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
COVID-19 is transforming the EU works in several ways, accelerating trends that were visible before the virus struck. These changes are good news for anti-EU populists. It is far too soon to judge how COVID-19 will transform the EU – … Read More
Getty Images The United States closed its borders with Canada and Mexico to all but “essential” traffic more than a month ago, on April 7, the day our book “North American Borders in Comparative Perspective” (University of Arizona Press 2020) was published. The … Read More
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s coalition parties quarreled on Tuesday over a move to grant permits to irregular migrants working in farms and as carers, in a row that delayed the approval of a stimulus package for the coronavirus-hit economy. The … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must help its European Union neighbors revive their economies after the coronavirus crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel told a meeting of lawmakers from her conservative bloc on Tuesday, according to several participants. It is essential for Germany, … Read More
Sen. Rand Paul. Screenshot/US Senate Sen. Rand Paul criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, during a Senate hearing on Tuesday and argued that many states could loosen social-distancing guidelines without seeing new surges in coronavirus infections. “As … Read More
Passengers wearing face masks travel on a London Underground Tube train, in the evening rush hour at Waterloo station on May 11, 2020 – ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images Britons should wear face coverings in enclosed public places and workers … Read More
A researcher working on developing a vaccine in Brazil. Photo: Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images Hopes for a return to normal life after the coronavirus hinge on the development of a vaccine. But there’s no guarantee, experts say, that a fully effective COVID-19 vaccine is … Read More
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Russian television channel NTV, in Damascus, Syria in this handout released on June 24, 2018. SANA/Handout via REUTERS Sir, – President Bashar al-Assad of Syria is reported in The Irish Times … Read More