Impeachment inquiry: Trump directed Ukraine pressure - Sondland
A top US diplomat has told an impeachment inquiry that he followed President Donald Trump's orders to put pressure on Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Ambassador Gordon Sondland said the instruction came from Mr Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
The inquiry is assessing if Mr Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine as a precondition. He denies any wrongdoing.
It is illegal in the US to seek foreign help to gain electoral advantage.
Mr Biden is one of top contenders for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election.
'What happened was a massacre': grief and rage in Bolivia after day of deadly violence
Eight young Bolivians were killed in El Alto on Tuesday, and locals say the interim government of Jeanine Áñez is to blame
Tears filled Primitivo Quisbert’s bloodshot eyes as he contemplated his son’s swollen, lifeless face – and why someone else’s struggle for political supremacy had condemned his child to an early grave.
“It’s so painful, señor. So very painful,” the 61-year-old carpenter sobbed. “Just look at what they have done to my boy.”
Before him, on a church’s wooden pew, lay the body of Pedro Quisbert Mamani, 37, a factory worker and father of two – and one of at least eight young Bolivians killed on Tuesday when the country’s political crisis exploded into deadly violence in the city of El Alto.Iranian leaders declare victory over 'enemies' after deadly protests
Most Iranians remain cut off from internet for fourth day as rights groups condemn government for brutal crackdownNegar MortazaviWashington
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani have declared victory over “enemies” in response to deadly protests across Iran that were ignited by a sudden increase in fuel prices last week.
“The Iranian nation achieved another victory in the recent historic test. They demonstrated that even if they have some economic problems and some complaints about the country’s management, they will never play into the enemy’s hands,” Mr Rouhani said on Wednesday.
Amnesty International has documented at least 106 deaths in 21 cities across the country. Unconfirmed activist reports have put the death toll at 200.
Hong Kong on the 'Brink'City Edges Toward Precipice as Violence Escalates
With police firing on protestors and students undergoing weapons training, the situation has escalated dramatically in Hong Kong in recent days. The city is rapidly moving toward the precipice as the opposition's original goals fade into the background
By Georg Fahrion and Bernhard Zand
The lights of the skyscrapers flicker through the nighttime sky as the Hong Kong Baptist University prepares for battle. In one staircase, young women are assembling petrol bombs, sitting on the ground between kitchen towels, empty beer bottles and plastic containers. They're clearly not new to the process and toil away quietly, the bottles gently rattling against each other. It reeks of gasoline. Every now and then, someone dressed in black shows up to carry off a cardboard box full of newly produced Molotov cocktails, disappearing up an idle escalator in the direction of a pedestrian bridge.
Occupying Alcatraz: The spark that lit the US Red Power movement
Fifty years ago a group of activists set sail to reclaim Alcatraz Island, ushering in a new era of indigenous activism.by Allison Griner
It was at one of the United States's most infamous prisons, more than a mile from any shore, that Eloy Martinez found a vision of freedom.
The adrenaline surging in his veins that night felt nearly unbearable. A cold wind whipped his face, and a coastguard blockade patrolled the waters nearby. Nobody knew whether the night would end in cheers or arrest.
Japan grapples with serving Fukushima food at 2020 Olympics
By Karyn NISHIMURA
For years, Japan's government has sought to convince consumers that food from Fukushima is safe despite the nuclear disaster. But will it serve the region's produce at the Tokyo Olympics?
It's a thorny subject for the authorities. They pitched the Games in part as a chance to showcase the recovery of areas affected by the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster.
Government officials tout strict checks on food from the region as evidence that the produce is completely safe, but it remains unclear whether athletes and sports teams from around the world will be convinced.
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