US house to send articles of Trump impeachment to Senate: Congressman

Jan 14, 2020, at 11:20 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The House of Representatives will send the articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday, House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries said during a press conference on Tuesday.

Tehran vows to respond decisively to any destructive actions against JCPOA

Jan 14, 2020, at 09:07 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Tehran will respond decisively to any destructive measures regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Tuesday.

Top Pakistani Military general and Bajwa’s successor put under house arrest, then 'forced to resign'

Jan 14, 2020, at 06:59 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: In what might be seen as a conflict arising within the Pakistani Army, the second-most senior Pakistan Army officer, General Sarfraz Sattar was allegedly forced to resign after being kept under house arrest with his family for weeks, media reports said.

First Singaporean charged with terror financing, says he only recognises Sharia law

Jan 14, 2020, at 06:08 pm

Singapore/IBNS: The trial of first Singapore national to be charged with terror financing commenced on Monday where he admitted that he had transferred funds overseas to support the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), media reports said.

Iran to take US to Int'l criminal court in The Hague over Soleimani killing

Jan 14, 2020, at 05:13 pm

Tehan/Sputnik/uUNI: Iran intends to hold the US government and armed forces accountable for the killing of its top military commander, Qasem Soleimani, bringing a case against it to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, judicial spokesman Gholam Hossein Ismaili said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian plane downing: Several people detained

Jan 14, 2020, at 04:24 pm

Tehran/IBNS: Iran's judiciary said several people have been detained in connection with the crash of a Ukrainian plane in Tehran last week.

Afghanistan: Explosions rock Mazar-e-Sharif, 2 killed

Jan 14, 2020, at 03:54 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Back-to-back explosions rocked Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif city which left at least two people killed, media reports said.

Pompeo, Omani counterpart reaffirm relations in region after Sultan's death: State Dept

Jan 14, 2020, at 10:35 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a telephone call with Omani Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf bin Abdullah discussed maintaining cooperation to advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region following the death of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a press release.

France to send more forces to combat terrorists in Africa, Macron says

Jan 14, 2020, at 10:26 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will commit an additional 220 military servicemen to take part in Operation Barkhane, which aims to fight jihadist groups in Africa’s Sahel region.

At least 6 killed in China's northwest as road collapses near bus stop

Jan 14, 2020, at 10:21 am

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: A massive road collapse in front of a bus stop next to a Red Cross hospital in the city of Xining in China's northwestern province of Qinghai has left at least six people killed as search and rescue operation continues, Chinese media reported.

Ten people missing in Northwestern China after road collapse: Reports

Jan 14, 2020, at 10:16 am

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: At least 10 people are missing after a road collapse involving a bus in the capital of China’s northwestern Qinghai province, The Beijing News newspaper reports.

South Korea’s Moon shakes off pessimism about dialogue with Pyongyang

Jan 14, 2020, at 09:55 am

Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korean President Moon Jae-in has expressed some hope about the prospects of dialogue with North Korea, as well as possibilities of Pyongyang resuming talks with the United States.

Almost 1,000 civilians leave Idlib De-escalation zone on Monday - Russian Military

Jan 14, 2020, at 09:50 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A total of 983 civilians left terrorist-controlled territory in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib on Monday through two newly-established humanitarian corridors, Maj. Gen. Yuri Borenkov, the commander of the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation, reported.

Global Goals top General Assembly President’s priority list

Jan 14, 2020, at 09:45 am

New York/IBNS: The President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday set out his 2020 priorities, which aim to make the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality by the start of the next decade.

‘No shortcuts to a healthier world’: WHO chief sets out health priorities for the decade

Jan 14, 2020, at 09:38 am

New York/IBNS: The head of the UN health agency, WHO, has set out his urgent global health challenges for the next ten years – designated the “Decade of Action” by the UN General Assembly” – and underscored the importance of investing in public health, in a statement released on Monday.

Colombia: ‘Significant strides’ towards integrated peace, UN envoy tells Security Council

Jan 14, 2020, at 09:31 am

New York/IBNS: Colombia has continued to make “significant strides in its peace process”, the top UN envoy in the country told the Security Council on Monday.

Queen agrees to let Prince Harry and Megan have independent lives

Jan 13, 2020, at 11:53 pm

London/IBNS: Queen Elizabeth II on Monday agreed to grant Prince Harry and his actress wife Megan an "independent live" and to move part-time to Canada after they expressed desires that their future roles in the Royal Family as full-time members may be concluded, media reports said.

Lahore High Court quashes Parvez Musharraf's death sentence

Jan 13, 2020, at 10:18 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: The death sentence handed down to former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf by a special court has been quashed by another court in the country, a BBC report said.

Donald Trump authorized killing of Soleimani in June: Reports

Jan 13, 2020, at 09:45 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump approved the assassination of Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani seven months ago, NBC News reported on Monday, citing five current and former senior administration officials.

Iranian president calls for implementation of law blacklisting Pentagon

Jan 13, 2020, at 04:47 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday issued an order to implement a law blacklisting the US Department of Defence as "terrorist organization," Tasnim news agency reported.

Seven prisoners escape prison in Afghanistan

Jan 13, 2020, at 03:40 pm

Kabul/IBNS: At least seven prisoners broke a jail in Afghanistan's Paktya area and fled away on Sunday evening, media reports said.

Iran's Rouhani blames US for current situation in Middle East: Presidential Press Office

Jan 13, 2020, at 10:23 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, during a telephone conversation with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, said that the United States were to be blamed for the current developments in the Middle East, the presidential press office said in a statement.

Australian PM takes major polling hit amid bushfires

Jan 13, 2020, at 10:18 am

Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has suffered a blow to his approval rating amid the ongoing bushfire crisis.

Over dozens of Saudi trainees to be expelled from US military base in Florida - Reports

Jan 12, 2020, at 11:07 pm

Tallahassee/Sputnik/UNI: More than a dozen Saudi Arabian military personnel trained in the United States will be deported from the country following December's deadly shooting at a military base in Florida, the CNN broadcaster reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Netanyahu accuses Iran of deliberately lying about downed Ukrainian plane

Jan 12, 2020, at 10:57 pm

Telaviv/Sputnik/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accused Iran of deliberately misleading the world about true causes of Ukraine's Boeing 737 fatal crash as it knew but failed to say right away that the jetliner was shot down by the Iranian military by mistake.

Donald Trump Tells Iranian Authorities to 'Stop Killing' Protesters

Jan 12, 2020, at 10:54 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump called on Iranian authorities to "stop the killing" of protesters, alleging that thousands were already murdered or imprisoned in Iran and that the international community was monitoring the situation.

Seven rockets hit Army base in Iraq's Salahudin province, two injured

Jan 12, 2020, at 10:44 pm

Baghdad/UNI: Seven Katyusha rockets on Sunday shook the Balad airbase, which previously housed US troops, in Iraq's central province of Salahudin,around 90 km from here, injuring two Iraqi soldiers, a provincial security source said.

Nearly 60 people injured in clashes between protesters, police in eastern Iraq - Reports

Jan 12, 2020, at 10:41 pm

Doha/Sputnik/UNI: Nearly 60 people, including 48 police officers, were injured in clashes between security forces and students outside the University of Wasit in Iraq's eastern Wasit province, media reported on Sunday, citing a security source.

Syrian helicopters drop leaflets to urge civilians to leave rebel-held areas in Aleppo, Idlib

Jan 12, 2020, at 10:24 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: Syrian choppers dropped leaflets on rebel-held areas in the northern province of Aleppo, urging civilians to leave rebel-held areas through humanitarian corridors which opened on Sunday, a war monitor reported.

Libya's eastern-based Parliament may ask Egypt for military assistance - Speaker

Jan 12, 2020, at 10:21 pm

Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: The eastern-based Libyan parliament, which supports Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), may ask Egypt for military support in case of foreign interference in the Libyan conflict, the parliament’s speaker, Aguila Saleh, said on Sunday, in the wake of Turkey's decision to send troops to Libya.