Donald Trump Jr. tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week: Spokesperson
Nov 21, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump's oldest son Donald Trump Jr. has tested positive for the novel coronavirus earlier this week and is self-quarantining at his cabin, his spokesperson said in a statement.
Wisconsin Police say 8 people hurt in mall shooting, suspect still at large
Nov 21, 2020, at 02:21 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Eight people have been injured in a shooting at a mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and the gunman is still at large, the Wauwatosa Police Department said in a press release.
Nov 21, 2020, at 01:19 am
Ottawa: Canada's cyber security agency has warned that state-sponsored hackers from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are the biggest cyber threats to the people of the country.
Pakistan military had ties with Taliban, possibly Al Qaeda: Ex-US President Barack Obama
Nov 20, 2020, at 08:41 pm
Washington/UNI: In what could be viewed as a vindication of India and Afghanistan's stance that Pakistan uses terror proxies to achieve its strategic goals, former US President Barack Obama has said they kept the Pakistani establishment in the dark regarding the operation to kill Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, as it was known that certain sections of the Pakistani military had ties with terrorist groups.
Ontario's 7-day average of COVID-19 infections falls to lowest point since Nov 13
Nov 20, 2020, at 04:59 am
Toronto/IBNS: Another 1,210 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ontario on Thursday, a third straight day of decreases, and down from 1,575 last Thursday, dropping the seven-day average to 1,369, the lowest since Nov 13, media reports said.
Justin Trudeau says Canadian Gov't. seeks to restore confidence in right to information regime
Nov 18, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: The Canadian government intends to act on recommendations made by the country’s Information Commissioner that will fix a faltering right to information regime within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.
US designates 2 senior leaders of Al-Shabab as global terrorists: Mike Pompeo
Nov 18, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States has designated two senior leaders of the al-Shabab terror organization as global terrorists, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a statement on Tuesday.
Canada: Ontario registers 569 fresh cases of COVID-19
Nov 18, 2020, at 04:02 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario's newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday drove the seven-day average down to about 1,423, from 1,443 on Nov 16, media reports said.
Great discoveries made on my watch will end China Plague: Donald Trump tweets on Moderna Vaccine
Nov 18, 2020, at 12:51 am
Washington: Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Monday took credit over the discovery of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during his tenure.
Donald Trump will soon introduce set of tough policies targeting China: Reports
Nov 16, 2020, at 11:10 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump is set to introduce "a series of hardline policies" on China before his term ends on January 20, including sanctions on companies and officials, Axios reported, citing senior administration officials.
Joe Biden won US presidential polls as it was rigged: Donald Trump
Nov 16, 2020, at 02:33 am
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump has first time publicly admitted that Joe Biden has won the elections, however, still maintained that the elections were rigged.
US President Donald Trump lights 'diyas' at White House on Diwali
Nov 15, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Saturday lit 'diyas' at The White House in Washington DC to celebrate Diwali and extended his greetings to the people on the occasion.
'Sal Mubarak': Joe Biden, Kamala Harris wish on Diwali
Nov 15, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris last night (Saturday in the US) wished Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists on the occasion of Diwali.
Donald Trump says Georgia vote recount should stop as matching signatures not shown
Nov 15, 2020, at 02:19 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the recount of votes in the state of Georgia should be stopped, hinting on the fact that there is room for fraud as matching signatures are not being shown.
US slams China over passing “patriotism” resolution that disqualified Hong Kong lawmakers
Nov 14, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Washington: The United States has strongly condemned the “patriotism” resolution passed by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Nov 11, which disqualified four members of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council for exercising their mandates as lawmakers.
Nov 14, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Washignton: US President Donald J. Trump on Thursday signed an Executive Order to protect and restrain American investors from funding Communist Chinese military companies, including those designated by the Department of Defense in June and August of 2020.
US President Election 2020: Joe Biden wins Georgia further cementing his victory
Nov 14, 2020, at 03:31 pm
Washington/UNI: US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday won the state of Georgia, becoming the first Democratic candidate to do so since 1992, and further cementing his victory in the most closely fought presidential elections in American history.
Donald Trump may visit his supporters' rally in Washington on Saturday
Nov 14, 2020, at 03:18 pm
Washington/Sputnik: President Donald Trump said on Friday that he might attend his supporters' rally dubbed the Million MAGA March or the March for Trump, scheduled to take place on Saturday in the US capital.
Joe Biden to meet with national security experts next week
Nov 14, 2020, at 02:22 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President-elect Joe Biden will meet with national security experts next week, Biden transition team official Jen Psaki said in a press conference on Friday.
US Commerce Department backs off from shutting down TikTok
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US Commerce Department is backing off from enforcing a shutdown of Chinese-owned TikTok video-sharing app after a federal court ruling prevented the move, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Ontario's new COVID-19 cases of 1,575 break its previous one-day record
Nov 13, 2020, at 04:39 am
Toronto, Nov 12 (IBNS): Ontario's renewed surge in infections on Nov 12 with a record high of 1,575 Covid-19 cases as against 1,426 on Nov 11, broke its previous single-day record, media reports said.
China targeting its own community members in Canada to silence Xi Jinping critics: Report
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:03 am
Ottawa: China has taken another aggressive stance by routinely using undercover state security officials and 'trusted agents' to target Canadian Chinese community members to silence critics of President Xi Jinping, media reports said.
US Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Georgia November 17-18 - Georgian Foreign Ministry
Nov 11, 2020, at 02:25 pm
Tblisi/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Georgia on November 17-18, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Joe Biden calls Trump’s refusal to concede election ‘embarrassment’
Nov 11, 2020, at 02:00 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Projected US-President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday called President Donald Trump's refusal to concede the election an embarrassment that would hurt the incumbent's legacy.
Nearly one-third of Biden voters say they were voting against Donald Trump: Poll
Nov 11, 2020, at 01:54 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Some 29 percent of Americans who voted for Joe Biden claim their decisions were driven not by enthusiasm for the former vice president but by a desire to remove President Donald Trump from office, a poll by Rasmussen Reports said on Tuesday.
US-China trade war likely to hit pause under Biden: Investor
Nov 10, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The trade war between Washington and Beijing would likely be halted under a Joe Biden administration, although the United States would continue to confront China on other fronts, Kyle Shostak, director of Navigator Principal Investors, told Sputnik.
Canada's alarming surge in COVID-19 cases worries health officials and lawmakers
Nov 10, 2020, at 04:52 am
Toronto/IBNS: The continuous surge in COVID-19 cases across Canada has alarmed health officials and lawmakers especially after multiple provinces set new records for single-day increases on Sunday, media reports said.
Nov 10, 2020, at 04:37 am
Washington/Beijing/IBNS: While leaders across the globe have congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden for his victory, media reports said China has declined to congratulate him stating the final result of the elections are yet to come out.
Melania Trump wants Donald Trump to concede defeat to Joe Biden: Reports
Nov 09, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Washington: US First Lady Melania Trump has now joined other members of her husband president Donald Trump's inner circle to ask him to accept loss and concede defeat to President-elect Joe Biden, media reports said.
Trump wants to introduce more sanctions against Iran before January 20: Reports
Nov 09, 2020, at 02:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The administration of incumbent US President Donald Trump plans to impose new sanctions on Iran in the coming weeks, the Axios news portal reports.