United States

• Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:30 UTC

  Trump again blames China for the pandemic, and is thinking “in ways to hold Beijing accountable”

  

  US President Donald Trump said that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and said his administration was conducting “serious investigations” into what happened.

• Tuesday, April 28th 2020 - 07:17 UTC

  Trump and Putin recall 75th anniversary of the “Spirit of the Elbe”

  

  US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement over the weekend commemorating a 1945 World War Two link-up of US and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate.

• Monday, April 27th 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  Collapse of Boeing deal plunges Brazilian plane maker Embraer into an uncertain future

  

  Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA has been thrust into an uncertain future with no immediate plan B, while not ruling out seeking a bailout after Boeing Co jettisoned a US$ 4.2 billion commercial aerospace tie-up amid the coronavirus crisis.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  Trump signs immigration suspension bill; seasonal labor and health care workers exempted

  

  US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he had signed an order partially suspending immigration to the United States, arguing the drastic measure would protect jobs during the coronavirus crisis.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 09:06 UTC

  Pompeo pressing China to allow inspections of sensitive laboratories

  

  United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday pressed China to allow inspectors into sensitive laboratories, voicing concern about their security amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 08:34 UTC

  Two New York pet cats test positive for COVID-19; no evidence of animal-human contagion

  

  Two cats in New York have become the first pets in the United States to test positive for the new coronavirus but there is no evidence pets can spread the virus to humans, according to US health authorities.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  Trump allows US Navy to shoot Iranian gunboats “out of the water” if they get too close

  

  US Navy ships will shoot Iranian gunboats that get too close “out of the water,” President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after 11 vessels from Iran's elite fighting force came dangerously close to American ships in the Gulf.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Trump orders a plan to aid US struggling oil companies with massive supply glut

  

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered his administration to come up with a plan to aid US oil companies struggling with a massive supply glut and record low crude prices. “We will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down,” Trump tweeted.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  Immigration green card seekers face 60 days suspension, “to protect US jobs”

  

  President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was suspending immigration for green-card seekers for 60 days, arguing the controversial move would protect US jobs.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:51 UTC

  Trump wishes North Korea's Kin Jong Un “is doing well”

  

  US President Donald Trump wished North Korea's Kim Jong Un “well” on Tuesday but stopped short of directly commenting on the reclusive leader's health amid reports he underwent surgery.