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U.S. Senate acquits Trump on both articles of impeachment

U.S. President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday afternoon by the Senate after the chamber voted down both articles of impeachment against him that the House approved late last year. Senators

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Word "impeachment" not in Trump's State of the Union address, WH spokesperson says

The word "impeachment" is not in U.S. President Donald Trump's third State of the Union address, White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said Tuesday. "I've read through the speech and I've

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U.S. House managers, Trump's lawyers clash in closing arguments as impeachment trial nears end

U.S. House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team clashed Monday in their closing arguments of the Senate impeachment trial. In a four-hour session equally divided for both s

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U.S. House managers, Trump's legal team wrap up closing arguments in Senate impeachment trial

U.S. House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team wrapped up their closing arguments Monday afternoon in the Senate impeachment trial. Senators, who act as the jury for the t

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Ukraine wants larger compensation for its citizens killed in plane shootdown in Iran

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Kiev was not satisfied with a size of compensation Iran had offered to families of Ukrainians killed in the d

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Putin discusses Ukraine and the Middle East with Merkel by phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands prior to their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 11, 2020. /AP Photo Russian President Vladim

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Motion to allow subpoenas for witnesses, documents in Trump impeachment trial fails to pass Senate

The Capitol is seen in Washington D.C., the United States, on Jan. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted 49-51 to block a motion aiming to allow subpoenas for witnesses a

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Question and answer phase of Trump impeachment trial winding down

Thursday is the final day of questioning in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump.Senators have eight-hours to get answers from the president's lawyers and the opposition Democratic

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Trump defense team makes opening arguments in impeachment trial

U.S. President Donald Trump's legal team started Saturday to make opening arguments in defense of the president in the ongoing impeachment trial in the Senate, after H

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News Analysis: U.S. Dems, GOP continue knock-down drag-out fight in Trump impeachment trial

U.S. House Democrats presenting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump finished their three days of opening arguments late Friday. Since the trial's first week has been marked by much d

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Spotlight: Democrats make their case in Trump impeachment trial while defense hones in on procedure

U.S. Democrats this week are making their case against President Donald Trump, while the defense is honing in on procedure, amid the third-ever impeachment trial of a

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Spotlight: McConnell unveils draft schedule for Trump impeachment trial

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed a draft resolution on schedules of the upcoming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the Republican-led upper chamber. Th

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Senate Rep Leader McConnell Proposes Quick Impeachment Trial for Trump

The new resolution would give House Democrat prosecutors and the president's defence 24 hours over two days to present their respective cases, before allowing senators

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Plane crash bodies repatriated to Ukraine amid black-box confusion

Soldiers carry a coffin of the one of the 11 Ukrainian victims (Credit: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A solemn Sunday-morning ceremony at Kyiv airport has marked the repatriation

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Ukraine's president rejects prime minister's resignation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declined a resignation offer by the country's Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday. "I decided to give you and you

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Ukraine prime minister submits resignation letter

Thirty five-year-old Oleksiy Honcharuk took office in August 2019, making him Ukrainian's youngest-ever prime minister. Credit: Reuters/ Gleb Garanich) The prime minister of Ukraine, Oleksiy

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Ukrainian PM submits resignation letter

Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said on Friday that he had submitted a letter of resignation to President Volodymyr Zelensky. "To remove any doubts in our respect for and trust in the pres