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US President Donald Trump has said someone was shot near the White House, after abruptly leaving a news conference. Mr Trump told reporters the incident “seems very well under control”. He reappeared moments after a member of his security detail walked on stage during his remarks to reporters and escorted him out. Mr Trump was […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that Democrats are ready to return to the negotiating table over coronavirus relief, if Republicans would agree to a larger bill than they have been willing to accept up to now. “Democrats remain ready to return to the table. We need our Republicans […]
Khaled Drareni, editor of Casbah Tribune website and reporter with TV5 Monde, sentenced to three years in prison. An Algerian journalist who played a prominent role in covering the country’s pro-democracy movement last year has been jailed for “endangering national unity” and “inciting an unarmed gathering”. Khaled Drareni, editor of Casbah Tribune news website and correspondent of […]
LONDON — British fashion school graduate Phoebe St. Leger’s dream of landing a job at a design label is on hold. Like many others in the global Class of 2020, the pandemic is clouding her career ambitions. The coronavirus forced the cancellation of her university graduating class’s final-year fashion show, removing the chance to show […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. In March, the European Commission relaxed its restrictions on national budgets to allow governments to spend their way out of the crisis. Eurocrats agreed to let countries ignore their obligations to work […]
Direct democracy isn’t supposed to be this complicated. In fact, the playbook is fairly simple: People who want to amend or create a law via a ballot measure write their proposal out and then seek approval to circulate petitions. If it’s a state ballot measure, they need an OK from the secretary of state, otherwise […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Share markets rose on Monday as stronger industrial activity in China offered signs it was recovering from the coronavirus pandemic that outweighed jitters over U.S.-Sino trade tensions. The Euro STOXX 600 rose 0.4% and London’s FTSE .FTSE 0.5%. European oil and gas shares .SXEP were up 1.1% as rising oil prices added […]
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese air force jets briefly crossed the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles, Taiwan’s government said, as U.S. health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer President Donald Trump’s support. Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, the highest-level U.S. official to visit in four […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. China’s foreign ministry has said it will introduce sanctions against a handful of US officials, including Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, from today. The move comes after Washington imposed sanctions on 11 […]
Heatwave conditions this weekend drew thousands of people outside as temperatures spiked into the mid-30Cs for three consecutive days. The UK is yet to see the back of it, with similar temperatures dominating the next four days worth of forecasts. But beaches may end up deserted as the weather continues this week, as the Met […]