For only the fourth time in american history, articles of impeachment have been drafted against a president. Democrats who control the house of representatives have filed two charges against donald trump, accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanours, abuse of power and obstructing congress. The house will vote this week and that could mean a trial in the Republican Controlled Senate in january. Mr trump says hes done nothing wrong, that impeachment is madness and a witch hunt. This report from laura trevelyan. Its only the fourth time in history lawmakers have tried to impeach an american president and remove him from office. Democrats are charging mr trump with abuse of power and obstructing congress. The House Committee of the judiciary is introducing two articles of impeachment charging the president of United States, donald j trump, with committing high crimes and misdemeanours. Democrats allege mr trump made a white house visit to ukraines president and military aid for that coun
For only the fourth time in american history, articles of impeachment have been drafted against a president. Democrats who control the house of representatives have filed two charges against donald trump, accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanors, abuse of power and obstructing congress. The house will vote this week, and that could mean a trial in the Republican Controlled Senate in january. Mr trump says hes done nothing wrong, that impeachment is madness and a witch hunt. This report from laura trevelyan. Its only the fourth time in history lawmakers have tried to impeach an american president and remove him from office. Democrats are charging mr trump with abuse of power and obstructing congress. The House Committee of the judiciary is introducing two articles of impeachment charging the president of United States, donald j trump, with committing high crimes and misdemeanours. Democrats allege mr trump made a white house visit to ukraines president and military aid for that coun
Of a journalist and outspoken critic of president duterte. Announcer life from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2 in the morning in madrid where the longest un climate talks ever held have finished with a compromise deal on tackling climate change. The agreement means all countries will put new, tougher carbon cutting plans on the table in time for another major conference in scotland next year. Our science editor David Shukman has the details. Were starting to get a little lost. We are kind of lost. 0k. Confusion and fatigue after the longest session of climate negotiations on record. We are a little confused about what documents are being discussed. The hope had been to speed up the fight against rising temperatures. Instead, the talks limped to a compromise that left many unhappy, especially the island nations that fear for their futures. The gases driving up temperatures are being blas
Thousands of Anti Government protesters clash with police. And, putins 20 years in power. Hello, welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week. Let the healing begin so said borisjohnson on friday, as he celebrated the scale of his emphatic electoral victory. But the other big winner was scotlands first minister, and healing is not the first thing on her mind. Today, we devote the entire programme to the immediate and longer term implications of the uks election outcome. My guests are janet daley, columnist for the sunday telegraph, political commentator steve richards, Maria Margaronis of us news weekly, and author and veteran correspondent thomas kielinger. Welcome to you all. So i said it was an emphatic outcome. Janet, you start us off, what do you expect to be done with it . Well, we get out of europe, thats. Orthe eu, rather, not europe, geographically. Thats the start, which the country decided it wanted three and a half years ago, which seems an eternity ago, and the
Society. And russia is banned again from all major sporting events for doping this time, the band will last for years. And coming up at 8 30pm, a question time special with an audience entirely made up of under 30. Thats live on bbc one in the news channel at 8 30pm. Hello, good evening to you. If youre just joining hello, good evening to you. If yourejustjoining us, welcome to bbc news. At least five people have been killed and eight more are missing assumed dead after a volcano erupted off the coast of new zealand. Live images from the volcano showed a group of visitors the british high commissioner, laura clark, has announced that teams are offering assistance. Up to 50 people are believed to have been on the island at the time live images from the volcano showed a group of visitors inside the crater before the picture suddenly went dark. Up to 50 people are believed to have been on the island at the time 23 have been rescued. Fears of further eruptions means Emergency Services aren