure Ukraine to investigate political rivals for political advantage, with Representative Devin Nunes declaring the accusations were based on “zero evidence” and that Democrats “made it up.” At the urging of Trump, Republican lawmakers...
Americans Tune in as First Public Impeachment Hearing Opens
Cattle rancher Jeffery Gatzke was tuning in between morning chores on his South Dakota farm, ready to witness what he already believed was a waste of time and a political sham: the first public hearings into impeaching President Donald Trump.In Denver, a tech manager arranged to work from home for the moment he hoped might mark the end of the...
3 Witnesses Kick Off First Week of Historic Impeachment Hearings
The U.S. House of Representatives holds its first public hearings this week on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump with testimony by three top diplomats on Wednesday and Friday.William Taylor, the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and George Kent, a senior State Department official in charge of U.S. policy toward Ukraine,...
US House Set to Start Public Trump Impeachment Hearings
Wednesday brings the start of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry examining the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.The House Intelligence Committee is overseeing the probe. After weeks of closed-door depositions involving current and former diplomat and officials, lawmakers and those watching across the country will hear testimony from...
House Democrats Take Trump Impeachment Inquiry Public
House Democrats launch a new phase in the impeachment investigation into US President Donald Trump Wednesday with a round of public testimony from current and former administration officials. Those witnesses will provide a detailed picture of Trump’s alleged request to Ukraine to investigate his potential Democratic rival in the 2020...
Republicans Planning Vigorous Defense Against Trump Impeachment
Republican supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump are planning a vigorous defense of him as public congressional impeachment hearings start Wednesday that target his presidency.Trump administration officials are bracing for hours of testimony from two U.S. State Department officials — William Taylor, the current top American diplomat in...
Moldova’s Government Falls After Losing No-confidence Vote
Moldova’s government coalition between a pro-European group and a Russian-backed party collapsed Tuesday after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament.Prime Minister Maia Sandu’s five-month-old government lost the vote as 63 of 101 lawmakers supported the no-confidence motion initiated by the Socialists, her own coalition...
Russia Sentences Six Crimean Tatars For Links to Banned Group
A Russian court on Tuesday handed down prison terms of up to 19 years to six Crimean Tatar men for membership of a banned “terrorist organization”, ending a three-year case denounced by rights groups.Six residents of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014, were arrested in 2016, accused of belonging to...
Ukraine, Rebels say Pullback in the East Completed
The Ukrainian military and Russia-backed separatist rebels have completed a pullback of troops and weapons from an area in eastern Ukraine embroiled in a conflict that has killed more than 13,000 people, officials said Monday.The disengagement near Petrivske that began Saturday followed a recent similar withdrawal in another section of the...
