US jury indicts Trump, associates in 2020 election probe
WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted in Georgia after an investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis into efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election results. Eighteen others were also indicted, including Trump’s personal lawyers Rudolph Giuliani and Sidney Powell. Willis launched the probe in February 2021 after news broke […]
Trump pleads not guilty to charges over efforts to overturn 2020 polls
WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal charges against him for plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, reported Xinhua quoting US media. Trump was arraigned in a federal courthouse in Washington on Thursday afternoon, two days after he was formally indicted. Trump appeared before a magistrate judge to […]
Trump pleads not guilty to classified documents charges
WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 37 counts brought by federal prosecutors related to his alleged retention of classified government records after he left office. Trump entered his plea as expected during his arraignment at the federal courthouse in Miami, Florida, according to multiple reports. He is slated to […]
No conflict of interest for govt in royal pardon application for Najib by UMNO
SHAH ALAM: There is no conflict of interest for the government following UMNO’s decision to submit an application to the Yang di-Dipertuan Agong to consider giving its former president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak a pardon. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the matter should not arise as everyone can apply for a pardon […]
Trump indicted in hush-money payment case
WASHINGTON: Former United States President Donald Trump was indicted on Thursday for his role in an alleged hush-money payment to an adult film actress, Xinhua news agency reported. Multiple news media outlets, including The New York Times, ABC News, and The Washington Post, broke the news of Trump’s indictment by a Manhattan grand jury in […]
An insightful view of a former Leader of the Free World
BY JUARY MESA Title: A Promised LandAuthor: Barack ObamaPublication year: 2020Publisher: Crown PubISBN: 9781524763169Price: RM194.90 Barack Obama is as fine a writer as they come. It is not merely that this book avoids being ponderous, as might be expected, even forgiven, of a hefty memoir, but that it is nearly always pleasurable to read, sentence […]
Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
ISTANBUL: Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak died on Tuesday at the age of 91, following years of illness, Anadolu Agency quoted local media as saying. Youm 7 news website, which is known for being close to the Egyptian regime, reported the death of the former president. Alaa Mubarak, son of the late president, had recently […]
