By Amitrajeet A Batabyal Trade tensions and mistrust are escalating between the US and China. Soon after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that China recommitted to its January trade deal obligations after a face-to-face meeting with Beijing’s top diplomat on June 17, he upbraided the country for using disinformation to drive a wedge between Europe and the US President Trump, meanwhile, is attempting to use his tough stance with Beijing as a foreign policy selling point.

A selective retreat from trade with China makes sense for the United States

The 'Black Lives Matter' protest in the United States has unmasked the institutional brutality against the African Americans of the country. It has also unmasked that people have refused to remain mute spectators now. In the latest coming in from the State of Rhode Island, the Governor has signed an order stating that the state will be officially changing its name due to its ties to the history of slavery. Watch report.

Rhode Island changes name over slavery ties | BLM protests

In the last fortnight, the Black Lives Matter movement has taken a rather objectionable turn which one cannot approve of. What started as a movement against hate, has begun spewing hate.

Black Lives Matter movement: Protesters target historical icons

Britain has no deadline to strike a trade deal with the United States, trade minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday, criticising the US administration for talking a good game on free trade while restricting import access.

UK says no deadline for US trade deal, talks tough on terms

Nothing could keep New York resident Susan Warren away from her favorite hair salon, Julien Farel Restore Salon & Spa on Manhattan's Upper East Side, when it reopened on Monday (June 22).

With 1,200 people on the waiting list, $1,000 haircut salon reopens in New York

After more than 100 days of a coronavirus lockdown, New York City residents on Monday (June 22) celebrated the lifting of more restrictions by getting their first haircuts in months, shopping at reopened stores, and dining at outdoor cafes.

As outdoor dining reopens in New York, cafe owner says: 'We suffered a lot'

Dr Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said that the country is probably about to spend $7 trillion because of coronavirus outbreak during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing held on Tuesday.

'Coronavirus pandemic has brought the United States on its knees': CDC director

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to stop the issuing of H-1B visa and other work visas for the rest of the year. This move will not impact existing visa holders, but doors to the American dream for new applications are shut for now.

Trump administration targets foreign workers, places restrictions on Vande Bharat Mission

China today completed the deployment of its own global navigation system. The last of 35 satellites to power China’s homegrown navigation system are now in space.

While the world grapples with COVID-19, China completes its homegrown GPS system 'Beidou' with new launch

By George Rennie After the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was a sense history had ended, and that the United States represented a supreme endpoint. Today, the US is not dominant, it is in crisis: convulsed by riots and protest, riven by a virus that has galloped away from those charged with overseeing it, and heading into a presidential election led by a man that has possibly divided the nation like no other before him.

Is America a ‘failing state’? How a superpower has been brought to the brink

United States President Donald Trump, who is currently campaigning for his reelection to White House in the upcoming 2020 Presidential polls has hit out at former US President Barack Obama.

Trump accuses Obama of 'treason' for 'spying', offers no evidence

United States Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s first fundraiser with former President Barack Obama in view of the upcoming elections has raised over $4 million from 120,000 people.

Biden-Obama fundraiser has amassed $4 million ahead of joint appearance

Joel Schumacher, the director of 'The Lost Boys', 'St. Elmo's Fire' and two of the 'Batman' franchise, has died aged 80 in New York City from cancer, according to a Hollywood publicist.

'Batman', 'The Lost Boys' director Joel Schumacher dies aged 80

United States President Donald Trump likened his diplomacy with North Korean Kim Jong-un to “dating”. His ex-security adviser John Bolton’s upcoming book which has made headlines for its controversial nature apparently mentions the bizarre details.

Trump likened his relationship with North Korea's Kim to 'dating', 'wanted to be the one to break-up'

Singer Justin Bieber has denied an accusation he sexually assaulted a woman in 2014, producing receipts and other evidence he said made it "factually impossible" he was staying in the Texas hotel where the incident is alleged to have taken place.

Justin Bieber says sexual assault accusation 'factually impossible'

US President Donald Trump's move to stop issuing of H-1B visa and other work visas for the rest of the year may hurt the Indian IT industry's margins. The proclamation that comes into effect on June 24, is expected to impact Indian IT professionals and several American and Indian companies who were issued H-1B visas by the US government for the fiscal year 2021 beginning October 1.

How will H1-B visa suspension impact Indian companies?

The United States has shared a draft resolution with members of the United Nations Security Council that would extend an arms embargo on Iran indefinitely, according to diplomats.

US seeking indefinite extension in Iran arms embargo via UN Resolution

China threatened Tuesday to retaliate against new US restrictions on Chinese state media, escalating tensions between the two superpowers as they crack down on each other's news outlets.

China threatens retaliation for US curbs on 'propaganda' outlets

A Turkish-US business council is projecting Turkey as a trading alternative to China with the help of influential US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close associate of President Donald J Trump.

Growing rift between US and China creates a significant opportunity for Turkey

The 19th of June commemorates the freedom of slaves. Juneteenth has been celebrated every year since 1866. But Trump credits himself for making the day famous. His explanation? The Tulsa rally! WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay brings you a report.

Gravitas: Bizarre: Trump says he made Juneteenth famous!

A top U.S. federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, refused to step down after the administration abruptly said it was replacing him.

Geoffrey Berman: I have no intention of resigning my position

The US President Donald Trump claims that he deserves credit for popularising Juneteenth.

US President Donald Trump makes false claim

The United States in the last 24 hours witnessed 840 deaths from the novel coronavirus, according to the data from Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday, the seventh consecutive day where the daily death toll was below 1,000.

Coronavirus: US records less than 1,000 deaths for seventh day in a row

As many as 687 people died of the novel coronavirus in the United States in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm (0030 GMT) on Thursday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

US: Nearly 700 died from coronavirus in last 24 hours

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