PARIS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s resignation, but asked him to stay as the head of a caretaker government until the establishment of a new administration, French presidential office announced on Tuesday. “For this period to end as soon as possible, it …
Read More »Trump picks Ohio senator J.D. Vance as his vice president
MILWAUKEE, THE UNITED STATES | TASS | Donald Trump who has been formally nominated by the Republican Party as a presidential nominee said that he selected J.D. Vance, a Republican US Senator from Ohio, as his vice president. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, …
Read More »Russia condemns assassination attempt on Trump
MOSCOW | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to call former US President Donald Trump who has survived an assassination attempt, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “As far as I know no, there are no such plans,” he said when asked whether Putin planned to call …
Read More »Trump says to attend Republican National Convention next week
NEW YORK | Xinhua | Despite being injured in a shooting at a rally in Butler in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania on Saturday, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign said he will attend the Republican National Convention next week as scheduled. In a joint statement, Trump’s campaign and the …
Read More »No ties between suspected shooter at Trump’s rally and extremists found so far
NEW YORK, U.S.A| TASS | The United States’ law enforcement has found no ties between the suspected shooter during former US President Donald Trump’s rally and extremist organizations, the ABC television channel said, citing sources. Although, no such ties have been identified, investigator continue scrutinize information about the suspect and …
Read More »How NATO’s Washington summit fans confrontation and sabotages peace
“Questions about NATO’s purpose began as soon as the Soviet Union broke up,” Walt said. “Predictions that open-ended expansion eastward would lead to a Europe that was ‘whole, free, and at peace’ look rather hollow today.” BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | The recently concluded Washington summit of the North Atlantic …
Read More »List of assassinations and attempts on U.S. presidents, presidents-elect, or presidential candidates in history
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Butler in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump is now “safe and being evaluated,” while a suspected shooter has been killed, the U.S. Secret Service said in a statement. Throughout U.S. …
Read More »China’s Xi eye on the big picture, while ‘playing the piano with all 10 fingers’
Xi Jinping inspiring China’s reform with vivid metaphors BEIJING | Xinhua | President Xi Jinping has articulately used adages, idioms and metaphors to discuss a new round of reform to drive the development of the world’s second-largest economy since 2012. In a distinct fashion, Xi, also general secretary of the …
Read More »CNN journalist: FBI identifies suspect in Trump rally shooting
NEW YORK, U.S.A | TASS | The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has identified the suspect in the shooting at a rally of former President Donald Trump as a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania, CNN journalist Abby Philip reported. “The FBI has identified the suspect. Name not being released yet, but …
Read More »FACTBOX: What is known about assassination attempt on former US President Trump
NEW YORK | TASS | Shots were fired during a public speech of former US President Donald Trump before his supporters in Pennsylvania. Trump was led away by the Secret Service with a bloodied ear. TASS has gathered the main facts about the incident. Shooting sounds – Shots were heard …
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