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‘Trump offered pardon to Assange with a condition’
LONDON: US President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he declared that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks’ publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016, a London court heard yesterday. Assange appeared by videolink from
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Rouhani says Iran will never yield to US pressure for talks
DUBAI: Iran will never hold talks with the US under pressure, President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday, adding that Tehran’s help was essential in establishing security in the Middle East. Relations between Tehran and Washington reached crisis point in 2018 after
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Former DOJ officials call on Attorney General Barr to resign
WASHINGTON: More than 1,000 former US Justice Department officials yesterday called for Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of the trial of a longtime adviser of President Donald Trump. The former officials, who served under both Republican
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Emboldened, Trump defends right to interfere in criminal cases
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday said he has “the legal right” to interfere in criminal cases, capping a tumultuous week that raised questions about whether he is eroding the independence of the US legal system. Trump’s criticism of the
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White House memo says strike on Soleimani in response to past attacks
US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks, the White House said in a memo released yesterday, despite previous administration assertions that it was due to
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Another wall goes up for Trump, this time in India
AHMEDABAD: US President Donald Trump will be shielded from the sight of slums by a newly built wall when he visits the city of Ahmedabad during a visit to India this month. A senior government said the wall was being
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US AG: I won’t be ‘bullied’ by Trump on Stone case; jurors appalled
WASHINGTON: US Attorney General William Barr said yesterday that President Donald Trump’s attacks on prosecutors, the judge and jurors in the trial of a longtime adviser undermined the Justice Department’s work, adding he would not be “bullied” by anyone. In
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Trump: Military may discipline ousted aide Vindman
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said yesterday that the military may consider disciplining former National Security Council aide Alexander Vindman, who testified in Trump’s impeachment trial and was fired by the White House along with his twin brother. Vindman, an
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US warns Israel against ‘unilateral’ West Bank moves
JERUSALEM: A US envoy warned Israel yesterday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washington’s consent, pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultra-nationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace
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US Embassy: Zip it, Dr M
PUCHONG: The US Embassy in Malaysia hit out at Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for urging US President Donald Trump to resign. In a post on Twitter, the US embassy said that Mahathir’s statement does not reflect the good
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