Canadian PM Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell trucker protests
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:53 pm
Ottawa: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked emergency powers in response to the ongoing trucker protests against the country's COVID-19 restrictions.
Russian missiles moving to Ukraine border confirmed
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Washington/UNI: Russia has continued to amass its troops, including submarines and amphibious landing ship in the Black Sea and short-range ballistic missiles, tanks and howitzers around Ukraine's northeastern edges, according to an exclusive CNN report.
Feb 15, 2022, at 04:49 am
Vancouver (BC)/IBNS: An online petition has been reportedly signed by more than 18,000 people opposing the cutting of dozens of trees on the University of British Columbia (UBC)'s campus to clear the way for two new buildings.
Countering China: US plans to reopen Solomon Islands embassy
Feb 15, 2022, at 04:24 am
Washington, DC: The US government is planning to reopen an embassy in Solomon Islands, media reports said,a move seen by many as Washington's move of enhancing the presence in the region where China is rapidly expanding its influence.
Ambassador Bridge connecting Canada, US reopens after week-long blockade
Feb 15, 2022, at 03:35 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ambassador Bridge connecting Canada and the United States, one of the busiest border crossings, reopened after a week-long blockade, the Detroit International Bridge Company announced in a statement late Sunday.
Pakistan: Five killed for honour in Balochistan, probe going on
Feb 15, 2022, at 03:00 am
Dera Murad Jamali, Pakistan: At least three men and two women were killed in the name of honour in Jaffarabad, Mastung and Hub areas of Pakistan in recent days, police said.
Pakistan's NewsOne channel taken off air before Pemra notice for criticising federal minister
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:54 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued show cause notice to private news channel NewsOne for airing ‘unethical’ remarks about the performance of a federal minister during a talk show, media reports said on Monday.
About half of Canadians disagree with Jusitn Trudeau's handling of Trucker Protests
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:42 am
Toronto/UNI/Sputnik: Almost half of Canadians believe that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not up to the job as trucker protests continue, according to a Maru Public Opinion poll out on Monday.
Ukraine Crisis: G7 threatens Russia with sanctions
Feb 15, 2022, at 01:10 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: The finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) on Monday said they are ready to collectively impose severe sanctions on Russia in the event of a military invasion by Russian troops into the territory of Ukraine.
Afghan families forced to send kids to work: Save the Children
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:44 am
Kabul: A fifth of families in Afghanistan have been forced to send their children out to earn a living after seeing their incomes fall since August, a leading humanitarian organization Save the Children said.
A number of British citizens detained in Afghanistan, says UK officials
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:29 am
Kabul: The UK government has said a "number" of British nationals have been detained in Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
86 radio stations stopped operations in Afghanistan ever since Taliban came to power
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:23 am
Kabul: Media watchdog organizations said as many as 86 radio stations in Afghanistan have shut down in the past six months ever since the Taliban came to power in the country in 2021.
Petrol price may cross Rs 150 mark for first time in Pakistan soon
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:19 am
Islamabad: Pakistan may soon see petrol price crossing Rs 150 per litre mark, putting more pressure on the people of the South Asian country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Five Paktika districts witnessed no schools graduates in past 20 years
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:18 am
Kabul: Afghanistan tribal leaders said there have been no high school graduates in the past 20 years in five districts of the southeastern province of Paktika.
PTM activists demonstrate in Belgium against Pakistani soldiers firing on their leaders
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:13 am
Brussels: Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) activists have demonstrated at Schuman circle in Belgium's Brussels in front of the European Commission against the alleged firing by Pakistani soldiers on PTM central leaders like Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen and coordinator of PTM South Pashkhwa Noor Bacha who sustained bullet injuries.
ISIS activities key destabilizing factor in Afghanistan : Russian Diplomat
Feb 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's military performance in Syria has considerably weakened the Islamic State terrorist group but the extremist organization continues to pose serious threat to stability in Afghanistan, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said on Monday.
Taiwan administration decides to ease Covid-19 quarantine policy
Feb 14, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Taipei/UNI/Xinhua: Taiwan planned to ease its Covid-19 quarantine policy from next month, given that the local epidemic is stable and under control, the island's disease-monitoring agency said Monday.
Bulgaria: Swastika symbol drawn on window shade inside US Embassy
Feb 14, 2022, at 03:34 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: A swastika was drawn on a window shade inside the US embassy in Bulgaria, Axios reports.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discusses 'Russian issue' with Joe Biden
Feb 14, 2022, at 05:25 am
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had discussed the current security situation, economic issues, sanctions and alleged Russian aggression in a phone conversation with US President Joe Biden on Sunday.
Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death in Pakistan
Feb 14, 2022, at 04:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has asked authorities to take action against those involved in lynching of a man who had allegedly commited blasphemy in Mian Channu region of the country.
US releases intelligence on Ukraine to prevent war: US NSA Sullivan
Feb 14, 2022, at 02:39 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States has been releasing information on the alleged Russian attack on Ukraine since November to prevent a war, not provoke it, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
Ukraine's airspace likely to shut down on Monday: Lawmaker
Feb 13, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: Foreign airlines will most likely suspend flights above Ukraine starting February 14, Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of former President Petro Poroshenko's European Solidarity party, said on Sunday.
Blinken discusses Ukraine issue with Russian FM Lavrov
Feb 13, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday by phone to discuss acute and shared concerns that Russia may be considering launching further military aggression against Ukraine in the coming days, the US State Department said in a statement on Sunday.
Canada police to remove protesters from international crossing
Feb 13, 2022, at 06:49 pm
Ottawa/UNI: To bring an end to the six-day blockade of North America's busiest international crossing, Canadian police has tried to clear protesters from Ambassador Bridge across from Detroit.
Several UN staff abducted in Yemen’s Abyan province: Reports
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Sanaa/UNI/Sputnik: Six UN workers have been kidnapped in southern Yemen, the Yemen Press Agency (YPA) reports.
Joe Biden shared ideas on security with Vladimir Putin: Kremlin
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden shared some thoughts on security guarantees in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.
British officials discuss humanitarian crisis situation in Afghanistan with Taliban representatives
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:40 am
Kabul: British officials held talks with Taliban representatives in Afghanistan on the current humanitarian crisis situation in the country.
Pakistan: 34 disappeared in 10 days in Balochistan
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:37 am
Quetta, Pakistan: In the first 10 days of February, Pakistani security forces and its affiliated militias abducted at least 34 civilians, Human Rights Council of Balochistan said in a statement.
Pakistani activist says people in Balochistan suppressed by military, terror groups
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:34 am
Balochistan, Pakistan: An activist in Pakistan's Balochistan region has said military and terror groups are suppressing locals in the region.
Pakistan is facing mounting trouble in power sector as circular debt surges to Rs 2.47 trillion
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) shattered all previous records as the power sector circular debt during its regime reached the highest level of Rs 2,476 billion in the history of the country, media reports said.