The UK’s relationship with China, the world’s second largest economy and most populous country, has worsened. The countries have fallen out over issues including Hong Kong, tech giant Huawei and alleged human rights abuses against China’s Uighur ethnic group. Why the UK and China disagree on Hong Kong Hong Kong is a former British colony, […]
EU talks aimed at reaching an agreement on a huge post-coronavirus recovery fund have stretched into a fourth day. The main division is between countries hit hardest by the virus – such as Italy and Spain – and some EU members seeking to limit the size of the fund and stricter controls on its use. […]
Aftab Ahmed, Nupur Anand NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India is looking to privatise more than half of its state-owned banks to reduce the number of government-owned lenders to just five as part of an overhaul of the banking industry, government and banking sources said. FILE PHOTO: Commuters walk past a bank sign along a road in […]
Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – A surge in COVID-19 cases in Australia’s second-biggest city could take weeks to subside despite a lockdown and orders to wear masks, Australia’s acting chief medical officer said on Monday as the country braces for a second wave of infection. FILE PHOTO: People walk in the city centre on the […]
Marwa Rashad RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder, state news agency SPA said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (not pictured) in […]
John Chalmers, Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders were making progress on Monday after three days of haggling over a plan to revive economies throttled by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned the discussions could still fall apart. President of the European Council Charles Michel (L) and President of the European […]
Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s leader has sacked officials building a hospital after they pressed the public for contributions, media reported on Monday, the second rebuke linked to the high-profile project in a country where such problems are rarely publicised. FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the 14th enlarged meeting […]
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz signalled on Monday he may resign from his job as the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party considers personnel changes in the government following presidential vote earlier this month. The vote, won by the incumbent Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, was seen as key for Poland’s future […]
YORK (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions, but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a “generational opportunity” to build a more equal, sustainable world. Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting about the situation in Syria at […]
“I want to assure that no power in the world can touch even one inch of India’s land or can occupy it,’ defence minister Singh said. Press Trust of India ARTYOM GEODAKYAN VIA GETTY IMAGES MOSCOW, RUSSIA – JUNE 23, 2020: India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh talks to the media after a meeting with Russia’s […]