U.S. economy to decline by 7 pct in Q2: Congressional Budget Office
The economic downturn stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic has been “rapid and sharp,” and it’s impossible to know at this point how deep the recession will [...]
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EU disapproves of U.S. travel ban
“The European Union disapproves of the fact that the U.S. decision to impose a travel ban was taken unilaterally and without consultation,” said a joint [...]
Containment area set up in New York state as U.S. COVID-19 cases tops 1,600
The country has tallied over 1,663 COVID-19 cases as of Thursday with at least 40 deaths, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins [...]
Opinion: Repeating same old China threat benefits no one
With dark intentions in mind, those zero-sum-minded U.S. politicians like Pompeo and Pelosi refuse to accept other countries’ rapid development, and therefore try to [...]
Trump and the commercial war
With a tweet spread in the afternoon the US president threatens to extend the trade sanctions already planned for steel and aluminum. «We will respond blow to blow to the [...]
Trump rejects to inaugurate US Embassy in London
US President Donald Trump announced cancellation of his visit to London to inaugurate the new building of a billion-dollar embassy, he tweeted Thursday. The trip, which would [...]
More countries to move embassies to Jerusalem
Guatemala is moving its embassy to Jerusalem, the announcement came in a less than a month after the U.S. made the same decision. Israel says 10 more countries in talks about [...]
DPRK nuclear test ‘perfect success’ raising tensions
North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon that could be loaded onto a long-range missile. AFP Graphic showing North Korea's nuclear test site and [...]
Iran to launch new missile line
Tehran announced the launch of a new missile production line, according to state media, amid tension between the United States and Iran. The Sayyad 3 missile can reach an [...]
US admits Iran compliant with nuclear agreement
President Donald Trump’s administration declared that Iran was complying with its nuclear agreement with world powers, but warned that Tehran was in default of the [...]
UN watches Syria ceasefire
“The agreement is basically broadly holding, quite well. In all agreements there is a period of adjustment, we are watching very carefully, but we can say we believe it [...]
Mattis holds Obama responsible for Afghanistan setback
“I hope you understand that I am not criticizing you, but there are problems within this administration,” Senator McCain told Defence Secretary James (Jim) Mattis, [...]
Trump to reinforce travel ban
U.S. President Donald Trump urged his administration to seek a reinforced version of his travel ban proposal following a weekend terrorist attack in London, and pressed for [...]
EU-Africa committed to Paris agreement
“The European Union and the African Union reaffirm their strong commitment to full implementation of the Paris agreement, and call on all partners to keep up the [...]
EU will not move Embassy to Jerusalem
On the possible move of the US embassy to Jerusalem: ” I have expressed myself on behalf of the European Union several times. I believe our position is exactly the same [...]
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