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Trump impeached on charges of abuse of power, obstruction
President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution's ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Putin says Trump was impeached for 'far-fetched' reasons
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached for "far-fetched" reasons, calling the move by Democrats a continuation of their fight against the Republican leader.
4 on trial over killings of Slovak journalist and fiancee
Four people went on trial in Slovakia on Thursday over the alleged contract killing of an investigative journalist and his fiancee, a crime that shocked the country and led a government to fall.
In India, another alleged rape victim dies after burn attack
An 18-year-old woman who was allegedly set on fire by a man she accused of rape died Thursday at a hospital in a north Indian state, echoing a similar attack in the state earlier this month.
Queen lays out Johnson's Brexit plans at Parliament opening
Queen Elizabeth II formally opened a new session of Britain's Parliament on Thursday with a speech laying out Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plans to use his commanding majority to take the U.K. out of the European Union and shake up the country's public services.
Sri Lankan leader says he became victim in abduction claim
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said Thursday that he has become the victim in the alleged abduction of a Swiss Embassy employee who was reportedly threatened and sexually abused to disclose embassy-related information.
Victory Day Women’s Basketball in Dhanmondi on Saturday
A day-long Victory Day Basketball Tournament, organized by Bangladesh Women Sports Federation (BWSF), will be held on Saturday (December 21) at Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex in Dhanmondi.
Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters' demands
Amnesty International on Thursday urged Sudan's new transitional government to deliver on popular demands for sweeping change as the country marked the first anniversary of mass protests that led to the ouster of former president and longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
EU court sides with activist in Facebook data transfer fight
An advisor to the European Union's top court on Thursday sided with an Austrian privacy campaigner waging a long-running legal battle against Facebook over its personal data transfers to the U.S.
After vote, Pelosi stokes impeachment trial uncertainty
Minutes after the House impeached President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw uncertainty into the process by refusing to say, repeatedly, when or whether she would send two articles to the Senate for a trial.