Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said that the COVID-19 pandemic can not be defeated in a divided world, and he hopes the United States will “reconsider its position” on the decision to withdraw from the organization. “Now it’s time to work …
Read More »Three teens in custody after trespassing on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property
Washington, US | XINHUA | Three 15-year-old boys in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida have been taken into custody after trespassing on President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property with an AK-47 in a backpack when fleeing police, local media reported on Thursday. The teenagers jumped a wall at the Mar-a-Lago, but …
Read More »Trump says U.S. COVID-19 pandemic under control even as death toll rises
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said the coronavirus pandemic is as well-controlled in the United States as it can be, despite the fact that over 155,000 American people have died amid rising infections, according to media reports. In a recent interview with U.S. news website AXIOS, …
Read More »Biden ahead of Trump over two-to-one margin in California: poll
San Francisco, US | XINHUA | As the United States struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread protests against racism, U.S. President Donald Trump’s support among California voters is eroding even in conservative areas of the state, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) …
Read More »Trump national security adviser says U.S. opposes foreign interventions in Libya
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien Tuesday said that the United States was “deeply troubled” by the conflict in Libya, urging against foreign military interventions. “We strongly oppose foreign military involvement, including the use of mercenaries and private military contractors, by all …
Read More »Nearly half of Germans support reduction of U.S. troops in Germany
Berlin, Germany | XINHUA | Forty-seven percent of German citizens generally supported a reduction of U.S. troops in Germany, according to a survey published by the market research institute YouGov on Tuesday. Only 32 percent of Germans wanted U.S. troops to stay in the country at current strength or even increase …
Read More »Iran’s president says enemy wages “psychological warfare”
Tehran, Iran | XINHUA | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that enemies have waged “a psychological warfare” against the country to downplay its achievements, Tasnim news agency reported. One of the enemy’s main strategies in harming Iran’s economy, beside sanctions, is to “portray a poor image of the administration’s …
Read More »White House mandates random coronavirus tests for staffers
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The White House is mandating random coronavirus testing for staffers after President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien and several others working in the White House complex tested positive for the virus last month, local media reported on Monday. The new policy is part …
Read More »U.S. House Foreign Affairs chairman subpoenas Pompeo
Washington, US | XINHUA | Eliot Engel, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, issued a subpoena on Friday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. In a statement, Engel said his panel is investigating Pompeo’s “apparent use of Department of State resources to advance a political smear” of …
Read More »Trump denies intention to delay November election after raising possibility
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he doesn’t want to delay the November election hours after raising the possibility on Twitter. “Do I want to see a date change? No,” Trump said during a press conference at the White House. “I don’t want …
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