BRUSSELS: The United States’ reputation as the leading global power has suffered in France and Germany because of Washington’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic that has killed nearly 600,000 Americans, a poll showed on Monday. On the eve of President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe, the survey by the German […]
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WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump returned to the spotlight yesterday for his first speech in months, framing next year’s midterm elections as a battle for the “survival of America” — but keeping followers guessing on his own plans for 2024. Trump lapped up applause from Republican supporters as he […]
LONDON: A group of the world’s richest nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday (Jun 5) to close cross-border tax loopholes used by some of the world’s biggest companies. The Group of Seven said it would back a minimum global corporation tax rate of at least 15 per cent, and […]
JERUSALEM: Israel was approaching the end of an era after the last-minute formation of a motley coalition that could in the next few days oust veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister. Opposition leader Yair Lapid announced the deal just minutes before a midnight Wednesday deadline, prompting celebrations […]
Biden told the crowd that he saw the protection of voting rights as one of the most fundamental — and most endangered — pathways to ensure racial equity. In a statement issued shortly after President Biden’s announcement in Tulsa, Okla., Vice President Harris embraced the assignment to protect voting rights. […]
The blaze began around 2:25 a.m. and firefighters tried to contain it, Fars said. The vessel sank near the Iranian port of Jask, some 1,270 kilometers (790 miles) southeast of Tehran on the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. The largest […]
LONDON: British royal Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, said today she had received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine and paid tribute to everyone involved in the rollout of the inoculation programme. Kate, 39, said she had received the shot at the Science Museum, a prominent tourist attraction not far from […]
BEIJING: The foreign ministers of Ireland, Poland, Hungary and Serbia will visit China from Saturday (May 29), the Chinese foreign ministry said, in a sign of a push to strengthen ties with Europe after an investment treaty was frozen. The European Parliament this month halted ratification of the investment pact […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today he took full responsibility for the response to Covid-19 and he was truly sorry for suffering during the pandemic after his former aide Dominic Cummings said mistakes led to unnecessary deaths. “I take full responsibility for everything that has happened,” Johnson told […]
HANOI: Mask-wearing Vietnamese went to the polls today, with tens of millions expected to select a largely rubber-stamp legislature amid a rapidly spreading Covid-19 outbreak. Fewer independent candidates than before are standing in the election for the 500-seat National Assembly, which is held every five years and usually after the […]