Trump pardons ex-aide Bannon but not himself or family: officialUnited States President Donald Trump granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations issued in his final hours in office, a senior administration official said, but did not pardon himself, members of his family or lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
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Gen Akbar appointed ambassador to Saudi ArabiaISLAMABAD: The government has nominated retired Lt Gen Bilal Akbar as the new ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Gen Akbar would replace Ambassador Raja Ali Ejaz, who is retiring from service in May. Mr Ejaz, a career diplomat, has been the ambassador in Riyadh since January 2019.
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Russia expels 2 Dutch diplomats in quid pro quo moveMOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday announced the expulsion of two Dutch diplomats in a quid pro quo move.
In December, the Netherlands ordered two Russian diplomats out after the country's intelligence agency accused them of gathering intelligence information on semiconductors, n....
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Here's why Rudy Giuliani is having an absolutely terrible weekOn Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department placed sanctions on seven foreign members of Rudy Giuliani's inner circle who sought to interfere in the U.S. election and sway the results in Trump's favor. The president has also reportedly dropped his reliance on Giuliani for his second impeachment trial, r....
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Covid 19 coronavirus found in ice cream made in China from NZ milk powderIce cream made in China with ingredients from New Zealand and the Ukraine has been contaminated with Covid-19 in what experts describe as a "one-off".Health officials in the Chinese municipality of Tianjin report that three samples.......
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COVID-tainted ice cream found in TianjinThree samples of locally made ice cream that used milk powder from Ukraine and whey mist from New Zealand — under the Daqiaodao brand, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday in Tianjin.....
Trump's enablers are now being threatened by the MAGA menace they encouragedWith the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden less than two weeks away, some of President Donald Trump's most aggressive loyalists and defenders now find themselves being attacked by extremists for their supposed lack of purity — including Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mit....
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Village doctor in Ukraine faces coronavirus challengeVERKHOVYNA, Ukraine (AP) — Riding a horse-drawn cart, Dr. Viktoria Mahnych trots along country roads to attend to her patients in several villages nestled in the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine.
The country of 42 million has recorded more than 1.1 million confirmed COVID-19 infections a....
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In vaccine geopolitics, a great game played with Ukrainians' healthUkraine, already caught up in the broader tug-of-war between East and West in European politics, has now also become a focal point in the geopolitics of coronavirus vaccines — so far, to the country's detriment.....
House drafts new articles of impeachment against Trump following attack on US Capitol BuildingFollowing the storming of the U.S. Capitol Building by a violent mob of Trump supporters on January 6, articles of impeachment have been drawn against President Donald Trump by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives — and if the articles are officially passed by the House, it will mark the....
Here's why Republicans have to pay a price for supporting Trump's coupOn Tuesday morning, Republicans in Pennsylvania refused to seat a Democratic state senator because his Republican opponent would not concede. The vote has been counted. It's been recounted. It's been certified. It's stood up to numerous court challenges. Still, Republicans decided to leave the citiz....
Susan Collins refuted: Trump never learned his lessonOne of the most soul-taxing aspects of the Donald Trump era is how much it's like living in a political version of "Groundhog Day." We endure variations of the same handful of scandals over and over again until we're numb and unable to tell what happened one day from the next. The result is a weird ....
Trump's foreign policy was disastrously impulsive — it's time for some idealismIn a recent (December 20) Washington Post Outlook commentary, journalist Robert Wright voices the article's title: "Biden's team of idealists will keep getting people killed." What's noteworthy about this apologia is its perpetuation of tired tropes that have been with us throughout modern memory ab....
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Ukraine maintains momentum of its bilateral trade with Malaysia despite Covid-19KUALA LUMPUR: Ukraine has maintained the momentum of its bilateral trade with Malaysia throughout 2020 despite the global economic slowdown and restrictions imposed in view of COVID-19, says Ukraine Ambassador to Malaysia, Olexander Nechytaylo. He said the bilateral trade between Ukraine and Malaysi....
Police believe meat cartel involves both local and foreign syndicates - Bukit AmanKUALA LUMPUR: The police believe the frozen meat cartel which allegedly uses fake halal labels involves a wide network, masterminded by local and foreign syndicates, says Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Huzir Mohamed.He said this was based on the volume and value of the s....
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Govt to meet industry players over imported meat issueKUALA LUMPUR: The government would meet with industry players involved in the importation of meat and slaughtering of animals to ensure they understand the set guidelines, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs), Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri. (pix)He said this....
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Maqis hopes Act 728 can be amended to expand enforcement powersKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) hopes that the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011 (Act 728) can be amended in the Dewan Rakyat next year to expand and strengthen the department's enforcement powers.MAQIS director-general Saiful Yaz....
Rights group: 13 detained during rallies in BelarusKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group said that 13 people were detained in Belarus on Sunday during the traditional weekend protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, who won his sixth term in office in a disputed election.
Local media reported that groups of people took part in small....
Govt to update halal standards on imported meat - ZulkifliKUALA LUMPUR: The government will improve and update halal standards, particularly involving imported meat and meat products, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri. (pix)He said the government would also review how exporting coun....
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Virus besets Belarus prisons filled with president's criticsKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A wave of COVID-19 has engulfed prisons in Belarus that are packed with people in custody for demonstrating against the nation's authoritarian president, and some of the protesters who contracted the coronavirus while incarcerated accuse authorities of neglecting or even encou....
Trump pardons former campaign chairman Paul ManafortWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest burst of clemency in his final weeks at the White House.
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Trump just pardoned Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Charles KushnerOn Wednesday night, the White House released a new round of names of 26 people who President Donald Trump has given presidential pardons, in addition to three people who received commutations on their sentences for crimes.
Most notable of the people receiving pardons were former Trump Campaig....
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China, Ukraine to deepen Belt and Road cooperationChina and Ukraine agreed on Wednesday to work together to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, comprehensively deepen cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative, and leverage their respective strengths for mutual development.....
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KPDNHEP probes cartel meat scandal under two trade description offencesPUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) is investigating a local company believed to have been involved in the meat cartel scandal under two trade description offences.Its minister, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the company was being investigated under Parag....
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Trump grants full pardon to former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, 14 othersWASHINGTON: Emerging reports have suggested that US President Donald Trump is considering granting additional pardons to several individuals tied to the Russia investigation that drew much attention throughout his time in office. Pardons may be issued to Trump family members and even his personal at....
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Conservative explains why William Barr is still the 'worst attorney general in history'Outgoing U.S. Attorney General William Barr has been among President Donald Trump's most aggressive defenders, but many Trump supporters are slamming Barr as a RINO (Republican in Name Only) for acknowledging Joe Biden as president-elect and telling the Associated Press that there is no evidence tha....
Trump's recent ploys come straight from the authoritarian playbookby Lena Surzhko Harned, Penn State and Luis Jimenez, University of Massachusetts BostonSix weeks after the U.S. election, President Donald Trump had still not accepted defeat. This behavior is not typical in mature democracies. And it's reminiscent of countries with what political scientists call "h....
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Russia to give icon that sparked controversy back to BosniaMOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Saturday it will return an Orthodox icon presented to the Russian foreign minister in Bosnia, a gift that has triggered a protest from Ukraine.
The presiding Serb member of Bosnia's three-member presidency, Milorad Dodik, gave the icon to Russia's Foreign Minister Serg....
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Here's how AG Barr's departure could pave the way for 'Trump cases' to move forward: reportAttorney General William Barr has been one of President Donald Trump's most aggressive defenders, from the Mueller Report to the Ukraine scandal and the president's impeachment trial. But when the 70-year-old Barr acknowledged Joe Biden as president-elect during a recent interview with the Associate....
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Take a wild guess who won PolitiFact fact-checkers' 'Lie of the Year' awardThe fact-checkers at Politifact this year have handed their annual "Lie of the Year" award to President Donald Trump and his supporters' coronavirus denialism, including any "claims that deny, downplay or disinform about COVID-19.""President Donald J. Trump fueled confusion and conspiracies from the....
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Bill Barr was Trump's biggest enabler — but his real legacy is even darkerPoor Bill Barr.After all that he did for President Trump, Barr was forced out of his job as Attorney General anyway for failing to hurl himself over a cliff as a human sacrifice. Trump wanted him to use the Department of Justice to help overturn the election which even Barr wasn't able to finesse. A....
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No third parties come to claim luxury items seized from Najib, Rosmah and 17 othersKUALA LUMPUR: No third parties come to the High Court here today to claim the luxury items including designer handbags, shoes, watches, cash and 27 cars seized from former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pix, right), his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and 16 others.Deputy public prosecutor....
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If this woman repeatedly falling on ice isn't the biggest 2020 mood...How did the woman cross the street?
No, this isn't a joke. It's 2020. We don't joke anymore! This is a genuine question sparked by footage making the rounds online that shows several people struggling to walk through Ukraine's ice-covered capital.
In the distressing yet hilarious clip, which was s....
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Hunter Biden subpoena seeks info on Burisma, other entitiesWASHINGTON (AP) — A subpoena seeking documents from Hunter Biden asked for information related to more than two dozen entities, including Ukraine gas company Burisma, according to a person familiar with a Justice Department tax investigation of President-elect Joe Biden's son.
The breadth of th....
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MAQIS needs more manpower to control goods entering countryISKANDAR PUTERI: The recent unearthing of a cartel smuggling in frozen meat shows that there is an urgent need to increase the manpower of the Department of Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (MAQIS) at all entrance gates into the country.MAQIS Deputy director general, Dr Azhari....
'Stop the world from killing itself!' Donald Trump goes on a Friday morning angry TweetstormPresident Donald Trump has a mere 39 days left in office, and while he refuses to acknowledge that fact, his grasp on reality appears to be just as rapidly unraveling.Friday morning the President launched a series of angry tweets, covering everything from North Korea to Hunter Biden to his unlawful ....
