Middle East

Iran’s Javad Zarif expects Trump to be a favourite in next U.S. election

Jim Stein June 14, 2020

DUBAI (Middle East) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump still has a good chance of being re-elected thanks to his strong support base, despite his declining support in recent months. “The biggest mistake in human

USA

Trump will ‘do other things’ if he does not win 2020 election

Jim Stein June 13, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he will go on to other things if he loses the Nov. 3 election, after Democratic opponent Joe Biden said the Republican might cheat and refuse to leave the White House. “Certainly if I don’t win, I don’t win. I mean, you know, go on and do […]

Asia

North Korea: U.S. meddling in inter-Korean affairs might affect election

Jim Stein June 11, 2020

SEOUL (Asia) – North Korea said on Thursday the United States has no standing to comment on inter-Korean affairs, and it is in Washington’s interest to stay quiet if it wants the upcoming presidential election to go smoothly, state media reported. The statement comes after the U.S. State Department said it was disappointed at North […]

Finance

Investors prepare for market swings after Trump loses ground to Biden

Ren Leen June 10, 2020

NEW YORK (Finance) – The U.S. presidential election is re-emerging as a potential risk to markets after a shift in polls that has seen President Donald Trump lose ground to Democrat Joe Biden. Concerns over election-fueled volatility have regained prominence in recent weeks, even as broader market swings have subsided and stocks have surged. Futures […]

Europe

Merkel ally: U.S. decision to withdraw troops from Germany ‘unacceptable’

Jim Stein June 8, 2020

BERLIN (Europe) – Germany’s coordinator for transatlantic ties has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany. Trump has ordered the U.S. military to remove 9,500 troops from Germany, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. “This is completely unacceptable, especially since nobody in Washington

USA

Republicans become pessimistic about country’s direction; warning for Trump

Ren Leen June 7, 2020

(U.S.) – Republicans are more pessimistic about the country’s direction than at almost any other time during Donald Trump’s presidency, as a trio of crises – the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and mass protests over police brutality – buffets his administration. Only 46% of Americans who identify as Republicans say the country is on […]

USA

Republican Murkowski unsure if to support Trump in election

Jim Stein June 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (U.S.) – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Thursday she is struggling to decide whether she can support President Donald Trump’s re-election bid, saying criticism of Trump’s response to nationwide protests by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis rang true. Asked if she supported fellow Republican Trump, who faces the nation’s voters

Tech

Trump’s video tribute to Floyd disabled by Twitter over copyright complaint

Ren Leen June 5, 2020

(Technology) – Twitter disabled U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign tribute video to George Floyd citing a copyright complaint. The clip was a collation of photos and videos taken at the protest marches and violent incidents that took place in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, with Trump speaking in the background. Floyd’s death was a […]

Tech

‘Anonymous’ brand back in action since last week after Floyd’s death

Jim Stein June 3, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO (Technology) – The amorphous internet activist movement known as Anonymous staged an online resurgence in the past week on the back of real-world protests against police brutality. Born from internet chat boards more than a dozen years ago, the collective was once known for organizing low-skill but effective denial-of-service attacks that temporarily

USA

Majority of Americans sympathize with protests, disapprove Trump’s response

Jim Stein June 3, 2020

NEW YORK (U.S.) – A majority of Americans sympathize with nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody and disapprove of President Donald Trump’s response to the unrest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday. The demonstrations, some of which have turned violent, began last week after a Minneapolis […]