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Democrats zoom in on Trump impeachment charges this week
Democratic lawmakers could vote this week on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the House Judiciary Committee chairman said yesterday as lawmakers sharpened their focus on charges of wrongdoing in his dealings with Ukraine. US Representative Jerrold Nadler said
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Brexit versus public services: British leaders make final campaign push
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to the heartlands of Brexit Britain in a final campaign blitz ahead of Thursday’s election, as he seeks to secure the parliamentary majority he needs to take the country out of the European
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Finland to have youngest PM ever
HELSINKI: Finland’s transportation minister Sanna Marin was selected by her Social Democratic party yesterday to become the country’s youngest prime minister ever, taking over after the resignation of Antti Rinne. The 34-year-old Marin, whose party is the largest in a
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Police detained about 80 people during violent riots across greece
ATHENS: As many as 77 people were detained in several Greek cities on Friday during violent riots and marches to commemorate the shooting of a 15-year-old school boy by a police officer in 2008, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported the
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Several killed in central Baghdad as assailants fire live rounds
At least 19 people, including protesters and three police officers, have been killed in Baghdad in an attack by unidentified gunmen near the Iraqi capital’s main protest camp yesterday, according to reports citing medical and security sources. More than 70
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Giant fire near Sydney may burn for weeks as people struggle to breathe
A giant bushfire on the edge of Sydney, which has blanketed the city in smoke causing a spike in respiratory illnesses and the cancellation of outdoor sports, will take weeks to control but will not be extinguished without heavy rains,
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Saudi airman for training suspected in fatal shooting at Florida naval base
PENSACOLA: A Saudi Air Force second lieutenant killed four people and wounded eight others yesterday in an unexplained shooting rampage at a US Navy base in Florida where he was training, US officials told Reuters. Sheriff’s deputies responding to the
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Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in an apparent nod to Iranian influence, as armed men killed at least 19 people, including three police, near a Baghdad protest site
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Leak of classified papers ahead of UK election tied to Russian operation
The leak and distribution of classified UK-US trade documents online is tied to a previous Russian disinformation campaign, social media site Reddit said yesterday, fuelling fears that Moscow is seeking to interfere in Britain’s upcoming election. Britain’s opposition Labour Party
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White House refuses to participate in Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON: The White House said yesterday it would refuse to take part in hearings in the US House of Representatives set for next week that will consider what articles of impeachment to bring against President Donald Trump. In a letter
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