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Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign student visas

The Trump administration rescinded on a policy that would have stripped international students of their visas if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.

World News

US imposes 25% tariffs on €1.1 billion worth of French goods

The US is imposing tariffs over France's tax on technology companies.

USA

Trump vows to 'defend' America's history in July 4th celebrations

The US celebrated Independence Day as coronavirus cases pass 2.8 million.

World News

How will Europe's US travel ban affect transatlantic relations?

"I feel this is my grandparents' generation when they emigrated from Greece to the US and never saw their parents again," Pauline Manos, an American who has lived in Brussels for 30 years, told Euronews.

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China

EU 'deplores' China's adoption of national security law for Hong Kong

The legislation is aimed at curbing subversive, secessionist and terrorist activities, as well as foreign intervention in the city's affairs. It follows months of anti-government protests that at times descended into violence in Hong Kong last year.

World News

Europeans' trust in US falls during coronavirus pandemic, survey finds

Trust in the US has fallen in the EU while negativity towards China has increased, leading many to call on the bloc to take a more unified response to global threats.

World News

'Side with science' says WHO as global coronavirus deaths pass 500,000

The WHO warned against a "significant resurgence" in cases in several European states, while US and India set new coronavirus infection records.

USA

COVID-19: Cases hit record high in US as Europe clamps down on parties

The recent surge in US cases has led some states to tighten restrictions again.

USA

COVID-19 cases in US may be at least 20 million, CDC says

US health officials said the true number of infections could be 10 times higher than what is officially reported.

World News

COVID-19: EU considers plan to bar US travellers when borders reopen

European Union officials are drawing up lists detailing which countries whose travellers the bloc could allow in -- and those who will still be refused entry -- when the EU's external borders are reopened on July 1.

Russia

US-Russia nuclear talks: Washington condemns 'no-show' China at summit

Expectations of progress are low as US and Russian officials meet for nuclear disarmament talks. China has rejected US calls to join in, accusing the Trump administration of deflecting responsibility.

Earth News

Plastic rains from the sky in some remote parts of the US

Plastic pollution in the atmosphere is now being found outside of urban areas.

USA

Facebook removes Trump campaign ads that used Nazi symbol

The social media giant said it "violated their policy against organised hate".

USA

Former Trump advisor writes scathing new book on troubled government

Former US national security adviser John Bolton claims US President Donald Trump did not know the UK was a nuclear power and thought Finland was in Russia.

USA

Don't use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, warns US agency

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agency retracted emergency permission to use hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the novel coronavirus, saying it is unlikely to be effective.

USA

US Supreme Court: LGBT people can't be fired over sexual orientation

The ruling could have a huge impact on the estimated 8 to 11 million American LGBT community, who are not protected against workplace discrimination in most US states.

Russia

Russia sentences former US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in prison

Paul Whelan, a former US marine arrested in Russia on alleged spying charges, faces up to 20 years in prison.

World News

Analysis: The countries where COVID-19 cases are on the rise

While the COVID-19 picture improves in Europe, for other countries, particularly in the more disadvantaged parts of our world, the crisis is intensifying at an alarming speed.

USA

Trump 'will not even reconsider' renaming of military bases

Anti-racism protests have fuelled conversation about the removal of statues glorifying slave traders, confederate generals and colonial leaders in the US and Europe.

USA

Euroviews. How to keep global superpowers China and the US from riding roughshod over human rights ǀ View

Despite their differences, China's Xi Jinping and US president, Donald Trump have in common their dislike of any global effort to hold them accountable for their behaviour, including on human rights.