US Presidential election: Donald Trump refuses to concede defeat, claims to win polls
Nov 08, 2020, at 04:16 pm
Washington/IBNS: Even as major television networks declared Joe Biden victorious in the 46th US Presidential Election with the Democrat reaching the 270 electoral votes-mark, incumbent President Donald Trump refused to concede defeat and rather claimed to win the polls himself.
National Congress of American Indians congratulates Joe Biden
Nov 08, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has congratulated Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on victory in the presidential election, saying that the turnout from Native voters was pivotal in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Arizona.
US President-elect Joe Biden promises to get coronavirus under control
Nov 08, 2020, at 02:43 pm
Washington/UNI: President-elect Joe Biden has said that the primary objective for the US leadership now is to stop the spread of Coronavirus and he plans to name a group of experts to help with that task.
US elections: Joe Biden’s victory sparks mass celebrations in New York
Nov 08, 2020, at 02:29 pm
New York/UNI: The victory of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the US presidential election has sparked widespread celebrations on the streets of America's largest cities.
I pledge to unite America and win confidence: US President-elect Joe Biden
Nov 08, 2020, at 01:44 pm
Wilmington/IBNS: US President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday evening (American time) addressed the nation for the first time after his massive victory in the country's 46th Presidential election and said the people of the nation have spoken up and that he will become a president who seeks not to divide but unite.
Nov 08, 2020, at 01:13 pm
Washington/IBNS: US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who made history by becoming the first woman Black American and first Asian American to win the second-highest office in the country, in her address to the nation has said that even as she will be the first woman to lead the designation but the trend will definitely not end with her.
Lotus to VPOTUS : Kamala set to bloom
Nov 08, 2020, at 05:41 am
Washington/UNI: Democratic nominee Kamala Harris of Indian origin will be the next United States Vice-President and first woman of colour to hold the second topmost post in the Oval Office as Joe Biden won the US presidential elections, US media said on Saturday.
Breaking News: Joe Biden wins US presidency, Trump loses
Nov 08, 2020, at 04:16 am
Washington/IBNS: Joe Biden has been declared 46th President of the United States on Saturday, defeating Donald Trump, US media said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul, former TV presenter, 2 others killed
Nov 07, 2020, at 11:07 pm
Kabul: An explosion rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday which left at least three people, including a former presenter Yama Siawash, killed, media reports said.
Azerbaijan says consulate in Ukraine's Kharkiv attacked
Nov 07, 2020, at 11:00 pm
Baku/Sputnik: The Azerbaijani consulate building in Ukraine's city of Kharkiv has suffered a shooting attack, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, adding that no casualties were reported.
Aliyev says Azerbaijani forces take control of 16 villages in regions surrounding Karabakh
Nov 07, 2020, at 10:37 pm
Baku/Sputnik: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Saturday that Azeri forces had taken control over 16 settlement in the regions surrounding the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.
Biden says not ready to declare victory, but will win presidential race
Nov 07, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party Joe Biden said on Friday that he was not ready to declare the victory in the election yet but stressed that he would win the race, probably with more than 300 electoral votes.
PML-N chief trying to stir up rebellion in Army: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Nov 07, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif of trying to stir up a rebellion in the Pakistan army, by calling for changing the chief's of the country's army and the ISI.
At least 2 people died, 14 injured in blast in southern Afghanistan: Reports
Nov 07, 2020, at 08:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least two people died and 14 sustained injuries in an explosion in Afghanistan's southern province of Zabul, the TOLO news broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing local officials.
Nov 07, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Wilmington/IBNS: US Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who is racing towards the White House, on Friday expressed an immense confidence in winning the Presidential race as incumbent Donald Trump is slowly losing out to his challenger.
Ethiopia: ‘Halt the violence’, resolve grievances peacefully: UN rights chief
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:20 pm
New York: The UN human rights chief called on Friday for the de-escalation of violence and military clashes across parts of Ethiopia, urging all those involved to “engage in a genuine, inclusive and credible dialogue to solve any differences through peaceful means”.
UN chief calls for ‘peaceful, orderly and credible’ elections in Myanmar
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:16 pm
New York: Ahead of elections in Myanmar on 8 November, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stated his hope that the vote would help advance “inclusive sustainable development” across the country.
Aid agencies call for urgent action to prevent famine in hunger hotspots
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:00 pm
New York: People in four food insecurity “hotspots” inside Burkina Faso, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen, need help urgently to avoid sliding into famine, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
Six humanitarians killed in ‘obscene’ attacks in one week
Nov 07, 2020, at 02:51 pm
New York: The UN’s top relief official has strongly condemned recent attacks on aid workers in different parts of the world, demanding that those who target humanitarians are brought to justice.
US Supreme Court orders Pennsylvania to segregate post-election day ballots: Filing
Nov 07, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US Supreme Court has issued an order requiring counties in the battleground state of Pennsylvania to segregate mail-in ballots that arrived after November 3, a court document revealed.
US presidential polls: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden slowly inching towards victory
Nov 07, 2020, at 02:24 pm
Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is slowly inching towards the victory mark as counting of votes for the high-octane US Presidential election is still going on in crucial seats which are expected to decide the winner.
French police detain individual with cutter near school in Paris suburb: Minister
Nov 06, 2020, at 11:02 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: French law enforcement officers have taken into custody a suspicious individual with a cutter, who was yelling threats near a school in Seine-Saint-Denis department to the northeast of the French capital, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday.
Five injured in passenger train derailment in southern Spain: Reports
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A passenger train partially derailed in Spain's autonomous community of Andalusia due to heavy rains, injuring five people, the media reported on Friday.
Japan-US relations to remain unchanged regardless of election outcome
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday that close cooperation between Japan and the United States will remain unchanged regardless of which presidential candidate comes out on top.
Blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar province kills three police officers, injures two
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Three police officers have been killed and two more injured by an explosion in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a security source said on Friday.
Pennsylvania police investigating alleged plot to attack vote counting center
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Police in Philadelphia are investigating a tipoff that alleges a group was plotting to attack a vote counting location in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, media reported early on Friday.
Donald Trump's lead over Biden in Georgia shrinks to 665 votes
Nov 06, 2020, at 09:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Incumbent US President Donald Trump retains the lead in the state of Georgia, but Democratic challenger Joe Biden is only 665 votes behind, with 99 percent of the votes counted, AP results showed Friday.
US Presidential Election Results: Trump repeats voting fraud claims, Biden remains calm
Nov 06, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday once again cried foul over the federal elections accusing his challenger and Democratic nominee Joe Biden of "stealing" the polls, as the Republicans are slowly losing the race to the White House.
Protect Palestine olive harvest from settler violence, Israel urged
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: UN agencies, together with other international NGOs, are calling on Israel to better protect Palestinian farmers from violence by Israeli settlers, as they bring in their traditional olive harvest - crucial to livelihoods - and ensure families can access their land “freely and safely”.
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:36 pm
New York: Despite significant progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the signing of a peace deal 25 years ago this month, some politicians continue to ignore “core European values” and even glorify war criminals, the international community’s High Representative for the country told the Security Council on Thursday.