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Democrats criticise Trump at trial as threat to American democracy
Even with acquittal seemingly assured, the Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial made a forceful appeal for conviction yesterday, calling him a man with no moral compass who must be removed to protect American democracy. Congressman Adam
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Israel-Palestine ‘peace-plan’: The great Arab double-cross
As the dust settles on the “deal of the century”- US President Donald Trump’s “peace plan” – there is not any stronger criticism that I can offer than has been already expressed from every quarter, not least of which from
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Democratic witness bid seems doomed in Trump impeachment
Another pivotal Republican announced opposition yesterday to calling witnesses in President Donald Trump’s US Senate impeachment trial, appearing to doom a bid by Democrats to permit testimony and paving the way for his expected acquittal. Senator Lisa Murkowski said she
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Palestine cancels 1995 Oslo accords signed with Israel
RAMALLAH: Palestine yesterday cancelled the 1995 Oslo Accords signed with Israel, reported Anadolu Agency. “Israel has been informed that the Palestinian administration will not adhere to the agreements between them,” the Palestinian Authority’s Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh said
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Impeachment trial turns to whistleblower ahead of possible weekend finish
WASHINGTON: US Senate Republicans yesterday tried to shift the focus of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to the unnamed government official whose whistleblower complaint about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine spurred the drive to remove him from office. As the trial
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Trump leaps into Middle East fray with peace plan that Palestinians denounce
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday proposed creating a Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace plan, drawing Palestinian condemnation for imposing strict conditions and agreeing to let Israel maintain control of long-contested West Bank settlements. Trump announced
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US says 50 troops now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said yesterday 50 US service members were now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month, 16 more than the military had previously announced. President Donald Trump
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US, Canada warn against China travel as virus spreads, markets slide
SHANGHAI: The US warned against travel to China yesterday and Canada issued a narrower travel warning as a spreading coronavirus outbreak has killed 81 people, stranded tens of millions during the biggest holiday of the year and rattled global markets.
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Republicans in Trump impeachment face new pressure after Bolton expose
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the US Senate came under renewed pressure yesterday to allow witnesses in his impeachment trial, while his defence team ignored new disclosures from a former top White House adviser. The elephant in
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Adam Schiff is becoming Exhibit A in president’s defence
WASHINGTON: The lawmaker walking US senators methodically through the case for removing President Donald Trump from office is also becoming Exhibit A in efforts by the president’s allies to defend him. Over the first three days of Trump’s impeachment trial,
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