TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday (Jul 11) in Tel Aviv, angered by what they say has been an inept government response to the economic hits they have taken during the coronavirus crisis. In keeping with restrictions on public gatherings, police limited the number of people allowed into […]
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MIAMI: President Donald Trump said on Friday (Jul 10) he would soon issue an executive order on immigration that includes a path to citizenship for people brought to America illegally as children. But the White House quickly seemed to walk back the idea, saying hours later this was just a […]
WASHINGTON: A border clash has plunged ties between India and China to their lowest point in decades. But one beneficiary looks clear – the US-India relationship. Experts say India could finally end equivocation about openly aligning itself with the long-eager United States, although there will still be disagreements – which, […]
BELGRADE: Thousands protested for a fourth day on Friday (Jul 10) across Serbia over the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as officials condemned the demonstrations and announced a record jump in cases. Some demonstrators threw firecrackers and chanted nationalist slogans, according to AFP journalists. The protests were held as […]
GENEVA: The United States welcomes the World Health Organization’s W(HO) probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus in China, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said Friday (Jul 10). “We welcome the WHO’s investigation. We view the scientific investigation as a necessary step to having a complete […]
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Friday (Jul 10) seized computers at the office of a prominent opinion pollster that was helping the city’s opposition to conduct a primary election planned for the weekend. The move came days after China imposed a sweeping new national security law on the financial […]
PARIS: The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo on Friday (Jul 10) held their first talks in 18 months on resolving one of Europe’s most intractable territorial disputes, agreeing to a face-to-face meeting next week on the “very difficult” process. Kosovo’s Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held […]
BEIJING: China on Friday (Jul 10) rejected a new US invitation to join arms control talks with Russia, complaining that Washington had continued to “pester” Beijing over the issue. President Donald Trump’s administration has demanded that China take part in talks on a successor to the New START treaty, which […]
BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Friday (Jul 10) that a possible decision by the United Kingdom not to join an EU scheme to secure potential COVID-19 vaccines up front would not affect talks the bloc is conducting with several drugmakers. On Thursday, the British Telegraph newspaper reported that the […]
BANGKOK: US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville met with Thailand’s prime minister and its army chief on Friday (Jul 10), in the first high-level visit by a foreign delegation to Thailand since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted international travel. McConville met with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and also Thai […]