TOKYO: Japan and South Korea must cooperate to counter any threat from North Korea, Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, told South Korea’s president today, calling for the uneasy neighbours to repair their frayed ties. Relations between the two US allies have deteriorated sharply over the past year over war-time […]
Day: September 23, 2020
NEW YORK: A New York judge yesterday ordered President Donald Trump’s son Eric to make himself available by October 7 to be interviewed under oath for a state probe into financing for properties owned by his family’s company. Justice Arthur Engoron of the Manhattan Supreme Court said Eric Trump, an […]
CHARLOTTE: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden yesterday said Black turnout was the linchpin to his hopes of winning the White House in November and reversing economic and social inequities that have held back African-Americans. Noting that the coronavirus pandemic has hit the minority community especially hard, Biden said Black Americans […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump picked retired generals for some of his most senior national security posts when he took office and boasts of heavy spending on the US military that he asserts is unmatched in history. He has made getting US allies to increase their own military spending a cornerstone […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said yesterday he thinks the 2020 election will end up at the US Supreme Court, adding that is why it was important to have nine justices. Trump, speaking at an event at the White House, said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, […]
MINSK: Belarusian security forces detained protesters and fired water cannon to disperse crowds as thousands took to the streets of Minsk against the abrupt inauguration of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko yesterday. Ignoring calls for an end to his 26-year grip on power, Lukashenko was sworn in for a sixth term […]
North Korea has not shown its largest ballistic missiles at military parades since early 2018, when leader Kim Jong-un began a flurry of diplomatic engagement that included three meetings with US President Donald Trump. SEOUL: A vehicle that may be carrying a ballistic missile has been spotted at a […]
TOKYO: Japan is considering allowing more foreigners into the country for longer stays starting as early as next month, while keeping the Covid-19 entry curbs in place for tourists, the Asahi newspaper reported today. In an effort to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, Japan has adopted some of […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s coronavirus hot spot of Victoria is considering easing more curbs from September 26 than previously flagged, the state’s premier said today, as the two-week average of new infections in the city of Melbourne fell below 30. Melbourne, Australia’s second most populous city, has been the epicentre of the […]
REUTERS: Lewis Hamilton is one win away from matching Michael Schumacher’s all-time record 91 and the Mercedes Formula One driver will be favourite to get the job done in Russia on Sunday (Sep 27). Some felt Schumacher’s tally might never be equalled when the seven-times world champion celebrated his last […]