70th
Trump gathers with NATO leaders near London for 70th anniversary summit
And so it was Wednesday morning that Trump presented a sulking, brooding president as he engaged on the sidelines of the NATO summit at a secluded estate here outside London. Trump abruptly cancelled a planned news conference at the summit’s conclusion, arguing that he had already answered so many questions from reporters in other settings …
Hong Kong protests China on 70th anniversary of its founding
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police for the first time fired live ammunition directly at protesters, injuring at least one seriously, in a new escalation against demonstrators marching against the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party rule on Tuesday. It marked a new level of violence that shocked a city already worried about police brutality …
On eve of 70th anniversary, Xi says China leads the world
Fifty-six cannons fired 70 times shattered the silence in Tiananmen Square on Tuesday as a formation of soldiers goose-stepped forward to raise the national flag. Beijing’s sky was smoggy as President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders took their places on the podium at precisely 10 a.m. The hour had come to celebrate the 70th …
