Trump Hires New Lawyers To Appeal Hush Money Conviction

Washington: President Donald Trump has appealed his conviction for covering up hush money payments to a porn star and appointed new lawyers to expunge the first conviction of a former president, his legal team said Wednesday. Trump named lawyers from the prestigious firm Sullivan and Cromwell in an effort to overturn the New York jury’s … Read more

Imran Khan Calls Off Talks with Pak Government After Latest Conviction

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan called off reconciliatory talks with the government on Thursday, a week after a court handed him a 14-year jail term on graft charges, his party’s chairman said. Aimed at cooling political instability in the South Asian nation, the talks had started late last year ahead of the judgment … Read more