Boris Johnson has missed a deadline to explain his relationship with an American model turned technology entrepreneur amid conflict of interest allegations, the London Assembly has said. Its oversight committee has launched an investigation into Mr Johnson’s links with Ms Arcuri when he was mayor of the capital from 2008-16. It gave the now-prime minister […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday opened the door to a Senate investigation into unproven allegations regarding Ukraine raised by President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, inviting the attorney to testify. “It is time for the Senate to inquire about corruption and other improprieties involving Ukraine,” […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday opened the door to a Senate investigation into unproven allegations regarding Ukraine raised by President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, inviting the attorney to testify. “It is time for the Senate to inquire about corruption and other improprieties involving Ukraine,” […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday blocked the U.S. ambassador to the European Union from giving testimony in the House of Representatives’ impeachment investigation of the Republican president. Gordon Sondland, who donated $1 million to President Donald Trump’s inauguration committee, had been due to meet behind closed doors with staff of three Democratic-led […]
BEIJING, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday that China had no intention of intervening in U.S. domestic affairs when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Beijing investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son. The Republican president, the subject of an impeachment inquiry in the U.S. Congress […]
WASHINGTON — As Senator Bernie Sanders recuperates from the heart attack he suffered while campaigning last Tuesday in Las Vegas, he will inevitably face questions in the coming days as to whether he will continue his presidential campaign and, if so, at what pace. Let’s start with some facts straightaway. A heart attack does not […]
WASHINGTON — The escalating impeachment drama between Congress and the White House that has all but doomed hopes of most legislative progress this fall has instead enhanced the prospects for approval, within weeks, of one major initiative: a sweeping new trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico. Top lawmakers in both parties and […]
The prime minister spoke to Mateusz Morawiecki, Mette Frederiksen and Stefan Lofven urging them to meet him half way as October 31 draws closers. The EU rejected his proposals last week, saying they did not provide a basis for a deal, and Ireland’s leader Leo Varadkar said the offer “falls short in a number of […]
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – Clifford Tyson wants to help choose America’s next president. But the Florida resident fears his vote might return him to jail. Tyson, 63, owes court-ordered fines and fees for three felony convictions, one for robbery, two for theft, all decades old. Under a Florida law that went into effect July 1, […]
SINGAPORE – In Yuhua constituency, there are three families that epitomise what it means for people of different religions to coexist in harmony in Singapore. Their story was recounted in Parliament on Monday (Oct 7) by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu, as she underscored the important role each Singaporean plays in protecting […]