Washington, US | XINHUA | This week marked five years since the signing of the Iran nuclear deal. Now, in the lead-up to November’s U.S. presidential elections, Washington’s Iran policy is at a crossroads. If U.S. President Donald Trump is re-elected, U.S. policy is likely to continue in the same …
Read More »Trump approval rating hits record low among battleground voters, poll says
Washington, US | XINHUA | A CNBC-Change Research poll has found that U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating hit a record low of 45 percent among likely voters in six crucial swing states, U.S. media outlet The Hill reported Wednesday. The survey, which interviewed 1,258 likely general election voters around …
Read More »Trump continues legal fight to conceal his financial records from federal prosecutor
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday the president will continue his fight to shield his tax returns and financial records from a federal prosecutor who subpoenaed them, days after the Supreme Court ruled the president is not entirely immune to criminal investigation. In a …
Read More »Could U.S.-Iran ties get even tenser after spate of explosions?
Washington, US | XINHUA | Some U.S. media has reported that the United States and Israel are involved in a joint strategy to conduct clandestine strikes on Iran’s nukes sites and carry out hits on certain generals. It remains unclear if this assertion from a recent New York Times report …
Read More »17 U.S. states sue Trump administration, adding to litigations against new federal rule on int’l students
Washington, US | XINHUA | Seventeen U.S. states and the District of Columbia sued the administration of President Donald Trump on Monday to reject the federal government’s recent rule stripping foreign students of their visas if the institution they are enrolled in only offers online teaching this fall due to …
Read More »White House presses FDA to reconsider controversial hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment
Washington, US | XINHUA | The White House is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reinstate its emergency use authorization (EUA) for hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump to combat COVID-19, media reported. Weeks ago, the FDA revoked the EUA that allowed for hydroxychloroquine …
Read More »U.S. exit from WHO jeopardizes its health, safety: The Lancet
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The U.S. decision to quit the World Health Organization (WHO) violates U.S. law and put its health and security at risk, according to a comment published on The Lancet’s website Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump announced in May that his country would sever ties with …
Read More »Trump commutes his longtime confidant Roger Stone’s jail sentence
Washington, United States | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive grant of clemency commuting the prison time of his longtime confidant Roger Stone, said White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Friday. The announcement came shortly after an appeals court denied Stone’s motion to delay the …
Read More »U.S. lawmakers blast Trump’s decision to formally withdraw WHO
Washington, United States | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to officially quit the World Health Organization (WHO) has sparked outrage among U.S. lawmakers, raising concerns over the ongoing global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “To call Trump’s response to COVID chaotic and incoherent doesn’t do it justice. This …
Read More »Russia vows retaliation if rights under Open Skies treaty hurt
Moscow, Russia | XINHUA | Russia will take retaliatory measures if there are attempts to limit its rights under the Treaty on Open Skies, after the United States decided to withdraw from the deal, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. “No scenarios are excluded,” the ministry said in a statement, …
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