David Brunnstrom, Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and close ally Australia held high-level talks on China and agreed on the need to uphold a rules-based global order, but the Australian foreign minister stressed Canberra’s relationship with Beijing was important and it had no intention of hurting it. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday named career diplomat and intelligence officer Richard Moore as the new chief of the MI6 spy service as the West seeks to bolster its defences against hostile espionage from China and Russia. Britain’s Political Director Richard Moore attends a working session during the Foreign ministers of G7 […]
Phuong Nguyen, Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam, virus-free for months, is bracing for another wave of COVID-19 infections after state media reported new cases in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands linked to a recent outbreak in the central city of Danang. A man and his children, all wearing protective masks, ride […]
HBO’s superhero series Watchmen leads the way at this year’s Emmy Awards, with 26 nominations overall. The show, which starred Regina King, has been recognised despite plans for a second series being scrapped. Comedy drama The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel scored 20 nominations, while Ozark and Succession have 18 each. British nominees this year include Killing […]
China has said Hong Kong will suspend extradition treaties with Britain, Canada and Australia, after they took similar steps over the territory’s controversial new security law. The foreign ministry spokesman accused the countries of “gross interference in China’s internal affairs”. New Zealand made the same move after the other three. China said it reserved the […]
Boris Johnson has warned there are signs of a “second wave” of coronavirus in Europe, as he defended a 14-day quarantine on travellers from Spain. The PM said the government had to be “swift” – and it would continue to take further action “where it is necessary”. It comes after the Spanish prime minister called […]
Coronavirus pandemic Twitter has banned the US president’s eldest son from tweeting for 12 hours. The punishment followed a post by Donald Trump Jr containing a video discussing the benefits of Hydroxychloroquine. Some, including President Trump, have suggested the drug works as a preventative measure against coronavirus, despite medical studies that indicate the contrary. Twitter […]
The New York congresswoman is pushing to block the troubled pipeline and similar oil and gas projects through an amendment to the budget bill. By Alexander C. Kaufman, HuffPost US Shortly after Donald Trump won the presidency in November 2016, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, then a 27-year-old activist and bartender, hopped in a 1998 Subaru and roadtripped […]
Spain has said outbreaks of new Covid-19 cases are isolated and under control after the UK abruptly ordered people coming from the country to quarantine. Infections have risen sharply in Spain recently as restrictions were eased. Some regions have now imposed measures including making face masks mandatory. “Spain is safe for Spaniards and for tourists,” […]
Olivia de Havilland, one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died at the age of 104. De Havilland’s career spanned more than 50 years and almost 50 feature films, and she was the last surviving star from Gone with the Wind (1939). The film earned her one of her […]
