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Tax records reveal Trump’s unknown Chinese business ventures
Trump has portrayed China as the greatest threat to the US and global democracy under his ‘America First’ banner. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Donald Trump spent years cultivating business projects in China, where he maintained a previously unknown bank account, The New York Times reported Tuesday, as the US president attempts to portray election...
Trump calls for investigation of ‘criminal’ Biden
President Donald Trump works the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally in Tucson on Monday. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump called Tuesday on the US attorney general to investigate his “criminal” Democratic opponent Joe Biden, as he headed to a rally in the key state of Pennsylvania two weeks before election day. Polls show Trump...
Germany charges two men with selling parts for Russian arms-maker
BERLIN: Prosecutors have charged two Germans suspected of selling machinery to a Russian state-owned armaments group that manufactures missile systems for the Russian army.The Federal Prosecutor’s Office (GBA) said on Tuesday it has filed charges against the men, identified as Alexander S. and Alexander O. under German privacy laws, for...
Ukraine reports record daily high coronavirus-related deaths
KYIV (Reuters) – The number of daily coronavirus deaths in Ukraine jumped to 113 from the previous record of 109 deaths registered last week, the national security council said on Tuesday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Early voting starts in Florida as US race enters home stretch
MIAMI: Florida voters converged on early polling stations Monday in a pivotal state fought over relentlessly by President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, as their contentious White House race enters its final 15-day stretch.Record numbers of Americans have already cast ballots in person or by mail — 30 million, according to one...
Iran and Ukraine hold new compensation talks over downed plane
Debris is seen from a crashed Ukrainian plane as authorities work at the scene near Tehran in January this year. (AP pic)TEHRAN: Iran hosted officials from Ukraine in a second round of talks on Monday over compensation for a Kiev-bound passenger plane mistakenly shot down in January, state media reported. Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752...
US charges 6 Russian agents in global cyberattacks
WASHINGTON: Six Russian military intelligence officers have been charged in the US with carrying out cyberattacks on Ukraine’s power grid, the 2017 French elections and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, the Justice Department announced on Monday. The six GRU agents were also accused of staging a malware attack called “NotPetya” that infected...
US analyst detained in Belarus moved to house arrest
Protesters rally in Minsk yesterday despite a police threat to open fire on demonstrators. (AP pic)MINSK: The authorities in Belarus have moved to house arrest a high-profile American political analyst and strategist held for over two-and-a-half months in jail as President Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on opponents, his lawyer said on Monday....
Ukraine's new daily coronavirus cases exceed 6,000
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine registered a record 6,410 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Saturday, up from a previous record of 5,992 reported on Friday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
MH17: Australia, Netherlands slam Russia withdrawal from talks
SYDNEY: Australia on Friday joined the Netherlands in slamming Russia’s decision to withdraw from consultations over its involvement in the 2014 downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, which killed 298 people, mostly Dutch and Australian citizens. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
