British street artist banksys political statement, is sold for 12 million. In washington, the row over the democrats impeachment inquiry for donald trump has reached a new level. The president appears to be doubling down, calling openly notjust for ukraine to investigate the democratic president ial candidate joe biden, but for china to do so as well. The democrats are describing it as repugnant, and a fundamental breach of the oath of office. But mr trump sees it differently. China should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine so i would say that president zelensky, if it were me, i would recommend that they start an investigation into the bidens because nobody has any doubt they werent crooked, that was a crooked deal 100 . Our correspondent in washington, chris buckler, has more on the president s new comments. It seems remarkable that donald trump would first President Trump is trying with a
Shia muslim clerics. In washington, the row over the democrats impeachment inquiry for donald trump has reached a new level. The president appears to be doubling down, calling openly notjust for ukraine to investigate the democratic president ial candidate joe biden, but for china to do so as well. The democrats are describing it as repugnant, and a fundamental breach of the oath of office. But mr trump sees it differently. China should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine so i would say that president zelensky, if it were me, i would recommend that they start an investigation into the bidens because nobody has any doubt they werent crooked, that was a crooked deal 100 . Our correspondent in washington, chris buckler, has more on the president s new comments. It feels like donald trump is trying to make normal what the democrats say is simply extraordinary. A us president essentially asking a
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RAQ’S HEALTH ministry did not think to install smoke detectors or a sprinkler system when it renovated the Ibn al-Khatib hospital in Baghdad last year. So when oxygen tanks for covid-19 patients exploded on April 24th, the fire spread fast, killing at least 82 people. The blaze also singed the reputation of Muqtada al-Sadr (pictured), the volatile Shia cleric whose political party, Sairoun, controls the ministry. Rivals accuse him of siphoning funds that should have gone to the hospital.
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Mr Sadr’s evolution from warlord to protest leader to pillar of the establishment has been remarkable. Having once led demonstrations against corruption, he is now the target of them. And his relationship with the public is not the only one transformed. As his power has grown, his interests have changed. Lately that has moved him closer to America, a former foe.