United States

Friday, June 5th 2020 - 08:23 UTC
Washington DC mayor wants active-military sent by Trump out of the city

Thousands of National Guard troops and federal officers in riot gear and masks ringed the White House and monuments in the U.S. capital this week, evoking comparisons to an occupying force. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday said she wants most of them out of her district of 700,000 residents. But her powers are limited.
Friday, June 5th 2020 - 08:14 UTC
On Tiananmen anniversary US destroyer sailed the sensitive Taiwan Strait

A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the U.S. and Taiwanese militaries said, on the same day as the 31st anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square.
Friday, June 5th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Trump orders tighter accounting practices of China based companies listed in US markets

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned American investors against fraudulent accounting practices at China-based companies and said the Nasdaq’s recent decision to tighten listing rules for such players should be “a model” for all other exchanges around the world.
Thursday, June 4th 2020 - 18:31 UTC
Defense Secretary rejects Trump's Insurrection Act do deploy active duty forces to respond to civil unrest

Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters at the Pentagon on Wednesday that he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act, a law from 1807 that would allow President Donald Trump to deploy active-duty U.S. troops to respond to civil unrest in cities across the country.
Thursday, June 4th 2020 - 18:27 UTC
Ex Pentagon Chief blasts Trump for trying to divide US and failing to provide “mature leadership”

Former Pentagon chief Jim Mattis issued a stinging rebuke of his erstwhile boss Donald Trump on Wednesday accusing the president of trying to “divide” America and failing to provide “mature leadership” as the country reels from days of protests.
Thursday, June 4th 2020 - 09:29 UTC
Beijing will allow more foreign carries to fly to China, following a threat from Trump

China said on Thursday it will allow more foreign carriers to fly into the mainland, shortly after Washington barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States citing Beijing's restrictions on American airlines.
Thursday, June 4th 2020 - 07:55 UTC
Ex Minnesota police officers involved in Floyd' homicide charged with more serious crimes

Prosecutors on Wednesday leveled new criminal charges against four Minneapolis police officers implicated in the death of an unarmed black man who was pinned by his neck to the street during an arrest caught on video, sparking nine days of nationwide protest and civil turmoil.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 12:24 UTC
UN human rights top official criticizes US “police violence” and historic inequalities

Protests in cities across the United States triggered by the killing of George Floyd underscore “police violence” against people of color, and historic inequalities in access to health, education, and jobs, the top United Nations human rights official said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 12:20 UTC
President Trump also manages to infuriate religious leaders

United States religious leaders on Tuesday castigated Donald Trump for posing in front of a church holding a Bible after peaceful protesters were violently cleared from the surrounding area.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 08:57 UTC
US investigating digital services taxes by several countries, which “unfairly target our companies”

The United States is investigating digital services taxes being adopted or considered by Britain, Italy, Brazil, and other countries, the US Trade Representative's office said on Tuesday, a move that could lead to new punitive tariffs and heighten trade tensions.