September 25th, 2019 - Daily News Brief - a podcast by TRT World

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

US House launches impeachment inquiry into President Trump, and UEFA commits planting hundreds of thousands of trees to make up for Euro 2020 pollution.

This is TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Wednesday, September 25th.

Time for US President Trump to go?

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the start of an official impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

The Democrat-controlled House will examine whether Trump abused presidential powers and sought Ukraine's help against former vice president Biden.

Trump responded with his usual scorn and tweeted from the UNGA calling the inquiry, “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!” and “witch hunt garbage.”

Erdogan pitches for peace at UNGA

Turkey's President Erdogan drew attention to the ongoing Syria, Palestine and Kashmir conflicts during his speech at the 74th UNGA in New York.

Erdogan called on the UN to back Turkey in ensuring security in Syria's Idlib and criticised the global body for not paying attention to Kashmir.

The leader requested the UN to designate March 15, the date of the Christchurch attack, as an international day against Islamophobia.

Quake shakes Pakistan

An earthquake in Pakistan killed at least 25 people, injuring nearly 300 others.

The 5.8 magnitude quake struck Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s Mirpur area, causing property and infrastructure damage.

There were no reports of damage and casualties from adjoining India-administered Kashmir where a communications blackout continues.

UK PM Johnson faces pressure to quit

UK's Supreme Court ruled Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks was unlawful.

The court said Johnson acted to limit debate by lawmakers on Britain's impending Brexit deadline in violation of Parliament's constitutional role.

Johnson, who is facing calls to step down, said he disagreed with but would respect the ruling.

Europe football body plans to go green

And finally,

The UEFA said it will plant 600,000 trees as part of its commitment to offset carbon emissions from travel to next year's pan-European Championships.

Instead of hosting matches in one or two countries, the European football governing body is holding the championship in 12 countries.

UEFA will plant 50,000 trees in each of the host countries for the 60th-anniversary of the tournament.

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