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FBI Has Contacted Ukraine Whistle-Blower’s Lawyers in Probe
Meanwhile, FBI counterintelligence officials were said to be especially concerned about claims in the report that Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani and associates Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas may have been manipulated by Russian interests, according to a former senior U.S intelligence official who has discussed the matter with current FBI counterintelligence agents. [Full Article...]
Trump says China talks continue, questions if he wants to make deal
Stocks have been on a tear since Trump announced October 11 that both sides had reached a partial trade deal to be signed sometime this month. Two people briefed on the talks said Trump had decided that rolling back existing tariffs, in addition to cancelling a scheduled December 15 imposition of tariffs on some $156 billion in Chinese consumer goods, required deeper concessions from China. [Full Article...]
USA now considers Israeli settlements consistent with global law - Pompeo
The announcement was made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday but the European Union said its position remained unchanged within an hour of Pompeo's statement . Pompeo said the Trump administration, as it did with recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights , had simply "recognized the reality on the ground". [Full Article...]
Donald Trump impeachment: 4 witnesses cast doubt on probe request to Ukraine
Zelensky, a 41-year-old comedian who was elected President of Ukraine in April, has found himself at the centre of the impeachment scandal in the USA after his phone call with Trump resulted in a probe into whether the U.S. "Multiple witnesses have testified under oath that Vice President Pence never raised Hunter Biden, former Vice President Joe Biden, Crowdstrike, Burisma, or investigations in a... [Full Article...]
Benny Gantz unable to form Israel coalition government
Wednesday's announcement by Benny Gantz deals a major setback to his hopes of replacing the long-serving Netanyahu and could set the stage for the country's third election in under a year. The prime minister said Mr Gantz had chosen to ignore the "will of the majority" to form a national unity government and warned that another election would be "institutional insanity". [Full Article...]
US Senate Unanimously Passes Hong Kong Bill
While police and protesters were still confronting each other at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Tang told the South China Morning Post that the violence used by the activists was "very close to terrorism". The United Nations human rights office was watching the university situation with "deepening concern", spokesman Rupert Colville said in Geneva. Bob Menendez, who also sponsored the bill,... [Full Article...]
Fog advisory issued for Elliot Lake and area
Temperatures stayed above freezing and rainfall amounts generally were light. Patchy freezing drizzle may also be possible with temperatures close to the freezing mark. The system should be a quick mover. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 9:00 A.M.as reports of lowered visibility began around midnight here in Southwest Louisiana. [Full Article...]
Schiff: Sondland Testimony ‘Among the Most Significant Evidence to date’
Mr. Schiff pressed him about the deal in which Mr. Trump offered a White House visit to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in exchange for investigations into 2016 election meddling and Burisma Holdings, the Ukraine energy company linked to former Vice President Joseph R. [Full Article...]