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    Now is not the time to cut WHO funds, says official after Trump threat

    US president and supporters have accused organisation of being biased towards China Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The WHO director general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has faced calls from Trump supporters to resign. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters Senior officials at the World Health Organization have pushed back at calls by Donald Trump […] More

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    US designates Russian white supremacists as foreign terrorist group

    State department targets Russian Imperial Movement, the first time US has used designation against white supremacist group In this 2015 photo, Dmitry Gaydun and Sergei Zinchenko, two members of the Russian Imperial Movement, are shown at a training base in St Petersburg. Photograph: Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images The United States has branded a Russian […] More

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    Sanctions are crippling Iran's fight against coronavirus | Pirouz Hanachi

    Sanctions are crippling Iran’s fight against coronavirus Pirouz Hanachi As mayor of Tehran I have seen lives lost as a result of medical shortages. This is no time for vindictive politics • Coronavirus latest updates • See all our coronavirus coverage A temporary hospital for coronavirus patients at an exhibition centre in Tehran, Iran: ‘As […] More

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    The US-China coronavirus blame game is undermining diplomacy

    The US-China coronavirus blame game is undermining diplomacy Michael H Fuchs Tensions are rising, but US and Chinese governments must work together to stem the tide of the pandemic President XI at the Ningbo-Zhoushan port on Monday. ‘Combating the pandemic is exactly the kind of challenge that requires the two nations to come together.’ Photograph: […] More

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    The US will continue to face national security threats – and must be prepared | Michael H Fuchs

    While relevant officials must respond to the coronavirus pandemic first and foremost, others must begin preparing for national security contingencies While the United States and governments around the world scramble to address the rapidly spreading coronavirus, officials are trying to keep people healthy and plan for the impacts on everyday life and the global economy. […] More

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    Coronavirus: EU states take radical steps to stem spread

    Pandemic upends lives of millions as more countries decide to close schools Coronavirus – latest news The EU has condemned Donald Trump’s unilateral ban on travel from 26 European countries as radical efforts to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic upended daily life for millions of people around the world. France, Ireland, Austria, […] More