The Queen’s coronavirus address in full
Hunter Biden’s plea deal with federal prosecutors that would likely allow the son of President Joe Biden to dodge time behind bars is “far from standard operating procedure,” according to a legal expert. It was revealed in court papers filed on Tuesday that Hunter Biden has agreed to plead guilty to two criminal misdemeanors of…
Germany is ready to become a leader on European security and must become the “best equipped armed force” in Europe, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday. “As the most populous nation with the greatest economic power and a country in the centre of the continent, our army must become the cornerstone of conventional defence in…
NEW DELHI/BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip a summit of G20 leaders in India next week, sources familiar with the matter in India and China told Reuters. Two Indian officials, one diplomat based in China and one official working for the government of another G20 country said Premier…
LONDON/NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Walmart (WMT.N) is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its reliance upon China as it looks to cut costs and diversify its supply chain, data seen by Reuters shows. The world’s largest retailer shipped one quarter of its U.S. imports from India between January…
Texas banned BlackRock and nine other finance firms from working with the Lone Star state after declaring they were hostile to fossil fuels. Glenn Hegar, the state comptroller, on Wednesday published a list of the financial companies that will be prohibited from entering into most contracts with state and local governments. “The environmental, social and…
A new agreement between Germany and Lithuania will lead to German troops’ first permanent foreign deployment since World War II. The announcement was made Monday in Lithuania, where Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas met with his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, to outline a multiyear “Roadmap Action Plan” involving approximately 4,800 permanently stationed German soldiers. Both officials called…