US bullying China through economic terrorism: Iran
Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen, who has been part of China?s negotiating team, said on Sunday that the United States cannot use pressure to force a trade deal with China, as Beijing warns that while it seeks resolution to the persisting Sino-US trade war through talks, there will be no compromise on core principles. Elsewhere in his remarks, ...
US aircraft carrier deployed over Iran stations outside Gulf
While U.S. Navy officials repeatedly declined to discuss why they hadn?t gone through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf, they insisted they remain ready to launch any mission in the region. Putnam Browne, the commanding officer of the Lincoln, also told The Associated Press: ?You don?t want to inadvertently escalate something.? The White House in May ordered the ...
The best e-readers to take your reading on the go
Roughly the size of a paperback book or tablet ? and much lighter than a hardcover tome ? e-readers can hold dozens of digital books at once, letting you toggle between your favourite reads, or compile them for a long flight or commute. The best e-readers these days feature intuitive screens, that will adjust the lighting to let you ...
Death Toll In Clashes Between Sudanese Military, Protesters Rises To Over 30 - Medics
"The number of victims of the massacre [next to] the General Command, which was carried out by the Military Council today [on Monday] exceeded 30 people," the committee said in a statement posted in its blog.� The previous reports indicated at least 14 people were killed while dozens were wounded. Meanwhile 's acting prosecutor general, Al-Walid Sayed Ahmed, ordered earlier in ...
Iran calls US sanctions 'economic war', says no talks until they are lifted
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran called U.S. sanctions "economic war" on Monday, and said there could be no talks with the United States until sanctions are lifted, a day after Washington suggested it could hold talks without pre-conditions if Iran changed its behaviour. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that the United States was prepared to engage ...
Trump meets the Queen at Buckingham Palace
Trump and first lady Melania Trump flew to Buckingham Palace in Marine One, landing on a lawn where they were greeted by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla. During their visit to Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II gave President Donald Trump and first lady Melania a look at items in the Royal Collection, one of the largest collections of ...
Kremlin says it hopes detained US investor Calvey will be freed
The Kremlin on Monday called an embezzlement case against prominent US investor Michael Calvey regrettable and said it hoped he would be freed from house arrest and be able to attend an economic forum in St Petersburg later this week. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the RT TV channel in an interview that Calvey was a trustworthy businessman and ...
Swedish court rejects request to detain Assange over 2010 rape case
A Swedish court on Monday said it considered Julian Assange a suspect in a 2010 rape case but rejected a request to detain him, dashing the prosecutor?s hopes of having him swiftly extradited from Britain.
A job nobody wants: Germany’s Social Democrats seek a leader
Germany?s troubled Social Democrats (SPD) on Monday discussed appointing three caretaker leaders after Andrea Nahles quit, with members appalled by plummeting popularity agitating for the party to leave Chancellor Angela Merkel?s scrappy coalition. Nahles, the most vocal backer of the SPD?s reluctant decision to form a third so-called ?grand coalition? with Merkel?s conservatives, formally quit on Monday after a ...
China warns students, academics of risks of studying in US
China warned students and academics on Monday about risks involved in studying in the United States, pointing to limits on the duration of visas and visa refusals, amid a bitter trade war and other tension between the two countries. ?The education ministry reminds students and academics of the need to strengthen risk assessment before studying abroad, enhance prevention awareness, ...
Trump Says Russia Removed Personnel From Venezuela Despite Moscow Refuting Reports
Earlier in the day, Ambassador to Zaemskiy refuted recent reports that claimed was recalling military experts .
Russia Blocks UNSC Statement Calling For Halt To Anti-Terror Ops In Idlib - Dip. Source
blocked the UNSC statement calling on the sides in to fully recommit to the ceasefire agreements of the Russian-Turkish memorandum, signed on 17, ," the source said. The Security Council statement called on parties to the conflict to fully comply with the Russian-Turkish ceasefire , stressed the need to hold violators of international law accountable for ...
Russian Tycoon Vekselberg Says US Sanctions Led To 'Total Life Crisis'
The sanctions ban US companies doing with Vekselberg but can also be extended to third parties, virtually cutting him off western financial . But the aluminum tycoon, who is worth over $11 according to , said this was "not about " but a "personal situation." Experts who spoke to the newspaper said his inclusion in ...
Zelenskyy To Visit Brussels, Confirm Ukraine's Pro-Western Aspirations
According to a political expert at the Brussels-based Group for Research and Information on Peace and Security, Denis Jacqmin, although the intentions of the new Ukrainian leader at his upcoming to have not been made clear, the list of potential topics to discuss includes fighting in , the prospects of the peace process and Normandy ...
UN Chief Condemns Excessive Force Against Sudan Protesters
At least 13 people were killed and dozens wounded when 's forces broke up a sit-in in by protesters demanding an end to military rule. UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a separate statement that she "utterly" deplored the "apparent use of excessive force in the camps" and called on security forces to "immediately halt such attacks. "
Int'l. Contact Group, Lima Group Say Committed To Peaceful Transition In Venezuela
The two groups said they are "committed to a peaceful transition leading to a peaceful ," the statement said.
Dole fruit trucks burned in Honduras as protests spread
Protesters burned and looted some 30 shipping containers marked with the logo of the Dole Food Company in Honduras on Sunday, a military official said, in the second attack on symbols of US power in the Central American nation in recent days. The attack on the convoy of trucks took place in rural Honduras early on Sunday on a ...
Climate, Hygge And Flexicurity: Five Things To Know About Denmark
- Climate concern - In the small country, which has a generally good record when it comes to limiting emissions but is also one of the 's largest pork producers, 57 percent of voters believe the next needs to make climate a priority, according to a poll published in . The outgoing right-wing , which relies ...
SPD Leader Resignation Puts Further Strain On Wobbling German Coalition Government
Two days before an internal that sealed her fate, Nahles, the first to the SPD, threw in the towel and renounced her seat in the country's as well. The Social , the "junior" partner of the coalition, had planned to settle the issue of the party's participation in the coalition in , mid-term and around ...
Italian Prime Minister Says Ready To Resign If Coalition Squabbles Persist
"I am asking both these political forces to make a choice and tell me if they still want to honour the 's obligations," he said.
