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House begins Trump impeachment inquiry over call to Ukraine leader
WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House of Representatives yesterday launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, accusing him of seeking foreign help to smear Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of next year’s election. The inquiry ensures a partisan
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Supreme Court rules Johnson suspended Parliament unlawfully
LONDON: The UK Supreme Court ruled yesterday that prime minister Boris Johnson’s decision to shut down Parliament in the run-up to Brexit was unlawful, but a defiant prime minister said he disagreed and vowed that Britain would leave the EU
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Dr M: Let’s end Rohingya’s suffering now
NEW YORK: Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has sounded the clarion call for the international community to put the Rohingya crisis squarely on its radar with a view to resolving it now. Speaking at his first engagement since
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Imran: Yes, Pakistan army and ISI trained al-Qaeda terrorists
NEW YORK: In an explosive admission by Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday acknowledged that the country had trained terrorists belonging to al Qaeda – the group responsible for the 9/11 terror attacks. Speaking at the US think tank Council
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Messi awarded FIFA Player of the Year award
ROME: Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award yesterday with Megan Rapinoe, who spearheaded the United States to Women’s World Cup title, pocketing the women’s prize. Barcelona striker Messi edged out Virgil Van Dijk, who won
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A livid Thunberg takes on world leaders at UN climate summit
UNITED NATIONS: Teenage activist Greta Thunberg angrily denounced world leaders yesterday for failing to tackle climate change, unleashing the outrage felt by millions of her peers in the heart of the United Nations by demanding: “How dare you?” The Swedish
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Court ruling may thwart Johnson’s Brexit plan
LONDON: The UK Supreme Court will decide today whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he suspended Parliament just weeks before Brexit, a ruling that may further complicate his plans to lead his country out of the European Union
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Netanyahu, Gantz in unity talks; may rotate as Israel PM
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz launched negotiations yesterday over a proposed Israeli unity government and a key politician said the focus was on who would lead it first under a rotation deal. After failing to
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Pompeo: We don’t want war with Iran, just don’t test our patience
The United States aims to avoid war with Iran and the additional troops ordered to be deployed in the Gulf region are for “deterrence and defence,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday. Speaking to Fox News, Pompeo added
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Israel’s Arab party support Gantz for premiership
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Arab-dominated Joint List party moved yesterday to back the centre-left bloc of Benny Gantz, who is challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing alliance, to form a new government. With final results all but in, neither Gantz nor Netanyahu
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