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Fauci optimistic Covid-19 vaccine will be widely available

Under direction from the White House, federal health authorities are carrying out a plan dubbed Operation Warp Speed to manufacture 300 million doses of a vaccine on a compressed timeline.

Hong Kong's Lam delays election after barring opposition candidates

The delay has marked a setback for the anti-China camp, which had aimed to win a majority of seats in the legislature. Joshua Wong, one of the disqualified candidates, said their resistance will continue despite crackdowns under the new security law.

US to pull 12,000 troops from Germany over NATO spending feud

The Trump administration has pushed to reduce US troops in Germany for years, criticising Berlin for failing to meet NATO defence spending targets.

Don't believe the hype about the China-Iran deal

The reported deal between the two countries has been overstated, and its motives misunderstood.

Pakistan warns of Eid spike as coronavirus deaths drop – latest updates

Global pandemic has now infected over 16.2 million people and has killed more than 649,000. Here are the latest updates for July 26:

UN: Thousands of anti-Pakistan militants hiding in Afghanistan

More than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents, most belonging to the banned terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, are present in Afghanistan, UN says in report, adding some of them have joined Daesh there.

China orders US to close consulate in Chengdu

The tit for tat move comes after United States ordered closure of China's consulate in the Texas city of Houston on Wednesday amid a mounting array of conflicts including trade, the handling of the virus pandemic, technology and spying accusations.

Trump cancels Republican convention in Florida amid virus – latest updates

Coronavirus has now infected some 15.4 million people and has killed more than 632,000. Here are the latest updates for July 23:

Boris Johnson's dismissal of Huawei is part of a larger affront to China

The decision by the UK to break away from the Chinese 5G operator coincides with a strange decision in the Horn of Africa.

China launches Mars probe in space race with US

China previously made a Mars bid in 2011 with Russia, but the Russian spacecraft carrying the probe failed to exit the Earth's orbit and disintegrated over the Pacific Ocean.

Hundreds rally across major US cities to protest racial inequality

Workers join a nationwide demonstration demanding improvement of Black Americans' experiences in the workplace.

Trump: Biden not competent to lead US

President Donald Trump says his likely opponent Joe Biden will "destroy" the US and "triple" taxes if elected in November presidential election. He also refused to commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election.