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  • FILE: A sign of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is seen on 2 October 2018 at their headquarters in Geneva. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    595 days ago
  • FILE: A Muslim ethnic Uighur woman walks on a street in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang region ahead of the first anniversary of bloody violence that erupted between the region's Muslim ethnic Uighurs and members of China's majority Han ethnicity. Picture: AFP

    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.

    605 days ago
  • FILE: Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during a state banquet at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila on 20 November, 2018. Picture: AFP.

    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'.

    610 days ago
  • FILE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a press briefing on 11 December 2019 in Washington. Picture: AFP

    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.

    614 days ago
  • FILE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a press briefing on 11 December 2019 in Washington. Picture: AFP

    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.

    629 days ago
  • Picture: Pexels.

    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.

    637 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 19 May 2017 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks from a balcony at the Embassy of Ecuador in London. Picture: AFP

    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.

    637 days ago
  • Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga poses for a portrait at his office following a press conference at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo on 14 September 2020. Picture: AFP

    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.

    642 days ago
  • FILE: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Picture: AFP

    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.

    642 days ago
  • WeChat logo. Picture: Supplied.

    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.

    642 days ago
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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.

    645 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump, joined by members of the coronavirus task force, speaks during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, in the press briefing room of the White House on 25 March 2020 in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP

    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.

    648 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on 19 March 2020, in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP

    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.

    649 days ago
  • FILE: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Picture: AFP

    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.

    662 days ago
  • An American Airlines Embraer 175. Picture: www.aa.com

    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.

    668 days ago
  • FILE: A photo shows the logo of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva. Picture: AFP

    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.

    674 days ago
  • FILE: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam reacts during a press conference in Hong Kong on 5 August 2019. Picture: AFP

    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.

    684 days ago
  • FILE: A healthcare worker organises COVID-19 tests that were just administered at United Memorial Medical Center COVID-19 testing site in Houston, Texas Thursday, 25 June 2020. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    684 days ago
  • FILE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a press briefing on 11 December 2019 in Washington. Picture: AFP

    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'.

    685 days ago
  • FILE: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech on the signature campaign launched to urge the United States' to put a halt to intervention threats against his government, at Bolivar square in Caracas, on 7 February 2019. Picture: AFP

    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.

    685 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on 3 August 2020 in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP

    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.

    687 days ago
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