NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s recent border clash with China was the latest example of the Chinese Communist Party’s “unacceptable behaviour,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday. He made the comment at the U.S.-India Business Council’s India Ideas Summit, being conducted on line, adding: “I am confident that with our concerted efforts, […]
Jan Strupczewski, John Chalmers, Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders clinched an historic deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-throttled economies in the early hours of Tuesday, after a fractious summit lasting almost five days. The agreement paves the way for the European Commission, the EU’s executive, to raise billions of euros on […]
Guy Faulconbridge, Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests. U.S. President Donald Trump identifies China as the United States’ main rival, and has […]
Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department indicted two Chinese nationals for hacking defense contractors, COVID researchers and hundreds of other victims worldwide, according to a court filing published on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: The flags of China, U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party are displayed in a flag stall at the Yiwu […]
Elizabeth Piper, William James LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU, a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said, saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public. The long-anticipated report by parliament’s intelligence and security committee found that Russia had […]
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. […]
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 […]