“I’m postponing it because I don’t feel that as a G7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world,” Trump said. It was unclear whether Trump’s desire to invite the additional countries was an effort to permanently expand the G7. US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would […]
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A police officer gestures during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 29, 2020. MINNEAPOLIS: Minnesota’s governor called up more national guard troops on Saturday (May 30) and warned they would “decimate” rioters after a fresh night […]
Saturday’s protest demanding justice for George Floyd was one of several in Florida and dozens across the nation. A pickup truck drove through a crowd of protesters Saturday in Florida’s capital, sending some running and screaming as protests across the state erupted in violence, especially in Miami where police cruisers […]
Amid escalating bilateral tensions over the coronavirus pandemic, trade issues and Beijing’s new controversial security law in Hong Kong, Trump announced a series of decisions including issuing a proclamation to deny the entry to certain Chinese nationals and tightening of regulations against Chinese investments in America. President Donald Trump has […]
Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis police officer, was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter Friday, and authorities imposed an overnight curfew to stem three nights of often-violent protests that left dozens of stores burned and looted. George Floyd death: A man shouting during a protest against the […]
People stand at a booth where passersby can give their signatures in support of a new security law in Hong Kong. WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday (May 29) he would strip several of Hong Kong’s special privileges with the United States and bar some Chinese students from […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday (May 29) said he is terminating the US relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus, saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China. Appearing in the White House Rose Garden, Trump went ahead with repeated […]
SHANGHAI: China reported no new confirmed coronavirus cases as of the end of May 28, down from two a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Friday (May 29). The National Health Commission also confirmed five new asymptomatic coronavirus cases on May 28, down from 23 a day earlier.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has denied rumours that he was in Singapore for medical treatment. “I wish to state that that rumour is altogether untrue. For everyone’s information, I am (under) quarantine at my home in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur,” Mr Muhyiddin said in a Facebook post […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s most populous state on Monday (May 25) deployed hundreds of crowd control staff to enforce social distancing on public transport amid an expected commuter surge as schools and offices reopened and coronavirus cases fell. Australia has reported just over 7,100 COVID-19 infections, including 102 deaths, well below figures […]