NEW YORK: A New York judge yesterday ordered President Donald Trump’s son Eric to make himself available by October 7 to be interviewed under oath for a state probe into financing for properties owned by his family’s company. Justice Arthur Engoron of the Manhattan Supreme Court said Eric Trump, an […]
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CHARLOTTE: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden yesterday said Black turnout was the linchpin to his hopes of winning the White House in November and reversing economic and social inequities that have held back African-Americans. Noting that the coronavirus pandemic has hit the minority community especially hard, Biden said Black Americans […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump picked retired generals for some of his most senior national security posts when he took office and boasts of heavy spending on the US military that he asserts is unmatched in history. He has made getting US allies to increase their own military spending a cornerstone […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said yesterday he thinks the 2020 election will end up at the US Supreme Court, adding that is why it was important to have nine justices. Trump, speaking at an event at the White House, said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, […]
MINSK: Belarusian security forces detained protesters and fired water cannon to disperse crowds as thousands took to the streets of Minsk against the abrupt inauguration of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko yesterday. Ignoring calls for an end to his 26-year grip on power, Lukashenko was sworn in for a sixth term […]
North Korea has not shown its largest ballistic missiles at military parades since early 2018, when leader Kim Jong-un began a flurry of diplomatic engagement that included three meetings with US President Donald Trump. SEOUL: A vehicle that may be carrying a ballistic missile has been spotted at a […]
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG: Investors in China are betting on a bumpy ride until the end of the US presidential election and seeking to protect their assets from a long chill in Sino-US ties. Global equity fund managers are shifting out of New York-listed shares in Chinese firms and into Hong Kong-listed […]
SEOUL: A vehicle that may be carrying a ballistic missile has been spotted at a parade training ground in North Korea amid signs it is preparing a big military display for an October 10 holiday, a US think-tank said. Commercial satellite imagery taken yesterday showed a “probable missile-related vehicle” at […]
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil today what he says is a far-reaching plan to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic while ensuring efforts to fight the outbreak do not falter. Trudeau, who has consistently vowed to do more to combat climate change, is paring down […]
SEOUL: South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in called yesterday for a regional infectious disease control and public health initiative involving China, Japan, Mongolia, and North Korea to tackle health crises and lay the foundation for peace with Pyongyang. In a video message to the United Nations General Assembly, Moon said collective […]