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'Angry & appalled': Mattis slams Trump over response to Floyd protests
"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people —does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us," said Mattis, who served as Trump's defence secretary from 2017-2019.
China
Euroviews. Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson ǀ View
The US should convene the UN Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session in order to engage with China and others to seek an immediate cessation of all wet-market activities around the world, provide transparency on that cessation, facilitate international inspection of all relevant sites...
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Euroviews. Joining up the dots shows the true depths of Trump’s dangerous narcissistic pathology ǀ View
There has only been one headline worth printing since Donald Trump was elected president. That headline is "Donald Trump suffers from a dangerous incurable narcissistic disorder which makes him incapable of empathy and reason. He is a grave danger to the US and the world."
Iran
Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: Should Iran make a direct plea for sanctions relief? ǀ View
Against the backdrop of overwhelming international calls for the easing of sanctions that have obstructed Iran’s humanitarian trade, some US officials have claimed that Iran never asked for sanctions relief. By this, they probably mean a direct plea to the US government to obtain the relief.
World News
Euroviews. The EU should learn lessons from Germany’s coronavirus protocols so life can return to normal ǀ View
Lockdown probably worked well during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic - but not now. Lockdown probably helped China, but it does not fit all countries. We are looking forward to seeing the European Commission helping its member countries to ease their lockdowns as soon as possible.
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Euroviews. Leaders need to act now to lift barriers to a post-coronavirus recovery for distillers ǀ View
The interconnected nature of our countries (which allowed this virus to spread so quickly) will ironically be the antidote to the disastrous economic implications we can expect. International trade is the accelerant that will get our economies moving again.