NEW DELHI: At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a “violent face-off” with Chinese forces along the disputed Himalayan frontier, the Indian army said on Tuesday (Jun 16), in the deadliest clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours for more than four decades. Both sides blamed each other for Monday’s clash […]
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NEW DELHI: India impatiently awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response on Wednesday (Jun 17) to the death of at least 20 soldiers in a border clash with Chinese troops as the country’s media vented its fury and political rivals goaded Modi over his silence. China’s foreign ministry confirmed there had […]
BEIJING: China’s capital city raced on Monday (Jun 15) to control a fresh coronavirus outbreak, with 75 cases linked to a single wholesale food market in Beijing where authorities have locked down neighbourhoods and launched a massive test and trace programme. The outbreak in China – where the disease first […]
ATLANTA: The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest, the mayor said on Saturday (Jun 13), with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police brutality. Demonstrators blocked an interstate highway and set […]
PARIS: Police staged protests in cities across France against a ban on chokehold restraint techniques imposed by the government in response to public anger over the death of George Floyd and alleged police brutality in France. In Paris on Friday (Jun 12), police unions parked dozens of vehicles at the […]
In eastern Ladakh, meanwhile, Division Commanders of India and China held a second round of meeting this week. The two had also met on Wednesday. As meetings on the ground continue in efforts to resolve the border dispute between India and China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held another review meeting […]
HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government and China’s foreign ministry branch in the city hit back on Friday (Jun 12) at a report by Britain criticising Beijing’s move to impose national security legislation on the global financial hub, saying the report was “inaccurate and biased”. The British government said the […]
DALLAS: President Donald Trump on Thursday (Jun 11) announced modest plans for an executive order on policing, while making it clear he would not support sweeping proposals in response to protests against police brutality prompted by the killing of George Floyd. Speaking at a campaign-style event at a church in […]
HOUSTON: Houston said farewell to George Floyd in a rousing hometown funeral Tuesday (Jun 9), with poignant tributes and calls for justice for the 46-year-old African American whose death “touched the world” and ignited global protests against police brutality and racism. Politicians, civil rights activists and celebrities joined in sharing […]
MINNEAPOLIS: A Minneapolis judge set a US$1 million bail for police officer Derek Chauvin on Monday (Jun 8) as he made his first court appearance charged with the murder of George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American man whose death sparked nationwide protests. Chauvin, who was filmed on May 25 pressing his […]