US election 2020 US President Donald Trump has a Chinese bank account and spent years pursuing business projects in the country, the New York Times has reported. The account is controlled by Trump International Hotels Management and paid local taxes between 2013 and 2015. It was set up “to explore the potential for hotel deals […]
China-India border dispute A Chinese soldier has been handed back by Indian authorities after he strayed across a contested border in the Himalayan region, army officials said. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier was apprehended in the Demchok area of Ladakh, India said on Monday. The soldier was disoriented and was provided medical assistance and […]
Breonna Taylor death A Kentucky grand juror has said the jury was not given the opportunity to consider homicide charges in the killing of Breonna Taylor by police. Ms Taylor, a 26-year-old black hospital worker, was shot six times when police forced their way into her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, on 13 March. Last month […]
The committee’s estimate for the current spread of the virus is much higher than the Union government’s serological surveys, which showed that only around 14 per cent of the population had been infected, as of September. Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) – At least half of India’s 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected […]
The lawsuit comes more than a year after the DOJ and Federal Trade Commission began antitrust investigations into four big tech companies. Diane Bartz and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department and 11 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday for allegedly breaking the law in using its […]
By Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said the United States should immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs, after the leader of the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile met a U.S. State Department official in Washington. Lobsang Sangay, the president of the Tibetan Central Administration (CTA), met the new U.S. special coordinator on […]
By Jeff Mason, Steve Holland LAS VEGAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump called coronavirus expert Anthony Fauci a “disaster” on Monday, airing his frustration with the scientist during a call meant to reassure campaign staff he has a path to election victory on Nov. 3, despite trailing in opinion polls. Trump and Fauci, a member of his […]
By Stephen Farrell, Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – In an historic first visit by a Gulf Arab nation, a United Arab Emirates delegation arrived in Israel on Tuesday, accompanied by top U.S. officials, to cement a normalisation deal signed last month. The UAE and Gulf neighbour Bahrain became the first Arab states in a quarter of a […]
By Marcelo Rochabrun, Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s socialist candidate Luis Arce looks set to win the country’s presidential election without the need for a run-off, an unofficial count indicated on Monday, putting the leftwing party of Evo Morales on the brink of a return to power. The quick-count from pollster Ciesmori, released by Bolivian […]
The former president’s son said “we’ve got a bunch of grifters in the White House.” By Josephine Harvey, HuffPost US Former President Ronald Reagan’s youngest son believes Donald Trump’s family is using his presidency as a “grift” and that his late father would be “horrified” by the state of the Republican party today. In an interview […]
