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Federal German prosecutors on Wednesday took over the investigation of a brazen daylight slaying of a Georgian man on the streets of Berlin, after concluding evidence suggests it was ordered either by the government of Russia or the Chechen republic. CBC | World News
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Adam Schiff Pushes John Bolton To Testify For Impeachment Probe
During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff revealed that Democrats would not be going to court to force former national security adviser John Bolton to testify for the impeachment probe into Donald Trump. But Schiff did push Bolton to speak out, suggesting Bolton should have the “courage” to testify as others — such ...
Read More »White House budget official tells impeachment probe about holdup of Ukraine military aid
A White House budget official testified Saturday in a closed-door session of the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., about the holdup of military aid to Ukraine. The public portion of the probe continues next week. CBC | World News
Read More »Myanmar rejects international court probe into alleged atrocities against Rohingyas
Myanmar’s government has rejected the International Criminal Court’s decision to allow prosecutors to open an investigation into alleged crimes against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. CBC | World News
Read More »Day 2 of Trump impeachment probe underway, ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine testify
The U.S. House opened a second day of Trump impeachment hearings Friday in Washington, D.C., and a key witness is expected to testify: Marie Yovanovitch, ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president’s allies in a “smear” campaign now central to the inquiry. CBC | World News
Read More »House Democrats subpoena White House chief of staff in impeachment probe
House Democrats in the U.S. have subpoenaed acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney in their impeachment probe, demanding his testimony Friday as they wrap up closed-door interviews and move into a public phase of the investigation. CBC | World News
Read More »Top diplomat changes testimony in impeachment probe
In a striking reversal, a top diplomat revised his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump to acknowledge he understood that American aid to Ukraine was being withheld until the country promised to investigate corruption. CBC | World News
Read More »Voyager 2 probe sends data from interstellar space back to Earth
The journey of NASA’s dauntless Voyager 2 spacecraft through our solar system’s farthest reaches has given scientists new insight into a poorly understood distant frontier: the unexpectedly distinct boundary marking where the sun’s energetic influence ends and interstellar space begins. CBC | World News
Read More »UAW president taking paid leave amid corruption probe
United Auto Workers president Gary Jones is taking a paid leave of absence amid a federal investigation of corruption in the union. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump suggests impeachment probe was reason he kept ISIS raid secret
U.S. President Donald Trump is suggesting House Democrats’ impeachment probe contributed to his decision to withhold notice to congressional leaders before Saturday’s raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. CBC | World News
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