YANGON: Members of Myanmar ethnic groups protested today in a show of opposition to the coup that ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, despite some misgivings about her commitment to their aspirations for autonomy, community representatives said. Protests against the February 1 coup that overthrew the elected government […]
Day: February 19, 2021
VANCOUVER: Canadian government lawyers said in court documents obtained yesterday that Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s allegations that former US president Donald Trump “poisoned” her extradition trial are “moot” now that he has left office. And they have asked a Canadian judge not to even hear those arguments about Trump when […]
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden today planned to draw a sharp contrast with the foreign policy of his much-derided predecessor, Donald Trump, vowing to end transactional diplomacy and promote democracy over autocracies. The Democratic president, sworn in a month ago, used his first big appearance on the global stage – […]
LONDON: The British government broke the law by failing to publish details of billions of pounds of spending on personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, a London court ruled today. As Covid-19 swept across the world last year, Britain scrambled to secure protective gear for medics and nurses on […]
THE HAGUE: The Dutch government asked appeals judges today to overturn a court order scrapping a coronavirus curfew, comparing the pandemic to waters overwhelming the low-lying country’s famed dykes. The hearing came on a crunch day for the Netherlands’ anti-Covid measures with the senate set to vote on a fast-track […]
DUBAI: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, state media said on Friday, days after the White House said it would deal with the king, not his heir, and US officials would engage their counterparties in the kingdom. Crown Prince Mohammed, who is also […]
BEIJING: China’s military today named four soldiers killed in a brawl with Indian forces last year, the first confirmation of deaths by Beijing from the border clash that also killed at least 20 Indian soldiers. The Chinese soldiers “sacrificed themselves” during the June confrontation in the contested Galwan Valley border […]