Month: January 2020

Categories USA

How Will the Trump Impeachment Trial Unfold? Here is Your Guide to Day 1

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Senators will convene on Tuesday for what is widely expected to be a bruising partisan battle over the rules governing the impeachment trial. The Democrats want to bring in witnesses and documents that weren’t part of the House proceedings, and the Republicans are seeking a speedy process and acquittal. … Read More >How Will the Trump Impeachment Trial Unfold? Here is Your Guide to Day 1

Categories UK

Demonstrators Call For Juan Guaidó To Be “Put On Trial”, Not Legitimised by UK Government

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Over two dozen people gathered across from the UK Prime Minister’s residence to denounce a visit by Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaidó. The protest was arranged at the last minute by the Hands Off Venezuela (HOV) campaign following the announcement that Guaidó would be speaking to members of the Venezuelan diaspora in Bethnal Green later on 21 January. … Read More >Demonstrators Call For Juan Guaidó To Be “Put On Trial”, Not Legitimised by UK Government

Categories World

Worst lie since fake claim sparked Iraq war? OPCW report behind Syria bombings was altered, whistleblower tells UNSC

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A former inspector with the OPCW has accused the chemical weapons watchdog of issuing a sanitized report on the alleged 2018 attack in Douma, Syria, arguing it ignored serious reservations of its own fact-finding team. … Read More >Worst lie since fake claim sparked Iraq war? OPCW report behind Syria bombings was altered, whistleblower tells UNSC

Categories Asia & Pacific

North Korea won’t be bound by old commitments if US continues ‘most brutal and inhuman sanctions’ – senior diplomat

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A North Korean envoy in Geneva has warned that denuclearization is impossible if the US maintains its “hostile policies,” pushing Pyongyang to seek a “new path” from the stalled bilateral talks. … Read More >North Korea won’t be bound by old commitments if US continues ‘most brutal and inhuman sanctions’ – senior diplomat

Categories UK

‘Beyond outrageous’: Ukraine furious after UK adds its coat of arms to list of ‘extremist’ symbols in anti-terror guide

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Ukraine’s embassy in the UK has demanded an official apology after the Trident — its national coat of arms — was included among a group of “right-wing signs & symbols” in a guide by Britain’s national anti-terrorist authority. … Read More >‘Beyond outrageous’: Ukraine furious after UK adds its coat of arms to list of ‘extremist’ symbols in anti-terror guide