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Trump says Greta Thunberg should 'chill,' go to movies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 09:48 PM

Thunberg has become known for her fiery speeches to world leaders and was on Wednesday in Madrid, where she accused rich countries of "misleading" people into thinking they are taking meaningful action against climate change. Read more »

EU flexes trade muscles after US cripples WTO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 09:35 PM

The EU on Thursday proposed a move to strengthen its power to hit back in global trade rows, looking for defensive alternatives after the US crippled the WTO. Read more »

Trump impeachment debate opens with fiery partisan battle

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 12:52 PM

Donald Trump is alleged to have wielded the power of the presidency for personal and political gain by pressuring Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 US election.   Read more »

Trump stirs controversy with new Judaism definition

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 08:43 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump celebrated the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Wednesday with a controversial change to the definition of Judaism -- a move that will allow clamping down on boycotts of Israel. Read more »

Trump ramps up Facebook ads against impeachment

Jason Lange, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 07:19 AM

US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is countering impeachment efforts against him with a new surge in Facebook ads, while his Democratic rivals are saying little on the subject on the social media site or the campaign trail.  Read more »

Trump on impeachment brink, but far from falling

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 02:43 PM

WASHINGTON - For a man on the brink of becoming only the third US president to be impeached, Donald Trump sure sounds confident. Read more »

Donald Trump faces 2 impeachment charges

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 12:53 AM

Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment Tuesday against US President Donald Trump after weeks of arguing there is overwhelming evidence that the US leader abused his office and deserves to be removed. Read more »

Democrats lay out impeachment case against Trump

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 10 06:51 AM

Democrats laid out their case Monday for the impeachment of Donald Trump, branding the US president a "clear and present danger" to national security as they prepared to issue formal charges against him.  Read more »

How Rudy Giuliani led Trump to the brink of impeachment

Jim Dwyer, Jo Becker, Kenneth P. Vogel, Maggie Haberman and Sarah Maslin Nir, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 09 01:18 PM

Step by step, former mayor Rudy Giuliani has escorted US President Donald Trump to the brink of impeachment.  Read more »

Trump warns Kim has 'everything' to lose through hostility

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 08:35 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump warned Sunday that North Korea's Kim Jong Un had "everything" to lose through hostility towards the United States, after Pyongyang said it had carried out a major new weapons test. Read more »

US opposition pushes trade court to brink of collapse

Agnes Pedero, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 05:30 PM

The World Trade Organization's capacity to settle international disputes, a core function throughout the body's 25-year history, is on the brink of collapse following relentless US opposition. Read more »

North Korea conducts 'very important test': KCNA

AFP
Posted at Dec 08 05:15 PM

North Korea said Sunday it had carried out a "very important test" at its space launch centre, as Pyongyang ramps up pressure on Washington over stalled nuclear talks. Read more »

Trump calls for World Bank to stop loaning to China

Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 10:11 AM

US President Donald Trump on Friday called for the World Bank to stop loaning money to China, one day after the institution adopted a lending plan to Beijing over Washington's objections. Read more »

White House rejects participation in 'baseless' impeachment probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 08:09 AM

The White House on Friday responded to a deadline on an invitation to defend President Donald Trump in his impeachment probe by denouncing the entire process as "baseless." Read more »

Trump says 'will win' impeachment fight

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 06 12:09 AM

Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier asked her party to draft articles of impeachment based on allegations that Trump abused his office by pressuring Ukraine into a scheme to embarrass one of his main opponents for reelection next year. Read more »

Pelosi: Democrats will draft articles of impeachment vs Trump

Susan Heavey, Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 11:55 PM

Pelosi made the remarks a day after the Judiciary Committee held a hearing in which three constitutional law experts called by Democratic lawmakers said Trump had engaged in conduct that represents impeachable offenses under the Constitution. A fourth expert called by Republican lawmakers called the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry rushed and flawed. Read more »

Melania Trump wades into impeachment fight to defend teen son

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 08:03 AM

US First Lady Melania Trump on Wednesday publicly rebuked a scholar who used her 13-year-old son's name to make a point during an impeachment hearing against the president. Read more »

Trump committed impeachable crimes, scholars tell US Congress

Paul Handley and Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 02:24 AM

Three constitutional experts on Wednesday bolstered Democrats' efforts to impeach Donald Trump by saying the president's actions seeking foreign interference in US elections are grounds for removal, as the inquiry kicked into a new phase in Congress. Read more »

Mystery calls and possible jail time: surprises in the Trump impeachment report

Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 12:50 PM

WASHINGTON - The impeachment report released on Tuesday included surprises - a mention of possible prison time and mysterious telephone records among them - in addition to the expected summary of the Democratic-led inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump. Read more »

France fights back over US tariff threat to champagne, cheese

Sudip Kar-Gupta and Leigh Thomas, Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 09:56 AM

The threat of punitive tariffs followed a US government investigation that found a new digital services tax in France would harm US technology companies, and will intensify a festering trade dispute between Europe and the United States. Read more »