US Pres Trump signs sanctions law over China treatment of Uighurs
Two women decorate a grave in a Uighur cemetery on the outskirts of Hotan in China’s northwest Xinjiang region WASHINGTON,…
US unrest: Pres Trump says police ‘not treated fairly’ after latest race shooting
US President Donald Trump said police had ‘not been treated fairly’ WASHINGTON, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Donald Trump…
Covid-19: Peru overtakes Italy in total cases of coronavirus
A medical worker holds up a pamphlet that reads in Spanish “Urgent, without medical protection equipment” during a protest outside…
Covid-19: New York City set for further reopening
NEW YORK, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York City’s restaurants and bars — closed for three months due to the…
Senior Chinese, US diplomats hold constructive dialogue in Hawaii
HONOLULU, June 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi held a dialogue with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
Update: UN rights body holds urgent debate on systemic racism, police brutality
The UN Human Rights Council began its urgent debate on racism and police brutality in the follow-up to the killing…
India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland elected to UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN General Assembly elected on Wednesday four new members of the Security Council…
Covid-19: WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trials on patients
GENEVA, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization decided to halt trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for…
Covid-19: US daily virus deaths drop below 1,000 for 7 days in a row
WASHINGTON, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 840 deaths from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours,…
Racism: US “not above scrutiny”, urges other states to be open on racism – US diplomat
A United Nations Human Rights Council in session GENEVA, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is grappling with racial…