カテゴリー: Trump administration
Trump described NZ’s ‘terrible’ surge, despite 90 active cases in country; Ibiza to ban pool parties, as Spain infections surge. Follow the latestTrump calls out NZ’s Covid surge, on day it records nine new casesAlarm over Covid case rates in 19 Europe…
Joseph Wu tells visiting US health secretary Taiwan lives under constant threat of its freedoms being quashed by BeijingChina is trying to turn Taiwan into another Hong Kong, the island’s foreign minister warned on Tuesday as he met with a senior US of…
US considers blocking infected citizens returning; Australian outbreak trends down; Singapore economy plunges 43%Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNearly five months to the day since the World Health Organization declared a gl…
Alex Azar is the most senior US official to visit Taipei in 40 years, threatening to escalate US-China tensionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe US health secretary, Alex Azar, has met with Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen…
UN says getting students safely back to classroom must be ‘top priority’; France says ‘situation is precarious’; record fines for isolation breaches in AustraliaTrump on the ropes in interview over US death tollSix months on, victories remain fragileUK…
Justice department says Juan Tang lied about her background on a visa application, as US-China tensions growA Chinese researcher accused of concealing her ties to the Chinese military on a visa application was booked into a northern California jail, as…
WHO chief says Pompeo made ‘untrue’ comments; US passes 4m cases as Trump cancels part of Republican convention; Melbourne records 300 new casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe coronavirus crisis could spark huge waves of…
As the laws of war become optional and crimes in Syria and Libya go unpunished, there are fears the body has no teethEven at the best of times, there is a wide scope for misunderstanding in modern international relations, says António Guterres, the UN …
Beijing hits back after claims that Trump administration is considering blocking travel to US by ruling party cadres China has accused the Trump administration of being “very pathetic” amid reports that Washington is considering a sweeping visa ban on …
Beijing says US move to rescind Hong Kong’ preferential economic treatment over new security laws is a ‘mistake’ China has vowed to retaliate after Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for wh…
WHO bows to pressure from scientists about risk from aerosol transmission; Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests positive; Israel health chief resignsCoronavirus latest updatesUS still ‘knee-deep’ in pandemic says FauciBrazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests posit…
UN health body says it found out about the outbreak itself, not via Chinese officials; US cases increase 53,000 on Friday; English pubs reopenCoronavirus latest updatesAuthorities in Melbourne have ordered 3,000 people to stay in their tower block home…
Washington legislation allows US to freeze assets of Chinese officials it deems responsible for arbitrary detentions in Xinjiang regionBeijing has criticised a new US law that would sanction Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighurs and …
China reimposes partial lockdown in capital to tackle new cluster; US authorities revoke emergency use of hydroxychloroquine; two imported cases in NZ. Follow the latest updatesNew Zealand ends Covid-free run with two cases from UKBeijing lockdown tigh…
European leaders fear two powers are becoming embroiled in permanent confrontationEU ministers are to discuss the need for greater defence cooperation and a renewed intelligence assessment in the face of a heightened risk of a China-US military confron…