Trump’s lawyer Giuliani will not comply with impeachment subpoena
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has notified US politicians that he will not comply with a subpoena issued in the impeachment inquiry.
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#MeToo movement mobilises ahead of 2020 presidential election
The founder of #MeToo is using the second anniversary of the movement to launch a new effort intended to mobilise voters heading into the 2020 election.
Ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont joins protest in Brussels
Fugitive ex-Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has joined dozens of pro-Catalonia independence supporters in a protest outside the European Commission a day after the conviction of 12 colleagues in Spain for their role in a secession push led by him in 2017.
Russia steps in to fill void left by US withdrawal from northern Syria
Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government and Turkish forces.
Melted scaffolding to be removed from fire-ravaged Notre Dame
Melted scaffolding on top of the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral will be removed “in the coming weeks” to allow restoration work to begin next year, France’s culture minister has said.
Transport disrupted as Catalans voice anger at jailing of politicians
New disruptions to Catalonia’s transport network followed a night of clashes between activists and police over the conviction of separatist leaders, as Spanish authorities announced an investigation into the group organising the protests.
Leading candidates face grilling as 12 Democrats pitch for presidential nod
Bernie Sanders faces standing at a podium for three hours after his recent heart attack but some of his rivals for the Democratic nomination for the White House have problems of their own ahead of Tuesday’s debate in Westerville, Ohio.
Japan’s bullet trains bear the brunt of typhoon’s onslaught
The power of Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis was amply illustrated by rows of bullet trains deluged in floodwaters in Nagano, a mountainous region to the northwest of Tokyo.
Turkish and Kurdish forces battle for border town in Syria
Turkish artillery has been pounding suspected Syrian Kurdish positions near a town in north-east Syria as Turkey’s military incursion enters its seventh day.
Protests erupt as Spain convicts leading Catalan separatists
Riot police have engaged in a running battle with protesters outside Barcelona’s airport after Spain’s Supreme Court convicted 12 separatist leaders of illegally promoting the Catalonia region’s independence and sentenced nine to prison.
‘Homemade bomb targeted police’ in Hong Kong protests
A homemade, remote-controlled bomb intended to “kill or to harm” riot police was detonated as they deployed against renewed violence in Hong Kong over the weekend, officers have said.