Pompeo visits UK amid “Cold War” with China for “constructive” meeting

Visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday met with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a bid to pull Britain ever closer...

Distraught Trump brings his coronavirus briefings back to television

US President Donald Trump said Monday he will soon relaunch his televised coronavirus briefings, signalling a bid to regain control of the message when...

Malaysian Airlines MH17 Mystery: Was Moscow behind it?

Six years ago, on 17 July 2014, Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was shot down approximately 30 miles from the Ukrainian-Russian border, while fighting...

Trump claims Biden ‘not competent’ and ‘mentally shot’ to be President

President Donald Trump assailed likely opponent Joe Biden as "not competent" to lead the United States, speaking as polls over the weekend showed deepening...

US-China ‘Cold War’: how bad can it get?

Tensions are mounting by the day between the United States and China, leading to talk of a new Cold War. Experts see important historical...

US public casts cloud on masks despite record virus toll

The United States' COVID-19 epidemic is once more blowing up at an exponential rate, even as leaders of some of the worst-hit states resist...

Hong Kong’s trading edge blunted by US-China scuffle

Beijing's tough new security law and President Donald Trump's order to rescind special trading privileges have blunted Hong Kong's competitive edge and risk turning...

US uses battle against Huawei as proxy vs China

The United States on Wednesday cleared the way for sanctions on employees of telecom giant Huawei, expanding its pressure campaign on China, which summoned...

US banks put billions on the table to stave off pandemic panic

Three major US banks have set aside an additional $23 billion as a backstop against bad loans, highlighting the brittle state of the US economy...

Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine in final phase of human trials

US biotech firm Moderna said Tuesday it would enter the final stage of human trials for its COVID-19 vaccine on July 27, to test...

In stark contrast to Trump, Biden unveils massive climate change plan

White House hopeful Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious, $2 trillion climate change plan that would revamp the US energy sector and seek...

Money does grow on trees in this American town

Tenino had become a ghost town, and small businesses were struggling to survive amid the coronavirus pandemic, so local officials revived an unconventional idea...