US President Donald Trump has accused China of trying to jeopardize his re-election bid in November.
In an interview with Reuters, Trump said China "will do anything they can" to ensure he loses another four-year term at the White House, and back his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, instead.
He also renewed his attack on China for not doing enough to contain the spread of COVID-19 and warned that his administration could "do a lot" to penalise the country.
It comes as the US leader, himself, faced scrutiny over how he handled the virus.
Meanwhile, Trump said he didn't believe opinion polls that showed Biden leading in the 2020 presidential race.
"I don't believe the polls," he said. "I believe the people of this country are smart. And I don't think that they will put a man in who's incompetent."
Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in the more than seven-month-old war, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, medics and residents said.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in immediate danger but still in a serious condition, his deputy said on Sunday, four days after an assassination attempt that sent shockwaves through Europe.
At least 47 people have died after continued heavy rain and flooding in northern Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday, a day after a similar number were killed in a central province.
Russian airstrikes killed at least ten people and injured many others in a recreation area just outside Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv on Sunday, local officials said.
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that Dubai Metro has resumed services at Onpassive, Equiti, and Mashreq stations as of Sunday May 19.
The UAE has sent a plane carrying 100 tonnes of food, medical and relief aid to help the victims of the floods and heavy rains that have recently swept Brazil.
Saif Hassan Ibrahim Karam from Sharjah Model Secondary School won third place in chemistry worldwide at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles, USA.