OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in the wake of new Chinese national security legislation and could boost immigration from the former British colony, senior officials said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks during a press conference in Riga, Latvia …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission Head Ursula von der Leyen hold a joint press conference via video conference to mark Berlin taking over the rotating EU presidency from July 1 to the end of the year in Berlin, Germany, July 2, 2020. Kay Nietfeld / Pool via Reuters …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish police named a man who was shot dead by officers during a knife attack in the city of Glasgow as Badreddin Abadlla Adam, 28, of Sudan. Police officers stand near the scene of multiple stabbings on West George Street in Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain, June 27, …
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PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump tried to turn the nationwide protests to his political advantage into a campaign appearance in Arizona’s electoral state on Tuesday, vowing to prevent “the mob from left “push the United States into chaos. Trump, whose first manifestation of the coronavirus pandemic …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump suspended the entry of certain foreign workers Monday through the end of the year, a move the White House said would help the coronavirus-battered economy, but which is strongly opposed by business groups. The effects of the proclamation may not be …
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