Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi Tuesday announced the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, saying he betrayed his oath of office by seeking help from a foreign power to hurt his Democratic rival Joe Biden.The dramatic move -- the first step in a complex process that stands little chance of driving Trump from office -- pushed US politics into a perilous new chapter just 14 months before new elections for control of the White House and Congress.
US President Donald Trump speaks during the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, September 24, 2019
Cattle graze near a burnt area of forest after a fire in the Amazon rainforest near Novo Progresso, Para State, Brazil in August 2019
The decision to honor Narendra Modi provoked several withering op-eds and the ire of three Nobel prize winners, citing rising attacks against minorities under his tenure
Support for the official impeachment inquiry into president Donald Trump announced Tuesday has gained irresistible momentum and is now backed by 199 out of the 235 Democrats.
US President Donald Trump meets his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of the General Assembly
President Trump said Tuesday that he is going to release the transcript of his phone conversation with the President of Ukraine in July, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is reportedly planning to announce a formal impeachment inquiry of Trump this evening.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in proposes an international peace zone on the Korean peninsula during an address to the UN General Assembly
Facebook has removed pages reportedly controlled from Ukraine which offered praise for President Donald Trump as well as recycled misinformation
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said negotiations with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer were complete
Trump during construction of his golf course on the Menie Estate near Aberdeen in 2010
Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg responded to US President Donald Trump's mocking of her online by embracing his words on her Twitter page Tuesday.Trump stirred up fresh outrage on social media late Monday with a tweet that sneered at an impassioned speech made by the 16-year-old at the UN climate summit in New York.Her voice shaking with emotion in an address that was the defining moment of the summit, Thunberg accused world leaders of betraying her generation by failing to act on rising emissions, repeating the words "how dare you" four times.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday vowed to press ahead with his plans for Brexit on October 31 despite a momentous Supreme Court ruling that found his decision to suspend parliament unlawful.The judgement dealt a huge blow to Johnson's authority, coming after a series of defeats in parliament that have curbed his plans to leave the European Union even if there is no divorce deal with Brussels.
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to intensify sanctions on Iran, despite European leaders' hopes for a last-minute breakthrough at the United Nations to reduce tensions.The leaders of France, Germany and Japan were all meeting separately with Trump and Iran's Hassan Rouhani, fanning speculation that the pair -- whose nations have been arch-enemies for four decades -- could have a historic encounter in New York.
A Venezuelan delegate holds up a book referring to South American independence hero Simon Bolivar while US President Donald Trump addresses the UN General Assembly
Waning consumer confidence could hit retail sales, a mainstay of the US economy. Employee Lamar Roby prepares shipping orders at Amazon's San Bernardino Fulfillment Center
Epstein was found hanged in his New York jail cell on August 10 while awaiting trial for a string of sordid abuses
The postal union 'has always reinvented itself'
According to YouGov, the U.S. is the country with the highest share of climate change deniers.
Google hailed the ruling, saying it has worked Google has worked "to strike a sensible balance between peopleâÂÂs rights of access to information and privacy"
The trade deal expected between the United States and Japan this week, reportedly hit a speed breaker after Japan sought assurances that the Trump administration will not clamp tariffs on its exports of cars and auto parts.
