Trump to resume campaigning; second debate canceled
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump will resume in-person campaigning after being sidelined by a case of COVID-19, but a debate next week against his presidential election opponent Joe Biden…
Kyrgyzstan president declares state of emergency
BISHKEK – Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has declared a state of emergency in Bishkek and ordered troops to deploy on the streets of the capital as unrest gripped the Central…
Trump maps return to campaign trail after White House says COVID-19 treatment complete
WASHINGTON – Republican President Donald Trump is preparing to return to the campaign trail with a pair of weekend rallies after his COVID-19 diagnosis sidelined him for a week in…
Missiles and masks: N.Koreans prepare military parade despite coronavirus concern
SEOUL – North Koreans wearing medical masks have gathered in the capital of Pyongyang, state media reported this week, ahead of what is expected to be a big military parade…
Four men on trial over death of 39 Vietnamese migrants in UK truck container
LONDON – Two members of an alleged people-smuggling gang have stood trial accused of being responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women and boys found suffocated in a…
Japan, Australia, India discuss strategic ties, regional security
TOKYO – Japan and Australia have discussed what Tokyo termed their special, strategic partnership, agreeing to broaden security measures and deepen cooperation in the face of “changing” regional conditions. The…
US probing whether Vietnam undervalues its currency
WASHINGTON/HANOI – The United States is opening an investigation into whether Vietnam has been undervaluing its currency and harming US commerce, the US Trade Representative’s office said in a statement…
Trump and wife Melania test positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump says that he and his wife Melania have tested positive for COVID-19 and are going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House.…
Moscow to reinstate tough measures if COVID-19 rules ignored
MOSCOW – Moscow may reinstate tough measures if its 13 million population ignores COVID-19 protection rules, its mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday after the Russian capital started to record…
As COVID-19 resurges, Johnson pleads with UK: obey the rules
LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the British people to obey rules imposed to tackle a rapidly accelerating second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, cautioning that otherwise a…
