US could cut ties with China over coronavirus, ‘save $500 billion’: Trump

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The US president has said he does not want to speak to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and threatened to sever ties with Beijing, as the standoff between the two countries continues. US President Donald Trump has said he might … Read More

Chinese and Indian troops exchange blows along Sikkim border leaving several soldiers injured

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India and China share a lengthy border. Credit: PA Several soldiers were injured when hundreds of Chinese and Indian troops reportedly exchanged blows along Nakula border in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim on Saturday. “Four Indian soldiers and seven Chinese … Read More

Japan’s Abe extends state of emergency to May 31

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday extended a nationwide state of emergency to May 31, saying the new coronavirus infection rate had yet to drop enough to justify ending measures aimed at slowing the outbreak. In … Read More

Kim Jong Un is in ‘vegetative state’, Japanese media claims; China medical experts dispatched to North Korea

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North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized … Read More

Kim Jong-un reported to have undergone heart surgery as coronavirus strikes North Korea

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Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un may be receiving further treatment after undergoing heart surgery. Kim’s last public appearance was earlier this month at a politburo meeting, but the leader missed a public celebration of the birthday of … Read More

U.S. monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery

In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, photo provided on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during the ground-breaking ceremony of a general hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean … Read More

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