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The pilot can be heard describing “the light of a missile” on its route and then an explosion. read more

It was not immediately clear if these new revelations will have any impact on the Senate trial, which is now moving towards acquitting the President, a long known outcome, in a vote expected on Wednesday. read more

Trump was impeached by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives for abuse of power related to his withholding of $391 million in congressionally-approved security aid to Ukraine. read more

The National Security Council said after preliminary review of the manuscript -- a vetting process applied to any White House employees writing books -- that it contained “significant amounts of classified information.” read more

The explosive revelation, which was first reported by The New York Times, undercuts the central argument made in the president’s defence by him and his lawyers that $391 million in aid was not conditioned to Ukraine investigating former vice-president... read more

The former NSA’s book reportedly had details concerning withholding of aid to Ukraine over Biden investigations. read more

Iran acknowledged on Tuesday that its armed forces fired two Russian anti-aircraft missiles at a Ukrainian jetliner, the Boeing 737-800 that crashed after taking off from Tehran’s main airport earlier this month, killing all 176 people on board. read more

Earlier, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Vadym Prystaiko, said Iran was ready to hand over the black boxes to his country. read more

The alleged recordings, which emerged this week, came from an informal December meeting between ministers and senior officials from the National Bank. read more

The trial, only the third such undertaking in American history, is unfolding at the start of the election year, a time of deep political division in the nation. read more

In a rematch of last year’s French Open final, Ashleigh Barty prevailed once again, winning 6-3 6-3 for a 4-0 head-to-head lead over the Czech. read more

US, Canadian and British officials said it is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the Boeing 737 that crashed near Tehran. US officials said the jetliner might have been mistakenly identified as a threat. read more

One U.S. official said U.S. satellites had detected the launch of two missiles shortly before the plane crashed, followed by evidence of an explosion. Two officials said Washington believed the downing of the plane was accidental. read more

Foreign Minister Vadim Prystaiko said after Wednesday’s crash that there were 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians on board. The Ukrainian nationals included two passengers and nine crew members. read more

The plane was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members when it went down in the vicinity of Parand, a city in Tehran province. The crash was likely caused by technical difficulties. read more