News / MN Newsletter // November 13

November 13, 2019

Russia Ukraine Russia's Gazprom cancels Eurobond placement amid Ukraine row - Ifax - Reuters Africa People died while Trump played games with Ukraine’s military aid - Washington Post The GOP's defense of Trump, annotated - CNN UkrInform: Ukraine's FM claims sentence to Crimean Muslims in Russia is political repression - Kyiv Post New military pullback begins in eastern Ukraine - Hartford Courant Russia's Gazprom cancels Eurobond placement amid Ukraine row - Ifax - Reuters Africa MOSCOW, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Russian gas giant Gazprom cancelled a Eurobond issue planned for this week due to the possible fallout from its legal dispute with Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz, the Interfax news agency cited a source as saying on Wednesday. read more People died while Trump played games with Ukraine’s military aid - Washington Post What’s outrageous about the Ukraine story isn’t that it’s a unique example of Trump’s fecklessness in foreign policy, but that it’s so typical. In dealing with Ukraine, Trump has behaved the same erratic, unreliable way he has with the Syrian Kurds, and the South Koreans, and America’s NATO partners in Europe. read more The GOP's defense of Trump, annotated - CNN To: Republican Members of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee on Foreign Affairs From: Republican Staff of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Oversight and Reform , and Committee on Foreign Affairs read more UkrInform: Ukraine's FM claims sentence to Crimean Muslims in Russia is political repression - Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: Ukraine’s FM claims sentence to Crimean Muslims in Russia is political repression Published Nov. 13 at 11:23 am Armed men stand guard in front of the entrance of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people (the single highest executive-representative body of the Crimean Tatars) in Simferopol on Sept. read more New military pullback begins in eastern Ukraine - Hartford Courant The Saturday pullback in the Petrivske area follows two similar movements in eastern Ukraine, where Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces have been fighting since 2014. The withdrawals are seen as a significant step that could lead to a summit of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany on ending the conflict. read more

Top News University of Florida’s student president faces impeachment after bringing Donald Trump Jr. to campus for $50,000 - Washington Post Two reported dead as Venice flooded by highest tide in 50 years - The Guardian Trump impeachment inquiry: a guide to the key witnesses - The Guardian REPORT: Ascension Health possibly shared state patients' personal records with Google - WAOW Wednesday briefing: Johnson-Farage pact threatens 'nasty government' - The Guardian University of Florida’s student president faces impeachment after bringing Donald Trump Jr. to campus for $50,000 - Washington Post On Tuesday, the student body president, Michael Murphy, was served with the impeachment resolution and accused of malfeasance and abuse of power — a development unfolding at the university just as President Trump’s public impeachment hearings begin today on Capitol Hill. read more Two reported dead as Venice flooded by highest tide in 50 years - The Guardian Venice was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years, with tourists wading through flooded streets to seek shelter as a fierce wind whipped up waves in St Mark’s Square. The exceptionally intense “acqua alta,” or high waters, peaked at 1.87 metres (six feet) as the flood alarm sounded across the Italian city of canals, the tide monitoring centre said. read more Trump impeachment inquiry: a guide to the key witnesses - The Guardian Public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump are scheduled to begin on Wednesday. The televised hearings are a continuation of a weeks-long congressional probe into whether the US president abused his office’s power to seek foreign assistance in the 2020 election. read more REPORT: Ascension Health possibly shared state patients' personal records with Google - WAOW Today: Mostly sunny and very cold. High: 17 Wind: NW 5-10 becoming SW Tonight: Mainly clear and cold early, then increasing clouds. Low: 8 Wind: read more Wednesday briefing: Johnson-Farage pact threatens 'nasty government' - The Guardian Hello and welcome to your election-heavy daily news roundup. It is feeling a little bit like groundhog day as Boris Johnson delivers the first big speech for the Conservative election campaign, despite having launched the party’s campaign last week with … another big speech. read more

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