Japan PM Suga confirms coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted on October 1
Sep 28, 2021, at 11:18 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga confirmed the plans to completely lift the coronavirus-related state of emergency, which is still in force in 19 out of 47 prefectures, from October 1.
DPRK says it will ‘respond willingly’ if US abandons ‘hostile policy’
Sep 28, 2021, at 11:08 pm
New York: The Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the United Nations, Kim Song, said that if the United States “shows its bold decision to give up its hostile policy”, his country is “prepared to respond willingly at any time.”
France focuses on responsibility and solidarity in the face of global challenges
Sep 28, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New York: In his address to the UN General Assembly on Monday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian upheld multilateralism as the key to overcoming global challenges including conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
Syria committed to ‘combating and eradicating terrorism’, General Assembly hears
Sep 28, 2021, at 11:02 pm
New York: In his speech to the high-level debate at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Fayssal Mekdad, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria, reaffirmed his country’s commitment to combat terrorism and aim to ‘restore security and stability’.
Yemen: Endless suffering of children continues due to war, aid crisis
Sep 28, 2021, at 10:56 pm
New York: The Yemen conflict killed or maimed 2,600 children as hostilities intensified in 2019 and 2020; that’s according to a new report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and Armed conflict in the country.
Sep 28, 2021, at 10:49 pm
The war in Yemen has caused a human catastrophe, torn society apart, and triggered “waves of mass displacement, repression and enforced disappearance”, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, the final day of the UN General Assembly’s annual debate.
Security Council marks 25th anniversary of Test Ban Treaty with call for nuclear weapons-free world
Sep 28, 2021, at 10:41 pm
New York: The Security Council on Monday marked the 25th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, with calls for its entry into force and the elimination of nuclear weapons everywhere.
Boosting production, crucial for least developed countries, post pandemic
Sep 28, 2021, at 10:32 pm
The world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy if States are unable to boost economic production, and the international community fails to provide more support, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned.
Iran nuclear programme at ‘critical point’, Israeli Prime Minister warns
Sep 28, 2021, at 10:27 pm
New York: With Iran’s nuclear programme at a “watershed moment”, the country must be stopped from acquiring a nuclear weapon, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday in his inaugural speech to the UN General Assembly.
PoK activists demonstrate in London against Shah Mehmood Qureshi's arrival
Sep 28, 2021, at 09:35 pm
London: Activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Monday demonstrated in London against the visit of Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Pakistan: Security personnel killed during exchange with terrorists in Balochistan
Sep 28, 2021, at 04:41 pm
Quetta: A Frontier Corps member died and two others were hurt as they exchanged fire with terrorists in the Mach area of Balochistan on Sunday, media reports said.
US President Joe Biden gets COVID-19 booster shot
Sep 28, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden has received a booster shot of COVID-19.
North Korea fires missile: South Korea
Sep 28, 2021, at 02:36 pm
Seoul/Pyongyang: South Korean military on Tuesday said North Korea has fired a short-range missile towards the sea off its east coast early on Tuesday, media reports said.
Italian FM says impossible for his nation to recognise Taliban govt of Afghanistan
Sep 28, 2021, at 02:29 am
Rome: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has said it is impossible for his nation to recognize the Taliban government.
Sep 28, 2021, at 02:21 am
Beijing: Chinese scientists are creating a hypersonic weapon designed to generate an intense electromagnetic pulse that would wipe out communication and power supply lines, media reports said.
Banned members of BLF destroy Mohammad Ali Jinnah's statue in Pakistan
Sep 28, 2021, at 02:10 am
Gwadar: Statue of Pakistan's Founding Father Mohammad Ali Jinnah was destroyed in a bomb attack in the country's Gwadar region recently.
Pakistan: Relatives block train demanding justice for alleged encounter victim
Sep 28, 2021, at 01:54 am
Toba Tek Singh, Punjab: Relatives of a man, who was allegedly killed in 'encounter', blocked trains by putting burning tyres and parking tractor-trolleys along with the body at the level crossing at Gojra on Sunday for several hours, media reports said.
Sep 28, 2021, at 01:38 am
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents have issued yet another bizarre diktat to hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province by which they are asked not to shave or trim beards as it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law.
Pakistan: CTD officials detain two ISIS-linked terrorists in Karachi
Sep 27, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Islamabad: The Counter-Terrorism Department and a federal intelligence agency of Pakistan carried out a joint raid at New Truck Stand on Karachi's Mauripur Road on Monday and detained two Islamic STate terrorists, media reports said.
Pakistan: Senate body told 24 pct educated people are jobless countrywide
Sep 27, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has highlighted the grim reality of economic condition of the country whereB 24 per cent of educated people were jobless at the moment.
Indonesia’s plan to build mega railway with China triggers debt trap fear
Sep 27, 2021, at 04:42 pm
Jakarta: Indonesia is planning to involve Japan and China to build two separate routes for the same railway project, a move analysts fear might lead to Chinese debt trap and even deteriorate Jakarta's relationship with Tokyo.
German federal election: Social Democrats’ Scholz declares victory
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:25 pm
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: Olaf Scholz, the leader of Germany’s Social Democrats, called the outcome of this Sunday’s federal election a success that proved voters wanted to see him as their next chancellor.
PML-N will bury PTI forever in 2023 polls: Shahbaz Sharif
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:06 pm
Islamabad: PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday gave a strong message to PM Imran Khan and said his party will "bury PTI forever" in the 2023 general elections.
Twitter removes blue verified badge from accounts of several Afghan ministries: Reports
Sep 27, 2021, at 02:14 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Twitter has taken away blue verification checkmarks from the accounts of several Afghan ministries, the Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday.
Pakistan: Ruling coalition senator wants special aircraft for legislators
Sep 27, 2021, at 04:02 am
Islamabad: A Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) legislator has demanded that the Senate should have its own dedicated aircraft for the use of members of parliament.
CPEC: Pakistan govt unveils Karachi coastline plan
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:58 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has unveiled an ambitious plan to rebuild Karachi’s coastline under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with $3.5 billion “direct Chinese investment”.
Pakistan Crime: Peshawar man arrested on charges of 'sextortion' of US minor
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:36 am
Peshawar: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday said a Peshawar man was arrested on the complaint of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on charges of ‘sextortion’ of a US-based minor girl, media reports said.
Taliban regime may alter current national IDs and passports
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban regime of Afghanistan has announced that the national identity cards and the passports that were issued by the previous Afghan government are valid for the time being but they might be changed soon.
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:05 am
Kabul: An Afghan female investor has decided to shut down a driving training center for women that was established a year ago in Kabul as a hardline Islamic Taliban rule takes hold in Afghanistan.
Switzerland referendum: Voters seem to back same-sex marriage
Sep 26, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Bern: People in Switzerland have backed same-sex marriage in a referendum, media reports said on Sunday.