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Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House is set to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for a landmark trial on whether the charges of abuse of power and ...

Jan 16, 2020

Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON - The federal government's watchdog agency said Thursday a White House office violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine. The Government Accountability Office said i...

Jan 16, 2020

Canadian military resumes some operations in Iraq following Iran scare

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is resuming some operations in Iraq following a temporary suspension of activities last week. Brig.-Gen. Michel-Henri St-Louis says the military is again flying transpor...

Jan 16, 2020

Putin fast-tracks effort to extend his rule, new PM approved

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice f...

Jan 16, 2020

Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the former U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post. The a...

Jan 16, 2020

EU pressures Iran on atom deal in last-ditch bid to save it

BRUSSELS - Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Iran to stop violating its landmark nuclear deal in a last-ditch effort to resolve their differences through talks while also...

Jan 16, 2020

Harsh weather kills 70 more people in Pakistan, Afghanistan

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Severe winter weather has claimed more lives as avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall killed 55 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir while 15 died in neighbouring Afghanis...

Jan 16, 2020

Volkswagen hits record sales in bid to top auto industry

FRANKFURT - Volkswagen has announced record annual sales that could determine whether it keeps its crown as the world's largest automaker. The company based in Wolfsburg, Germany, said Tuesday that it...

Jan 16, 2020

German officials agree plan to exit coal-fired power by 2038

BERLIN - German officials have agreed on a plan to shut down the nation's coal-fired power plants by the mid to late 2030s that will involve operators getting billions of euros in compensation, the go...

Jan 16, 2020

Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Tuesday that authorities have made arrests for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane, which killed all 176 people on board and set off protests in the countr...

Jan 16, 2020