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Impeachment Inquiry: Trump to formally object to probe, predicts Democrats woes

Impeachment Inquiry: Trump to formally object to probe, predicts Democrats woes

US President Donald Trump said Friday he will formally object to Congress’s impeachment enquiry even as he acknowledged that House Democrats “have the votes” to proceed. The White House was expected to send a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arguing that Congress cannot conduct an impeachment investigation without first having a vote to authorise […]

Austrian manufacturer, AMS fails in takeover of Germany’s Osram

Austrian manufacturer, AMS fails in takeover of Germany’s Osram

A takeover bid of German lighting manufacturer Osram by an Austrian company on Friday failed. AMS, a producer of sensors, said it failed in its goal to achieve the minimum acceptance threshold of 62.5 percent of Osram’s shares. Only the owners of 51.6 percent of the shares of Munich-based Osram took the offer of 41 […]

Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Democrats issue demand for Ukraine-call documents

Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Democrats issue demand for Ukraine-call documents

United States Democratic lawmakers have demanded documents from the White House as part of their impeachment inquiry into the nation’s president, Donald Trump. The documents relate to a call between Mr Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on 25 July. In the call, Mr Trump pushed Mr Zelensky to investigate his leading Democratic political rival, […]

Iraq protests: Death toll soars in 24 hours of demonstrations

Iraq protests: Death toll soars in 24 hours of demonstrations

The death toll in anti-government protests that have swept Iraq the past four days has soared to at least 44, security and medical sources say. The figure has nearly doubled in the past 24 hours, as clashes between protesters and police intensified. The military said “unidentified snipers” had killed four people in Baghdad, including two […]

World powers race for air superiority

World powers race for air superiority

By Temisan Amoye It is no secret that without air superiority, winning a conventional war will be virtually impossible. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery gave credence to that assertion when he said: “if we lose the war in the air, we lose the war, and we lose it quickly”. From World War II to the ongoing […]