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Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

China cries foul over US plan to take Dalai Lama’s succession issue to UN

8:17 pm November 11, 2019

Beijing: China on Monday objected to the US’ plan to take up the issue of the Dalai Lama’s successor to the United Nations, accusing Washington of “misusing” the world body to interfere in its internal affairs. China has been asserting that its assent to the Dalai Lama’s successor is a must as the Tibetan spiritual […]

Israel court rejects Russian ‘hacker’ appeal against US extradition

7:36 pm November 10, 2019

Jerusalem: Israel’s top court upheld Sunday an extradition order of a Russian alleged hacker to the United States, where he is wanted for fraud. The justice ministry had last month finalised the extradition of Aleksey Burkov, who has been held in Israeli custody since 2015, without providing a date. Burkov appealed the decision to the […]

Trump to host NATO chief as alliance faces strains

3:36 pm November 10, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump will host NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg in Washington at a time of severe strain within the Atlantic alliance, the White House announced Saturday. The two leaders will discuss NATO allies’ “progress on increasing defense spending and ensuring more equitable burden-sharing,” the White House statement said. Trump has been a frequent […]

US wants UN to take up Dalai Lama succession: envoy

2:39 pm November 9, 2019

Washington: The United States wants the United Nations to take up the Dalai Lama’s succession in an intensifying bid to stop China from trying to handpick his successor, an envoy said after meeting the Tibetan spiritual leader. Sam Brownback, the US ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, said he spoke at length about the succession issue […]

Trump will not impose tariffs on EU cars: Juncker

3:50 pm November 8, 2019

Munich (Germany): The outgoing president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday he believes the US will not impose new tariffs on imported European cars in the coming days. President Donald Trump’s administration has been threatening since last year to impose tariffs on auto imports to defend the US automaking sector, a symbol of […]