US Ambassador to European Union Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani had pushed a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine that he had to go along with because it’s what President Donald Trump wanted. “Mr. Giuliani was expressing the desires of the president of the United States, …
Read More »US House holds public hearing in Trump impeachment probe.
The impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine has reached a crucial point as Democratic Party lawmakers launch their first televised public hearings in Congress as they investigate if the Republican president made an impeachable offense. The public hearings began Wednesday morning in the US House of …
Read More »Trump extends 1979 national emergency against Iran
US President Donald Trump has renewed the national emergency regarding Iran, which was put in place 40 years ago following the takeover of the American embassy in Tehran. In a notice released on Wednesday, the White House announced that the emergency state declared in Executive Order 12170 of November 1979 …
Read More »Europe agrees to develop more weapons independently of US
European Union governments gave the green light on Tuesday for 13 new defence projects in a step to develop more firepower independently of the United States. Under plans agreed by EU defence ministers in Brussels, work will begin on a new patrol vessel, an electronic jamming weapon for aircraft and …
Read More »Turkey starts repatriation of captured Islamic State terrorists.
Turkey said on Monday it had deported two Islamic State terrorists— a German and an American — beginning a program to repatriate fighters that have caused friction with its NATO allies since it launched an offensive in northern Syria. Allies have worried that Islamic State militants could escape as a …
Read More »Most Americans concerned over Trump’s leadership: Poll.
There is a broad public concern in the United States about President Donald Trump’s leadership, and the Republican leader still trails behind all the leading Democratic presidential candidates, according to a new survey. Some 58 percent of US voters disapprove of Trump’s overall job performance and 66 percent say he’s …
Read More »Poll suggests a heavy 2020 defeat for Trump.
US President Donald Trump is facing a big defeat at the ballot box in 2020 amid an ongoing impeachment probe by Democrats, according to the latest polling. Trump is projected to lose by 10 points to Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden, one new survey shows, which also predicts Elizabeth Warren and …
Read More »Nearly half of Americans want Trump impeached, removed.
Almost half of the American voters want to see President Donald Trump impeached and removed from the White House, a new poll has found. The NBC News/Wall Street survey released Sunday found that 49 percent of Americans support an ongoing Democratic push to impeach the Republican head of state. A …
Read More »Smugglers reportedly cutting holes in Trump’s border wall
Smuggling gangs in Mexico are reportedly using power tools to cut large holes in walls at the southern US-Mexico border, according to a new report from The Washington Post. The steel-and-concrete portions of the walls, which President Donald Trump has touted as the solution to the flow of undocumented immigrants …
Read More »Americans split again on impeachment, according to new poll.
Americans are split along party lines on whether to impeach and remove President Donald Trump, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll released Friday. Coming on the heels of the House’s approval vote on Thursday formalizing the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into Trump and after weeks of testimony from …
Read More »Over 1,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles in 2018.
More than 1,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles, California, in 2018, double the number of deaths from six years ago, according to a new report, underscoring the severe housing crisis in America’s wealthiest and most populous state. The number of homeless deaths increased from 536 in 2013 to 1,047 …
Read More »Trump slams impeachment inquiry as key witness testifies.
US President Donald Trump has posted a barrage of tweets against the impeachment inquiry into his alleged abuse of power as a key witness gives an “extremely disturbing” testimony against him. Trump posted dozens of messages on Tuesday attacking top Democrats for their handling of the impeachment proceedings and questioning …
Read More »More than 100 armored vehicles cross into Iraq as US troops withdraw from northern Syria.
US forces leaving northern Syria have reportedly crossed into Iraq, where they will continue their seemingly endless military presence in the region. Donald Trump had insinuated that the soldiers would be returning home. More than 100 armored vehicles were spotted entering Iraq from the Sahela border crossing in Dohuk province, …
Read More »Trump blames Europe after Isis prisoners escape Syria camp.
Donald Trump lashed out at Europe after hundreds of Isis prisoners escaped during the Turkish offensive in northern Syria. The US president said that the UK and other EU countries “should have taken back” the captured fighters and their families instead of leaving them in camps guarded by Kurdish forces. …
Read More »Fake news fail! ABC claims footage from Kentucky gun range shows Turkish attack on Kurdish civilians
In a scarcely believable display of extreme incompetence or bald-faced lying, ABC News has broadcast footage from a Kentucky gun show, claiming it shows a Turkish assault on Kurdish civilians in northern Syria. The news organization made the humiliating fumble on its World News Tonight show on Sunday and then …
Read More »Trump makes a claim that Kurds deliberately freeing Isis prisoners
Donald Trump has made the apparent suggestion that Kurdish forces have deliberately been releasing Isis prisoners who are reported to have escaped during Turkey’s offensive in Syria. As part of his latest in a string of attacks on Fox News – a network that has consistently been supportive of the …
Read More »Violent Parody Video Shown At Trump Resort.
A violent and disturbing video of a fake President Donald Trump shooting, assaulting and stabbing his critics and the media was played at a conference held by a pro-Trump group at his Miami resort last week.
Read More »Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has vowed to recognize and normalize trade with Israel
These statements, which were revealed by a documentary presented by PBS network, on Saturday, in the TV programme Frontline, were made by Bin Salman in a meeting with US President Donald Trump during his famous visit to Riyadh in May 2017. Martin Smith, the presenter of the documentary, entitled The …
Read More »Trump threatens to impose ‘powerful sanctions’ on Turkey
US President Donald Trump has promised to work with both parties in Congress to hit Turkey with “powerful sanctions,” after Ankara’s military launched a much-criticized operation against Kurdish militias in northern Syria. Dealing with @LindseyGrahamSC and many members of Congress, including Democrats, about imposing powerful Sanctions on Turkey. Treasury is …
Read More »Thousands in Europe march against Turkey’s Syria offensive.
Thousands of people, some shouting “Erdogan terrorist”, took to the streets of Paris and other European cities on Saturday in protest at the Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria. Protesters marching under the Kurdish green, red and yellow flag waved placards reading “Trump = serial killer” or “the true leader …
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