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Former Trump adviser: Ukraine meddling theory is ‘fictional narrative’
President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry yesterday not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” that cast doubt on Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election. Fiona Hill spoke on the last day
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Trump attacks impeachment witness on Twitter, Democrats see intimidation
President Donald Trump launched a Twitter attack on a former US ambassador to Ukraine yesterday while she was testifying to an impeachment hearing in Congress, in an extraordinary moment that Democrats said amounted to witness intimidation. Trump blasted Marie Yovanovitch,
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US envoy Sondland admits to quid pro quo on Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON: US diplomat Gordon Sondland told a Ukrainian official his country would likely not get nearly US$400 million in security aid unless they pursued investigations demanded by President Donald Trump, revising earlier testimony to the Trump impeachment inquiry. Sondland, the
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Joe Biden: Trump is a bully who fears me
Former US vice president Joe Biden yesterday gave a preview of a potential general election face-off with Donald Trump by taking a more aggressive tone and assailing the president for his “abuse of power” and for “smearing” him and his
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In pushing probe of rival, did Trump enlist the US government?
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate a political foe. Now, a central question for Democratic lawmakers moving with remarkable speed to impeach him is the extent to which Trump entangled both his office and the
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Whistleblower: White House covering-up on Trump-Ukraine scandal
WASHINGTON: A whistleblower report released yesterday said President Donald Trump not only abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 US election for his political benefit, but that the White House tried to “lock down” evidence
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Transcript confirms Trump asked Ukraine to investigate Biden
US President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine’s president to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, in coordination with the US attorney general and Trump’s personal lawyer, according to a summary of a momentous telephone call released by the
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Ukraine: Transport organiser of MH17 missile is in jail
Ukraine said yesterday a rebel who organised the trailer carrying the missile that shot down a Malaysian airliner in 2014 had been captured two years ago and was now serving a sentence in Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 from Amsterdam
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Dutch prosecutors to file charges over MH17 downing
PUCHONG: Dutch prosecutors are said to be preparing themselves to file first criminal charges against four suspects for allegedly shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 five years ago. British daily The Guardian said the prosecutors are in the midst of
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