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President touts unsubstantiated theory shortly after director of national intelligence rejects it Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Play Video 1:15 Trump implies he has seen evidence Covid-19 was created in a Wuhan lab – video Donald Trump claims to have seen evidence to substantiate the unproven theory that the coronavirus […] More
Senior Trump administration figures said to be demanding evidence on virus’s origins Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump is under pressure with more than 1 million Americans infected and 60,000 dead from the virus. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters Senior figures in the Trump administration have put pressure on US intelligence agencies […] More
Donald Trump has claimed that China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November. In an interview with Reuters, the US president said he was looking at different options in terms of consequences for Beijing over the virus. “I can do […] More
We are witnessing a period of great change in world politics. The old power structures still dominate daily politics but are no longer unchallenged. New ideas for a post-liberal order appear on the horizon. The world order has indubitably entered an “interregnum” where, as Antonio Gramsci wrote, the masses “no longer believe what they used […] More
Malcolm Turnbull on Donald Trump: ‘You don’t suck up to bullies’ Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull meet for the first time onboard the USS Intrepid in New York in May 2017. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images In this extract from his memoir, the former Australian prime minister recounts his deals and negotiations with the US president […] More
Caught between the US and China, the world health body has been unable to enforce compliance or information sharing Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump has suspended payments to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP When a pandemic strikes, the world’s leading […] More
Largely imported new Chinese cases prompts Wuhan-style restrictions near border with Russia Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Workers in protective suits at an airport in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province bordering Russia, where coronavirus quarantine restrictions are in place. Photograph: Huizhong Wu/Reuters China has seen a rise in Covid-19 cases along […] More
The Guardian view on the politics of generosity: gifts with price tags Editorial China’s supplies of medical goods have been greeted with cynicism as well as gratitude Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage President Xi Jinping (centre left) and other Chinese leaders stand during national mourning for victims of coronavirus in Beijing […] More
