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Meeting to pick new WTO chief delayed after US blocks candidate
The WTO’s 164 member states had been due to gather Monday to choose between two remaining candidates to head the crisis-wracked organisation.
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US senators seek to declare China 'genocide' against Uighurs
The resolution was introduced by senators across the political spectrum, although it is unlikely to move quickly as the Senate is out of session until after next week's election.
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Xi invokes Chinese military might with US in mind
Beijing frequently uses war anniversaries to fire thinly covered warnings to the US of the military strength of the 'new China'.
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Pompeo warns of sanctions for any arms sales to Iran
The embargo on the sale of conventional arms to Iran was due to begin expiring progressively from 18 October under terms of the UN resolution that confirmed the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
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Pompeo to cut short Asia visit amid Trump hospitalisation
The schedule change comes as President Donald Trump is hospitalised near Washington after testing positive for COVID-19.
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European stock markets slide at end of volatile week
London ended the day with a small gain, however, and in midday New York trading, the Dow Jones index had also moved back into positive territory after a weak start.
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No decision on Assange extradition before US vote - UK judge
Julian Assange faces 18 charges in the US relating to the 2010 release by WikiLeaks of 500,000 secret files detailing aspects of military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Trump and new Japan PM Suga discuss 'free and open Indo-Pacific' - US
The two leaders discussed the importance of pursuing a shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, the White House said in a statement.
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Iran says US faces 'maximum isolation' as world powers dismiss sanctions
As other signatories cast doubt on the move having any legal effect, Washington threatened to 'impose consequences' on states failing to comply.
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US judge halts WeChat download ban
The Trump administration had ordered a ban on downloads of video-sharing app TikTok as well as messaging platform WeChat, both owned by Chinese companies.
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As deadline looms, scramble on TikTok deal structure
A deal appeared to be taking shape this week that would allow Silicon Valley-based Oracle to be the US technology partner for TikTok to allay Washington's concerns that the platform could be used for Chinese espionage.
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Iran warns US against 'strategic mistake' after Trump threat
A US media report, quoting unnamed officials, said that an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks, was planned before the US presidential election in November.
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US, Iran battle over sanctions at world court
Tehran dragged Washington to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague in 2018 after Trump pulled the US out of a landmark international nuclear deal with Iran.
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Iran's Khamanei says UAE 'betrayed' Muslim world with Israel deal
In the agreement, only the third such deal it has struck with an Arab country, Israel pledged to suspend annexation of Palestinian lands.
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American Airlines to lay off 19,000 workers in October without new aid
The planned layoffs are in addition to the 12,500 employees who voluntarily left American, and another 11,000 who offered to take a leave of absence in October, the airline said.
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Germany, France want more funding, power for WHO as part of sweeping reforms
The move shows the two countries’ keen interest in an overhaul aimed at strengthening the WHO, despite talks on the matter with the United States collapsing earlier in August at G7 level over differing views about the reform.
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US, UK and allies call for prompt Hong Kong elections
Their statement came as Chinese lawmakers convene to decide on the next steps after Hong Kong's Legislative Council elections scheduled for 6 September were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus.
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US hits 5 million COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins tally
The US tally reached 5,000,603 cases on Sunday morning and 162,441 deaths - both totals by far the highest of any country in the world.
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Sudan 'regrets' tone of US travel advisory
In a standard advisory, the State Department called on US citizens to 'reconsider travel to Sudan due to COVID-19... crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping and armed conflict'.
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Venezuela jails 2 Americans over failed 'invasion'
Luke Alexander Denman (34) and Airan Berry (40), 'admitted' to 'conspiracy, association (to commit crimes), illicit trafficking of war weapons and terrorism' over the attempted invasion, allegedly aimed at toppling President Nicolas Maduro.
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Trump vows executive actions on emergency coronavirus relief
US President Donald Trump has been signalling for days that he could take action on prolonging the current evictions relief and also extending enhanced unemployment benefits.
