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White House acknowledges strings attached in Trump withholding Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior White House official on Thursday acknowledged that President Donald Trump held up $391 million in military aid to Ukraine in part to pressure the Ukrainians to look into an allegation about the 2016 U.S presidential election that has been debunked as a conspiracy theory. Trump and administration officials had denied […]

Facebook's Zuckerberg hits pause on China, defends political ads policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media company’s political advertising policies and said it was unable to overcome China’s strict censorship, attempting to position his company as a defender of free speech. “I wanted our services in China because I believe in connecting the whole world, […]

Barnier weirdly emotional as he thanks UK for solidarity in ‘our darkest hour’ – VIDEO

Mr Barnier was giving a joint press briefing with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU Council President Donald Tusk. The European leaders were giving details on a new Brexit deal agreed between the Brussels bloc and the UK Government. Boris Johnson’s new deal crucially sees the much-maligned Irish backstop protocol […]

Key U.S. diplomat underscores role of Trump lawyer Giuliani in Ukraine scandal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump directed senior U.S. officials to talk directly to his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about U.S. policy in Ukraine, stirring concern that the president was outsourcing foreign policy to a private citizen, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union said on Thursday. The envoy, Gordon Sondland, told lawmakers in the […]

U.S. Democrat congressman Elijah Cummings has died: office

(Reuters) – U.S. Democrat Congressman Elijah Cummings has died aged 68, his office confirmed on Twitter early Thursday. “At approximately 2:45 a.m. on Thursday October 17, 2019, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) passed away at John Hopkins Hospital due to complications concerning longstanding health challenges,” his office said in a statement. The statement said that […]

The obstacles Boris Johnson must overcome to get his way with Brexit

Boris Johnson wants to scrap the Irish backstop – the insurance policy designed to prevent a hard border. The Prime Minister is proposing that from 2021 Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic share the same EU single market rules. This removes the need for checks on livestock and some goods at the Irish border. But […]