US public opinion of China sours: Pew

The US public’s opinion of China has plummeted amid a surge in strategic and trade tensions in recent years, the Pew Research Center
14 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Fossil fuels? Plastic?

President Donald Trump has seen the future and it is oil. And plastic. Where most environmental scientists and most US allies fear that overuse of fossil fuels is driving the planet into crisis, the US president sees only opportunity.
14 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Jeffrey Epstein kills himself in US prison

Disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein has committed suicide in prison while awaiting trial on charges that he trafficked girls as young as 14 for sex, US news media reported yesterday.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Republicans ready to impose background checks: Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday that fellow Republicans will set aside resistance to restricting access to firearms by supporting background checks for people buying weapons in the wake of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Kim wants to resume talks

US President Donald Trump yesterday said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants to resume denuclearization talks after US-South Korean war games end.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump names new acting intel chief

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Joseph Maguire, the current chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, will become
9 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US ‘not ready’ to make trade deal with China

President Donald Trump said yesterday he was not ready to finalize a trade deal with Beijing and signaled he might cancel talks set for September, raising the stakes in the intensifying US-China trade war.
9 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump says another meeting with Kim Jong Un possible

President Donald Trump yesterday said he has received a “very beautiful letter” on Thursday from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and added that he could have another meeting with him.
9 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Pelosi slams US treatment of migrants

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticised US treatment of migrants during a visit to Guatemala, and raised doubts about whether the Central American country could cope with a migration deal agreed with the Trump administration.
9 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Raids sweep up hundreds

US officials said that some 680 undocumented migrants were detained in a major series of raids Wednesday at food processing plants in the southeastern United States, part of President Donald Trump’s announced crackdown on illegal immigration.
8 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Missiles don’t impact talks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday downplayed North Korea’s latest missile launches, saying they won’t alter the prospects for negotiations on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons.
8 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Huawei's first devices powered by HongMeng OS said to launch in 2019

Chinese media outlet Global Times reports that Huawei will launch the first commercial devices powered by its in-house operating system this year.
7 August 2019, 05:51 AM

Water bankruptcy looms

A quarter of the world’s people are just a few dry spells away from facing dangerous water shortages, a US think tank warned
6 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Lone wolf attackers inspire each other

Nations must work together to stop lone wolf attackers, who take inspiration from each other, Nato’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump denounces white supremacy after shootings

President Donald Trump yesterday called for urgent action to prevent gun violence and said all Americans must “condemn racism,
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US, Taliban push for peace in day 2 of talks

The US and the Taliban were thrashing out elements of a deal to bring a close to Afghanistan’s 18-year conflict at the second day of
4 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in El Paso, Texas

A man armed with a rifle opens fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, killing 20 people and wounding 26 others as panicked shoppers and employees scurried for cover before the gunman surrendered to police at the scene.
4 August 2019, 01:34 AM

Trump drops US spy chief pick

President Donald Trump on Friday dropped his choice of John Ratcliffe to be US spy chief after questions arose about the
3 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Majority of House Democrats favor Trump impeachment

A majority of Democrats in the US House of Representatives now favor launching impeachment proceedings against Republican President
3 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump drops US spy chief pick Ratcliffe and mulls a replacement

President Donald Trump drops his choice of John Ratcliffe to be US spy chief after questions arose about the congressman's lack of experience and possible exaggerations in his resume, marking the latest upheaval over a top national security post.
3 August 2019, 06:33 AM