Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said China, Russia and Turkey were spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. SYDNEY: Australia’s foreign minister accused China on Tuesday (Jun 16) of contributing to a climate of “fear and division” over the coronavirus in a speech also attacking Russia and Turkey for spreading disinformation […]
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MOSCOW: State prosecutors have charged a prominent Russian scientist with treason after accusing him of passing state secrets to China, his lawyer said on Monday (Jun 15), saying his client could serve up to 20 years in prison if found guilty. Valery Mitko, president of the Arctic Academy of Sciences […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a cross-government commission would examine racism and the disparities experienced by minority ethnic groups in education, health and the criminal justice system following Black Lives Matter protests. Johnson said he could not ignore the strength of feeling shown by tens of thousands of […]
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 […]
Graduation Day at the US Military Academy at West Point in 2019. WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Saturday (Jun 13) addressed the new graduating class of the West Point military academy, praising the “righteous glory of the American warrior” but largely side-stepping recent controversies over racial unrest and the […]
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 […]
MANILA: Hundreds of protesters rallied in Manila on Friday (Jun 12) against anti-terrorism legislation that critics fear would give Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sweeping powers to stifle dissent. The Bill, which has been approved by Congress and is expected to be signed into law by Duterte, would create a council […]
SEOUL: North Korea sees little use in maintaining a personal relationship between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump if Washington sticks to hostile policies, state media reported on Friday (Jun 12) on the two-year anniversary of the leaders’ first summit. US policies prove Washington remains […]
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 […]