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The logo of TikTok application is seen on a screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. Photo: VCG US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration is considering banning Chinese social media app TikTok in the US, adding that it is “one of many” options he is considering to punish China over […]

In this Nov. 7, 2019, file photo, Roger Stone arrives at federal court in Washington.   –   Copyright  AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File  President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone, intervening in extraordinary fashion in a criminal case that was central to the Russia investigation and that concerned the president’s own conduct. The […]

Taiwan and Somaliland signing agreement in Taipei on Feb. 26, 2020 (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The White House National Security Council (NSC) on Friday (July 10) tweeted support for the recent establishment of relations between Taiwan and Somaliland. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) announced at a press conference on July 1 that […]

This aerial picture shows Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, April 25, 2020. (AFP Photo) A Turkish court paved the way for Hagia Sophia, the largest church built by the Eastern Roman Empire in sixth-century Istanbul, to be reconverted into a mosque as dozens of people awaited the ruling outside the building Turkey’s top administrative court […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Kazakh citizens who say their family members have been detained in Xinjiang, China, during a visit to Nur-Sultan in February 2020. © Kevin Lamarque, AFP China said Friday it will impose tit-for-tat measures on US institutions and individuals who “behave badly” on Xinjiang-related issues after Washington slapped sanctions […]

President Lazarus Chakwera Wednesday completed the appointment of a 31-member Cabinet that has seen experienced politicians, Members of Parliament (MPs), youths, a broadcaster and private-sector players being given opportunities to lead various portfolios. The Malawi leader had initially announced the appointments of Felix Mlusu as Minister of Finance, Richard Chimwendo Banda as Minister of Homeland […]

President Donald Trump speaks about the Supreme Court rulings, during a roundtable discussion with members of the Hispanic community in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, July 9, 2020. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday by a 7 to 2 vote that local prosecutors in New York may obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns and other closely […]

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (File Photo)  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swiftly recover from the new coronavirus thanks to treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against COVID-19. Bolsonaro said he tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday after months of downplaying its […]

OCHA/Giles Clarke Boys walk through Benghazi Old Town in Libya. Briefing the Security Council on Wednesday, the UN chief described the context in Libya as “gloomy” – and urged the international community to seize every opportunity to unblock the political stalemate. “Time is not on our side in Libya”, he told a video-teleconference meeting of the […]

Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the media on Thursday. CREDIT:ALEX ELLINGHAUSEN Australia has offered up to 10,000 Hong Kong students and workers already in Australia a safe-haven visa and will recruit entire companies to relocate their headquarters here in a move that threatens to spark further retaliation from Beijing. The decision follows rising global concern about […]