Volodymyr zelinsky to investigate whether joe biden sought to interfere in a conflict of interest probe of the Ukrainian Gas Company for which his son hunter biden worked at the time trump was with holding nearly 400000000. 00 in aid without explanation under fire trump denies using any pressure what these guys are doing democrats are doing to this country is it grace but theyre going to tie up our country because frankly this so tied up this so its good up as the director of National Intelligence testified here on capitol hill President Trump was at the United Nations talking to staff he told them he wanted to know who told the whistleblower about his phone call adding that they were close to a spy and then he said something that sounded menacing. According to the whistleblower several senior u. S. Officials were concerned by the president s call now exhibit number one in hearings to decide whether to impeach donald trump john hendren aljazeera washington. Still ahead on aljazeera bri
Trying to persuade the ukrainian leader to investigate his rival joe biden the allegations and name at the center of an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats john hendren reports from washington d. C. Democrats have a new word for the white house response to a whistleblower this is a cover up the accusation follows a newly released whistleblowers report that says the white house trying to lock down the transcript of a phone call in that july call President Donald Trump pressed ukraines president to find dirt on a rival president ial candidate in this case former u. S. Vice President Joe Biden reads like a classic organized crime shakedown the report says u. S. Officials told the unnamed whistleblower that they were directed by white house lawyers to transfer the transcript of a conversation to a separate Electronic System that is otherwise used to store and handle classified information even though the call did not contain anything remotely sensitive that left trumps new acting direct
Occasions over the past several years and told gyptian that we dont have anything we dont have any money we cant support you were a poor country sisi repeatedly says we are very poor at the same time how modality is alleging that sisi has gone out and spent millions of dollars on president ial palaces and a private home for for his wife and children and so these are quite significant allegations that rubs a lot of egyptians you know the the wrong way especially given the acute poverty ok thank you very much Mohamed El Masry thanks for your insights on whats going on in egypt now u. S. Democrats are appealing for any witnesses to Donald Trumps phone call with the ukrainian president followed him is that lenski to come forward trump is being accused of trying to persuade the ukrainian leader to investigate his rival joe biden the allegations at the center of an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats well lets go now to our correspondent in. Shinton d. C. Mike hanna mike can i start by as
Place preparing for what is expected to be some violent clashes between the opposition groups ok sarah clarke there live for us in hong kong thanks very much indeed. Here as democrats are appealing for any witnesses to Donald Trumps phone call with ukrainian president fords new zelinsky to come forward trump has been accused of trying to persuade the ukrainian leader to investigate his political rival joe biden well the allegations are now at the center of an impeachment inquiry by house democrats. Still to come here and ill just hear a family breakdowns and fear of the tension the Mental Health impacts of stripping autonomy from indian administered kashmir. Violent protests over a mexican mystery 43 missing students and supporters still demanding justice. Ways and experience the world like never before Qatar Airways going to places together. An ethiopian woman determined to tell the world a new story about her country our announcers our humanity is the most beautiful uncle caught and
Also still to come on the news hour including calls for an uprising in cambodia leads to the arrest of 9 members of a bands Opposition Party. Heightened security across afghanistan on the eve of president ial elections and in the sports with some of the tackle that seem very serious rugby player sat at home in the front big world cup. With. Thousands of protesters are in Hong Kong Central Business District in support of activists attains near the border with Mainland China many are in the hold and center were later treated in hospital some with broken bones on thursday the embattled chief executive kerry lamb said part of a Community Dialogue session with members of the public was the 1st time she sat down with her critics since the protests began 16 weeks ago well as cross to hong kong then get the latest live from sarah clarke sorry youre up that process what are people there saying. Well this protest its been building over the last hour and a half or so i would go thousands of peopl