Manila: The American creator of the 8chan website linked to deadly US mass shootings said Tuesday he hoped the El Paso carnage would be the “final nail in the coffin” for the forum, which he accused of harbouring “domestic terrorists”. Fredrick Brennan told AFP in an interview in Manila that he sometimes regretted setting up […]
Read MoreBeijing: China warned Tuesday it would take unspecified countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with plans to deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region. The comments come days after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Washington was now free to deploy the weapons following its withdrawal last week from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces […]
Read MoreWashington: President Donald Trump wants a trade agreement with China but it must be “the right deal,” White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Tuesday. Kudlow’s remarks came as markets attempted a recovery from Monday’s deep sell-off, prompted by a sudden escalation in the US-China trade since last week. “The president was not happy with […]
Read MoreLondon: Britain on Monday said it would join the United States in an “international maritime security mission” to protect merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tension with Iran. The move follows a spate of incidents — including the seizure of ships — involving Iran and Western powers, in particular Britain and the […]
Read MoreWashington: President Donald Trump on Monday denounced white supremacist extremism and racism and said mass murderers should be “quickly” executed in a strongly worded response to two gun massacres over the weekend. Facing a blizzard of accusations that his own anti-immigrant rhetoric has fuelled radicals across the country, Trump used his live address from the […]
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