OTTAWA: Canada handled the coronavirus outbreak better than many of its allies, including the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday (Jul 8) in a rare public comment on the faltering US effort. Canada – with a population a tenth of the size of the United States – […]
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US President Donald Trump’s temperamental and transactional approach to foreign affairs makes him anything but rational, say Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng. HONG KONG: Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton’s new book The Room Where It Happened bills itself as “the most comprehensive and substantial account” of President Donald […]
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday (Jul 8) voiced concern after Vietnam handed down an eight-year prison sentence to a Facebook user who broadcast pro-democracy views, calling on Hanoi to allow freedom of expression. Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong had spoken of his support for democracy in Vietnam and shared news […]
SEOUL: A South Korean court ordered Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un to compensate two former prisoners of war who spent decades as forced labourers in the North, in a move that could set a far-reaching legal precedent on the divided peninsula. The ruling was the first time a South Korean […]
WASHINGTON: A top US general said on Tuesday (Jul 7) he was not convinced any Russian bounties resulted in the deaths of US troops in Afghanistan, even as he acknowledged his concerns about Russian intentions toward the United States. US officials say the United States acquired intelligence suggesting that Russia […]
WASHINGTON: The head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Tuesday (Jul 7) that China is pushing its preferences in the United States election as part of broad intelligence operations, whose economic impact he called unprecedented. Christopher Wray, director of the FBI, did not say whether China backed […]
SYDNEY: Australia could take an economic hit of as much as A$1 billion (US$700 million) each week because of coronavirus restrictions reimposed by Victoria state, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Wednesday (Jul 8). Renewed lockdown measures in Victoria’s capital city of Melbourne will kick in from midnight for at least […]
SEOUL: The U.S. point man for North Korea will meet with South Korean officials in Seoul on Wednesday (Jul 8) for wide-ranging talks, overshadowed by Pyongyang’s insistence that it has no intention of returning to denuclearisation negotiations any time soon. Stephen Biegun, who led working-level negotiations with the North Koreans […]
NEW YORK: The United States will leave the World Health Organization (WHO) on Jul 6, 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday (Jul 7), after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump, […]
Domestic interests have always prevailed in negotiations between India and the US, says ISAS’ Amitendu Palit. SINGAPORE: On Jun 22, the US temporarily suspended entry of foreigners under specific categories of temporary work visas, disrupting the lives of non-immigrant workers to the US – particularly that of Indian workers. Despite […]