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Trump will announce reduction in U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday
President Donald Trump will announce a further drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday. That announcement will be followed by another one in the coming days on a further reduction in
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Ref says had ‘no other option’ but to disqualify Djokovic
NEW YORK: US Open Tournament Referee Soeren Friemel said there was “no other option” but to disqualify world No. 1 Novak Djokovic today after he struck a line judge with a ball. A frustrated Djokovic swatted a ball to the back
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Trump urges Saudi King to promote regional reconciliation in Middle East
MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump has called on King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to negotiate with the other Gulf countries with the goal of overcoming the regional rift on the heels of the US-brokered landmark agreement between the
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Man United sign Van De Beek from Ajax
THE HAGUE: Manchester United have signed midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting announcement from both clubs on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Dutchman has signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford, with an option to extend by
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Japan, Australia, India agree to beef up supply chains
TOKYO: Japan, Australia and India on Tuesday agreed to beef up their product supply systems as the novel coronavirus pandemic has heightened the risk of disruptions in the product and parts supply chains. The three hope to diversify their supply
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Nearly 480,000 children infected with COVID-19 in US: report
WASHINGTON: Nearly 480,000 child COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States since the onset of the pandemic, reported Xinhua news agency according to a new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association. While children
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Vietnam to reopen air routes to South Korea, Japan on Sept 15
HANOI: The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has built a plan to resume international air routes, firstly the ones linking with South Korea and Japan on Sept 15, reports Vietnam News Agency (VNA). CAAV Director Dinh Viet Thang told VNA on
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U.S. officials see no evidence of foreign meddling with mail-in ballots
WASHINGTON: American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have not found evidence indicating that foreign governments are trying to interfere with mail-in balloting ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election, officials said on Wednesday. Intelligence officials previously have said Russia,
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China protests U.S. spy plane watching drills
HONG KONG: China has lodged “stern representations” with the United States, accusing it of sending a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane into a no-fly zone over Chinese live-fire military drills on Tuesday, further ratcheting up tensions between Beijing and Washington. China
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UN Chief calls for sustainable recovery of tourism from COVID-19
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the recovery of tourism from COVID-19 in a sustainable way, reported Xinhua news agency. “It is imperative that we rebuild the tourism sector. But it must be in a way
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