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Trump strikes back, ousts White House staff who testified against him
The Trump administration has removed Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman from his position as the White House’s top Ukraine expert after he provided damaging testimony about President Donald Trump during the impeachment process, Vindman’s lawyer said. Vindman was escorted out
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Xi tells US that China will defeat coronavirus, as doctor’s death sparks outcry
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping assured his US counterpart today that China was doing all it can to contain a new coronavirus that has killed almost 640 people, including a doctor who sounded the alarm only to be threatened by
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US kills al-Qaeda leader in Arabian Peninsula hiding in Yemen
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said yesterday that the US had killed Qassim al-Raymi, the leader of Islamist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), in a counter terrorism operation in Yemen. “Under Rimi, AQAP committed unconscionable violence against
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Trump’s trial is over but the final verdict is not yet in
WASHINGTON: In Hollywood, it is called a false ending – where the story appears to be heading to a close but is not yet over. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial ended yesterday with a conclusion that was unsurprising – his
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US Speaker Pelosi ripped up Trump’s speech because it ‘shredded the truth’
WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had not planned to tear up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech but decided to do so after she could not find a page “that didn’t have a lie on
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US Senate acquits Trump in historic vote as re-election campaign looms
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial, saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks voters in a deeply divided America to give him a second White House
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Draft UN resolution condemns Israeli annexation in Trump peace plan
WASHINGTON: A draft United Nations Security Council resolution yesterday condemned an Israeli plan to annex its settlements in the West Bank in a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel peace proposal. The draft text, circulated to council members by Tunisia
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Trump mocks Democrats’ healthcare plans, pans socialism
WASHINGTON: Only hours before his expected acquittal on impeachment charges, US President Donald Trump prepared to go face to face with his accusers and defenders in Congress, ridiculing Democratic healthcare proposals and touting the US economy. Verbal fireworks were possible
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EU rejects Trump Middle East peace plan, annexation of parts of West Bank
The European Union rejected parts of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East yesterday, prompting an angry response from Israel which has strongly backed the US proposal. The plan, announced by Trump last week with Israeli Prime
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Trump’s adviser Kushner to brief UN leaders on Mideast plan
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, Jared Kushner, will brief UN Security Council ambassadors on Thursday about the Middle East peace plan that Trump unveiled last week, a US official said yesterday. The plan has had a mixed reception,
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