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US lawmakers accuse Beijing of under-reporting scale of outbreakCoronavirus – latest updatesDonald Trump has said China’s reported death toll and infections from the coronavirus seem “a little bit on the light side”, as US lawmakers and reportedly memb…
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Britons told to stay at home while Trump goes against tide, saying economy will reopen in weeks, not months Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAround one in five people around the globe are under lockdown, ordered to stay home …
Seoul lashes neighbour’s ‘passive’ approach to containing the virus and implies Tokyo is more concerned with ensuring Olympics go ahead ‘Fake, fake’: Chinese leader heckled on visit to WuhanLatest updatesThe coronavirus outbreak has ignited a diplomati…
Decision overturns earlier rejection of request to examine actions of US soldiersSenior judges at the international criminal court have authorised an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, overturning an earli…
Deal could result in American troops leaving Afghanistan within 14 monthsThe US and the Taliban have signed a landmark peace agreement after nearly 20 years of war that could result in American troops leaving Afghanistan within 14 months.The deal also …
‘They want to make a deal. We want to make a deal’US and the Taliban announced truce earlier this monthDonald Trump said on Sunday he is ready to sign a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan if a temporary truce holds in America’s longest war. “Ti…
Proposal for short and partial ceasefire may bring Afghan officials into peace processThe Taliban have offered to stand down their fighters for several days, in an effort to restart peace negotiations with the US that were abruptly called off last year…
Administration drops charges as the two superpowers move closer to a trade dealThe Trump administration has withdrawn its designation of China as currency manipulator, as the two economic superpowers move closer to a trade deal.The decision to drop the…
Pyongyang responds to tweets on denuclearizationThe Guardian view on North Korea: a brewing nuclear crisisNorth Korea insulted Donald Trump again on Monday, calling him a “heedless and erratic old man” after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong…
North Korea claims test success at rocket launch sitePyongyang threatens return to Trump ‘dotard’ insultsDonald Trump said on Sunday North Korean leader Kim Jong-un risks losing “everything” and his country must denuclearize, after the North said it ha…
President makes Thanksgiving visit to airbase near KabulConfirms talks with extremists have resumedDonald Trump made an unannounced visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday, his first visit to the country where the US has been at war since late 20…
The territory’s recession is getting deeper and the US is threatening its special trading status, bringing serious consequences for Beijing Almost six months after the protest movement that has upended life in Hong Kong began, the region is now facing …
Death of son of the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, was reported but not confirmed in JulyDonald Trump confirmed on Saturday that the US has killed Hamza bin Laden, a son of the former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. R…
Trump’s anti-interventionist instincts likely to come to the fore in flashpoint countriesTrump ousts top adviser John Bolton: ‘I disagreed strongly with him’Donald Trump’s abrupt dismissal of John Bolton, his national security adviser, may reflect the …