JACKSON: Lawmakers in Mississippi voted on Sunday (Jun 28) to remove the Confederate battle standard from the state flag, after nationwide protests drew renewed attention to symbols of the United States’ racist past. The measure passed with a 91-23 majority vote in the House of Representatives, triggering cheers in the […]
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HONG KONG: Hundreds of Hong Kongers marched silently through the city’s streets on Sunday (Jun 28) in protest against the looming national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government. Riot police armed with shields were present as the crowd moved from Jordan to Mong Kok in the […]
WASHINGTON: The White House denied Saturday (Jun 27) that President Donald Trump had been briefed on intelligence that reportedly showed Russia had offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants if they killed US soldiers in Afghanistan. The rewards purportedly gave incentives to the guerrillas to target US forces, just as Trump tries […]
WASHINGTON: US warplanes intercepted four Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska on Saturday (Jun 27), US commanders said. The Russian Tu-142’s came within 65 nautical miles south of Alaska’s Aleutian island chain and “loitered” in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) for eight hours. But they stayed in international airspace […]
WASHINGTON, DC: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials believed responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong. “Today, I am announcing visa restrictions on current and former CCP officials who are believed to be responsible for, […]
WASHINGTON, DC: US intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces, the New York Times reported on Friday (Jun 26). Citing officials briefed on the matter, the Times said the United States determined months ago that […]
WASHINGTON, DC: The Trump administration has determined that top Chinese firms, including telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies and video surveillance company Hikvision, are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, laying the groundwork for new US financial sanctions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday (Jun 24). A […]
WASHINGTON: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday (Jun 22) the trade deal with China is “over,” and he linked the breakdown in part to Washington’s anger over Beijing’s not sounding the alarm earlier about the COVID-19 outbreak. “It’s over,” Navarro told Fox News in an interview when […]
BEIJING: China banned imports from a top US poultry producer and ordered a Beijing Pepsi factory to close on Sunday (Jun 21) as authorites clamped down on food production and distribution amid a new coronavirus cluster in the capital. Health officials also reported 22 new virus cases in Beijing, where […]
MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin is considering running for a new term as Russia’s president if voters approve constitutional changes that would enable him to do so, Russian news agencies quoted him as saying in an interview on Sunday (Jun 21). Russia will hold a nationwide vote from Jun 25 to Jul […]