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Pushback to Xi Jinping to reflect in US approach to ‘One China’ policy | Analysis

Two of the biggest takeaways from the October 6, Quad security dialogue were that US confrontation with China over Taiwan has the potential of serious escalation and that Washington blames Beijing for not only the global pandemic but also for the...

Covid-19 downturn not as bad as feared; crisis not over: IMF chief

Amid a flood of government spending, the global downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic will not be as bad as originally feared, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday, but she warned that the crisis is far from over. “The picture...

Donald Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House

US President Donald Trump faced a backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fear the Covid-19 disease that has killed more than 209,000 people in the country...

American to furlough 19,000 as clock runs out on airlines

American Airlines will begin furloughing 19,000 employees on Thursday after lawmakers and the White House failed to agree on a broad pandemic-relief package that includes more federal aid for airlines. CEO Doug Parker said Wednesday night that if Washington comes...

Donald Trump says he ‘enjoyed’ debate with Joe Biden

US President Donald Trump says he “enjoyed” debating former Vice President Joe Biden, but he is falsely claiming that Biden is trying to get of the next two debates. Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Duluth, Minnesota, Wednesday. He gloated about...

Donald Trump’s choice of Amy Coney Barrett may not sway female voters he lacks

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is poised to give the Supreme Court its most conservative female justice in history but is unlikely to accomplish the one thing that could help seal his re-election -- a new...

Amy Coney Barrett: All you need to know about Donald Trump’s recent nominee to US Supreme Court

US President Donald Trump nominated conservative Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to fill in the vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The 48-year-old judge is Trump’s third such nomination after Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh. This is...

Donald Trump says he expects to nominate Ginsburg replacement next week

President Donald Trump said he expects to nominate a replacement for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court next week and that he’ll likely select a woman. “I’ll be making my choice soon,” Trump told reporters as he...

Trump visits California, Biden talks climate change as wildfires take campaign focus

President Donald Trump will travel to California on Monday to be briefed about its devastating wildfires while Democratic rival Joe Biden plans a speech on the matter from Delaware, bringing climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign. Trump,...

US President Trump says Kim Jong Un is in great health

US president Donald Trump on Thursday said that no one should underestimate the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he is in good health. Trump wrote in a tweet, “Kim Jong Un is in good health. Never underestimate him!” Several...

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Trump’s Board of Peace and the price of power politics

Trump is full of surprises; he is both leader and entertainer. Nearly nine hours into a long flight-a journey...