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Pelosi rejects calls for Trump impeachment after Mueller testimony: 'We still have some outstanding matters’
Nancy Pelosi and other senior member of the Democratic Party, have rejected calls to move forward with Donald Trump’s impeachment, claiming they wanted to yet build a stronger case against the president.In a seemingly testy appearance before reporters just hours after Robert Mueller completed his testimony, the House speaker brushed off the idea proceeding with impeachment of the president - something many in her party have called for.“My position has always been: whatever decision we make in that regard would have to be done with our strongest possible hand, and we still have some outstanding matters in the courts,” she said.More follows…
Police say a 78-year-old South Korean man who set himself ablaze near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul has died.
The incident comes amid rising trade and political disputes between Seoul and Tokyo.
Police say the man, surnamed Kim, died while being treated in a Seoul hospital on Friday.
According to police, he ignited a fire inside his car parked in front of the building where the Japanese Embassy is located.
Police say Kim had told an acquaintance before the incident that he was trying to set himself ablaze because of his antipathy towards Japan.
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