Putin says Middle-Eastern militants operating in Ukraine
Mar 06, 2022, at 01:38 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia has noticed the presence of militants from the Middle East and some European countries in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
Attacks continue in Mariupol despite temporary ceasefire announcement by Russia: Deputy Mayor
Mar 05, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Mariupol: Mariupol's Deputy mayor Serhiy Orlov on Saturday claimed that there is no ceasefire in Mariupol despite an announcement by Russia.
Pakistan: Death toll in Peshawar mosque blast touches 62
Mar 05, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Peshawar: The death toll due to the blast at a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar city has now touched 62 media reports said on Saturday.
Over 200,000 civilians to be evacuated from Mariupol
Mar 05, 2022, at 11:02 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Over 200,000 civilians are planned to be evacuated from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol and over 15,000 from Volnovakha, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minster Iryna Vereshchuk said on Saturday.
Food Price Index hit record high in February, UN agency reports
Mar 05, 2022, at 10:21 pm
New York: Global food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.
Human Rights Council to establish Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine
Mar 05, 2022, at 09:53 pm
New York: In a resolution adopted on Friday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva agreed to establish a commission to investigate violations committed during Russia’s military attack on Ukraine.
Security Council debates Russian strike on Ukraine nuclear power plant
Mar 05, 2022, at 09:38 pm
New York: Heavy fighting reported overnight at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power is both unacceptable and “highly irresponsible,” the UN’s senior political affairs official told the Security Council during an emergency meeting on Friday, while assuring members that radiation levels are normal and the facility’s cooling system was not affected.
Face of Haqqani Network's leader unveiled
Mar 05, 2022, at 09:34 pm
Kabul: The Head of Haqqani Network and the Taliban-appointed Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani's face was revealed as he appears before camera for the first time on Saturday.
Russia announces temporary ceasefire in two Ukrainian cities
Mar 05, 2022, at 06:17 pm
Moscow/Kyiv/IBNS: On the 10th day of the ongoing war between Moscow and Kyiv, Russia on Saturday announced a temporary ceasefire in two Ukrainian cities to allow humanitarian corridors for civilians, media reports said.
FATF once again places Pakistan in grey list
Mar 05, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Paris/Islamabad/UNI/IBNS: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday retained Pakistan on the grey list, and asked it to work on taking forward Terrorist Financing investigations and prosecutions by targeting senior leaders and commanders of UN-designated terrorist groups.
Vladimir Putin denies bombing Ukraine cities, says ready for dialogue if demands met
Mar 05, 2022, at 06:07 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denied that his troops were bombing Ukrainian cities and dismissed such information as fake, media reports said.
Ontario minister Christine Elliott, controversial legislator Randy Hillier to not seek re-election
Mar 05, 2022, at 05:31 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario's Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Christine Elliott, and controversial Member of Provincial Parliament Randy Hillier will not be seeking re-election in the provincial election in June.
Canada's skyrocketing gasoline price offers little hope of relief any time soon, experts rationalize
Mar 05, 2022, at 04:53 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian markets have been hit hard this week by the skyrocketing gasoline price at the retail level with experts offering little reason to expect relief any time soon.
Pakistan mosque blast leaves at least 56 killed, 194 injured
Mar 05, 2022, at 04:20 am
Peshawar/IBNS: At least 56 people were killed and 194 injured on Friday in a suicide explosion at a Shiite mosque in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, the deadliest attack in the country since 2018.
NATO not party to Ukraine conflict: Chief Jens Stoltenberg
Mar 05, 2022, at 01:44 am
Vienna/UNI/Sputnik: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated on Friday that the alliance is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine.
Mar 05, 2022, at 12:55 am
Beijing: The Chinese government is trying to eradicate the Muslim community of the country and it is evident from the government’s move to shut down more than 150 Uyghur cultural research and language organizations, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Peshawar mosque blast leaves 57 people dead
Mar 05, 2022, at 12:48 am
Peshawar: At least 57 people died as a suicide blast hit a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Friday, media reports said.
China overexploiting Sierra Leone's marine resources: Reports
Mar 05, 2022, at 12:24 am
Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Chinese overfishing is marginalizing Sierra Leone fishermen, media reports said on Friday.
India must bring Russia to discussion table: French envoy
Mar 05, 2022, at 12:06 am
Paris: French envoy to India, Emmanuel Lenain, has said as India shares a good relationship with Russia, it “must bring Moscow to the discussion table”.
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky survived three assissantion attempts last week: Reports
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:34 pm
Kyiv: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky survived three assassination attempts in the past week, media reports said on Friday.
1,800 Ukrainian military facilities destroyed: Russia
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian armed forces have disabled more than 1,800 military targets of Ukraine since the start of the special operation, Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday.
Canada urged to amend transgenerational discriminatory Indian Act
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:20 pm
New York: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Thursday, for Canada to fully address long-standing gender-based discrimination in its Indian Act, which continues to affect tens of thousands of descendants of indigenous women today.
Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during urgent debate at UN rights council
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:01 pm
New York: Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday, leading calls for a ceasefire.
‘Senseless war’ forces one million to flee Ukraine: UN refugee chief
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:39 pm
New York: The “senseless war” in Ukraine has forced one million people to flee the country in just seven days, while countless others have been displaced within its borders, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Explosion in Peshawar mosque leaves 30 dead, over 50 injured
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Peshawar, Pakistan/IBNS: A powerful explosion in a mosque at Kocha Risaldar area in Pakistan's Peshawar has left at least 30 people dead and more than 50 others injured, reports said.
Mar 04, 2022, at 08:39 pm
A spat between Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Romanian Mayor broke out at a relief camp where the former went to receive the Indian students who were evacuated from war-hit Ukraine.
Fire at Ukraine nuke plant extinguished
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:57 pm
Kyiv/UNI: The Ukrainian emergency services on Friday said the fire in the training building of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant has been extinguished.
Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant: US activates its nuclear response team
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:58 pm
Washington: The US Department of Energy has activated its nuclear response team following the attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
Ukraine-Russia conflict: Fire breaks out at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Kyiv: A fire broke out in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba informed.
'Sit down with me': Ukraine Prez Volodymyr Zelensky calls for direct talks with Vladimir Putin
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:52 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday called on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying it was "the only way to stop this war."