Tag: Politics
Biden to launch COVID-19 task force, Trump plans rallies to protest election
President-elect Joe Biden will convene a coronavirus task force on Monday to examine the No. 1 problem confronting him when he takes ...Former President Bush congratulates President-elect Biden, says outcome is clear
Former U.S. President George W. Bush, a Republican, said on Sunday he has spoken to President-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat, to congratulate ...Hariri named as Lebanon’s new prime minister
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun designated Saad al-Hariri as prime minister on Thursday to form a new government to tackle the worst crisis ...Navalny ally says only Putin could have authorised suspected poisoning
A senior ally of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he believed only President Vladimir Putin could have authorised the ...Sonia Gandhi: Leader of India’s opposition Congress offers to resign
The leader of India’s main opposition Congress party offered to resign on Monday, domestic media said, after almost two dozen top leaders ...Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced emergency authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma — a move he called “a breakthrough,” ...India’s opposition Congress to meet after letter seeking leadership changes
India’s main opposition Congress Party called a meeting of its highest decision-making body on Monday, following a letter from almost two dozen ...After 50 years in politics, Joe Biden to accept Democratic presidential nomination
In the biggest speech of his nearly 50 years in public life, Joe Biden will spell out his vision for the presidency ...US suspends extradition and tax agreements with Hong Kong
The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptions, the latest in ...Donald Trump may hold funeral service for younger brother at White House
US President Donald Trump is eyeing a White House funeral service later this week for his younger brother, Robert, who died over the ...