Moldovan President Igor Dodon said at a briefing on Friday that he was not going to resign, despite the opposition's demands, as this would only exacerbate the political situation

China, Afghanistan and the coronavirus crisis will be on agenda of the video conference of EU foreign ministers later on Friday, top German diplomat Heiko Maas said ahead of the meeting

The EU's new recovery plan worth 750 billion euros ($826 billion) to support the bloc's economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen means that, for the first time in European history, the bloc itself will incur debts and will also levy its own taxes

Washington's interference and threats to Beijing over its plans to impose new legislation on Hong Kong, along with mounting pressure over the coronavirus crisis, are a part of a broader long-term strategy to diminish China's influence, and the US will likely try to get more countries to join its anti-China efforts, experts told Sputnik

China will take "strong countermeasures" if Washington continues to intervene in the country's internal affairs, the Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Commissioner in Hong Kong said in on Thursday in response to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's statement suggesting that a new Hong Kong security bill undermines the administrative region's autonomy from China

A session of Hong Kong's Legislative Council to debate a proposed bill that would outlaw disrespecting the Chinese national anthem has been halted after a Democratic Party lawmaker hurled rotten paint in the chamber, regional media reported on Thursday

The US Justice Department said in a press release on Wednesday that it opposes legislation overwhelmingly approved by the Senate to the USA Freedom Act to protect Americans from government snooping and warned it will recommend to President Donald Trump to veto legislation pending in the House of Representatives that seeks to place additional limits on its ability to track terrorist and spies

Republican voters' support for hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug touted by US President Donald Trump as a possible COVID-19 treatment, has fallen to 41 percent from 52 percent a month ago, a Morning Consult poll showed on Wednesday, on the heels of a study expressing safety concerns over the use of the drug