North Korea's Kim outlines plan for expanding relations with south: State Media
Jan 08, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Seoul/Sputnik: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has addressed the ruling Workers' Party with a report mapping out the course of relationship expansion with the South, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday.
Guterres ‘shocked’ at massacre of civilians in eastern DR Congo
Jan 08, 2021, at 06:59 pm
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General has expressed shock at the massacre of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and called on the authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Hong Kong: UN human rights office urges immediate release of arrested activist
Jan 08, 2021, at 06:50 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Thursday voiced deep concerns over the arrests of over 50 individuals under the new National Security Law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, and called for their immediate release.
Jan 08, 2021, at 06:26 pm
New York: Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly have expressed sadness over the violence that erupted on Wednesday when supporters of President Trump stormed the US Capitol building, temporarily bringing to a halt the disputed certification of November’s presidential election result.
Deadly car bomb attacks ‘tragic reminder’ of price civilians pay in Syria
Jan 08, 2021, at 06:11 pm
New York: The killing of civilians in separate car bomb attacks in northern Syria on Saturday has been condemned by top UN humanitarian officials for the country.
Security Council has critical role in addressing fragility and conflict: UN chief
Jan 08, 2021, at 05:52 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the critical role of the Security Council in addressing links between fragility and conflict, two of the greatest obstacles to achieving sustainable development across the world.
US envoy to UN plans to visit Taiwan on January 13-15, meet with senior diplomats
Jan 08, 2021, at 03:52 pm
United Nation/Sputnik: US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft will visit Taiwan on January 13-15 and meet with senior diplomats, the US Mission to UN said on Thursday.
England to ask travelers to prove negative COVID test prior to departure from next week
Jan 08, 2021, at 03:00 pm
London/Sputnik: England will require all travelers, including UK citizens, to present a negative COVID-19 test up to 72 hours before departure starting from next week, the United Kingdom’s Department for Transport said on Friday.
A day after riots in Capitol Hill, Donald Trump commits to 'orderly' transition of power
Jan 08, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Washington/UNI: A day after the unprecedented storming of the US Congress by his supporters US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his committment to an "orderly" transition of power.
Expert believes Taliban failed to change its way despite Intra-Afghanistan talks
Jan 08, 2021, at 05:04 am
Keeping in mind the recent negotiations that the Afghanistan government and Taliban resumed, several American policymakers have opined that the Taliban has changed but the people of the war-battered nation feels that the group still believes in its "medieval, totalitarian, and dogmatic ideologies".
OSCE concerned about attacks on journalists during riots in US
Jan 08, 2021, at 04:41 am
Vienna/Sputnik: Teresa Ribeiro, representative on freedom of the media at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), expressed concern about reported attacks on journalists and their equipment during the latest riots in the United States.
Jan 08, 2021, at 04:27 am
Ontario/IBNS: Ontario is reporting a rapid surge of new single-day record of 3,519 COVID-19 cases and 89 deaths, which has pushed the seven-day average of new daily cases to a new high of 3,141, with a test positivity rate of 6.1 percent, Ontario's health officials said.
Ban on Donald Trump's Facebook, Instagram accounts extended 'indefinitely'
Jan 08, 2021, at 04:23 am
Washington/IBNS: Outgoing US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts have been banned for at least two weeks after his supporters stormed into the iconic Capitol building and created chaos over his defeat in the polls.
Donald Trump's ex-chief of staff quits diplomatic post after US Capitol attack
Jan 08, 2021, at 03:24 am
Washington/IBNS: Former Chief of Staff in Donald's Trump's administration, Mick Mulvaney on Thursday announced that he has quit his diplomatic post as a protest against the mob violence by the president's supporters at the US Capitol.
US weekly jobless claims barely changed at 787,000 in week to January 2: Labor Dept.
Jan 08, 2021, at 02:35 am
Washington/Sputnik: Some 787,000 Americans filed for jobless benefits last year, little changed from the previous week, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, as US job market recovery continued to struggle under the coronavirus pandemic.
Capitol Building in Michigan closes due to security threat during police investigating
Jan 08, 2021, at 02:31 am
Washington/UNI: The Capitol building in the US state of Michigan has been shut down due to a security threat that police are investigating, several lawmakers said on via Twitter on Thursday.
Ontario promises to get all nursing home residents, staff in hot zones vaccinated by Jan 21
Jan 08, 2021, at 01:48 am
Ontario/IBNS: As the Ontario government faces pressure to speed up the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the province has promised to get all nursing home residents, staff, and essential caregivers in hot zones vaccinated by Jan 21, media reports said.
Sri Lankan Navy seizes over Rs 600 million worth drugs, role of Pakistan ISI suspected
Jan 07, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Colombo: A special operation carried out by the Sri Lankan Navy in the seas off Negombo on Monday led to the apprehension of 4 suspects with over 100 kg of Crystal Methamphetamine (ICE) and about 80 kg of Hashish besides seizure of a multi day fishing trawler used to transfer the narcotic substances.
China is waging cognitive warfare against Taiwan, warns Think tank
Jan 07, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Beijing: China is waging “cognitive warfare” against Taiwan by using tools like misinformation and an army of online trolls, a think tank has alerted.
COVID-19 pandemic: Experts alert Hong Kong govt about social unrest among youth
Jan 07, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Hong Kong: Experts have warned Hong Kong authorities that they must tackle students’ pent-up resentment against the government and frustration over the coronavirus pandemic as their anger may soon explode into social unrest.
US: Donald Trump concedes defeat, Joe Biden's Presidential election win certified
Jan 07, 2021, at 09:47 pm
Washington/UNI: Outgoing US President Donald Trump has conceded defeat hours after his supporters stormed the Capitol Hill building as the Congress voted to certify Joe Biden’s November election victory.
Senior Russian lawmaker says Washington unrest shows US lost democracy lead
Jan 07, 2021, at 09:34 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Violent electoral protests in Washington, D.C. made it clear that US democracy derailed, which means the United States no longer has the authority to dictate policies to other countries, Konstantin Kosachev, the chairman of the Russian upper house's foreign affairs committee, said on Thursday.
Four people die during protests by Trump supporters in US Capitol, over 50 detained
Jan 07, 2021, at 07:22 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI/IBNS: At least four people died on Wednesday as supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed into the iconic Capitol building and created chaos over his defeat in the polls.
Twitter to permanently suspend Trump's account if he violates platform's policies again
Jan 07, 2021, at 03:00 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Twitter in a statement on Wednesday said President Donald Trump's personal account will be permanently suspended if he continues to violate the platform's violent threats policies.
Former US President Obama blames Trump for fueling violence at Capitol
Jan 07, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has continuously lied about the outcome of the November 3 election and incited the Wednesday violence at the US Capitol building, Barack Obama, the former US president, said.
Riot: US Capitol secured, one dead
Jan 07, 2021, at 02:28 pm
Washington: At least one person was killed as supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the iconic Capitol building and created chaos over his defeat in the polls.
Jan 07, 2021, at 07:55 am
Washington/IBNS: In a desperate act, Donal Trump supporters, who are in Washington for rallies alleging fraud in US presidential elections on a day when Congress met to certify Joe Biden's victory, broke into the Capitol building.
Jan 07, 2021, at 05:00 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) president Maulana Fazlur Rehman has challenged PM Imran Khan and his government and said the 11-party alliance will show their cards at the right time which will leave the government shell-shocked.
Demonstrators protest outside Canadian Embassy in Paris to demand justice for Karima Baloch
Jan 07, 2021, at 04:14 am
Paris: Several protesters assembled outside the Canadian Embassy in Paris and demanded justice for activist Karima Baloch.
Hong Kong arrests over 50 opposition figures under national security Law: Reports
Jan 06, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Police in Hong Kong on Wednesday detained over 50 high-profile anti-Beijing activists and politicians, including one US national, in early morning raids, media reported.