US has slim edge over China in AI, warns former Google Chairman
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:41 pm
Washignton: Former Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has warned the United States is only one to two years ahead of China in developing artificial intelligence.
Uyghurs praise Canadian parliament decision to declare China's treatment of the community genocide
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:38 pm
Ottawa: Campaign for Uyghurs group has called Canada’s House of Commons move of adopting a non-binding motion calling on the Trudeau government to declare the actions of the Chinese authorities against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang province a genocide as 'encouraging'.
Taiwan has right to interact with other countries, MOFA tells Beijing
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:34 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Tuesday stated that the country is an independent nation and China has no rights to dictate its exchanges with other nations.
Iranian’s corpse from Pakistan: Tehran negotiates transfer with Islamabad
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:31 pm
Tehran: An Iranian official has said it is speaking to Pakistan to pave the way for the delivery of an Iranian’s body, who was killed in Pakistan’s border area, media reports said.
Beijing's crackdown: Hong Kongers sign up for new UK visa
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Hong Kong: Just a fortnight after the scheme opened, a large number of Hongkongers have already applied for the UK’s visa route, media reports said.
Safety of CPEC projects: Pakistan enhances security in Balochistan
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:25 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan government has increased security in the southwestern Balochistan province in a bid to protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in the region.
Imran Khan posing as standard-bearer of Islam would create problems for Pakistan: Opinion piece
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:23 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistani newspaper has opined that PM Imran Khan’s mixing of politics and religion to gain support from religious quarters has taken a dangerous direction.
EU Foreign Policy chief urges Myanmar's military to stop violence against civilians
Mar 01, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell on Sunday called on Myanmar's military to refrain from the use of force against own citizens and warned about upcoming consequences from Brussels.
Joe Biden has had the most disastrous first month of any president in modern history: Donald Trump
Mar 01, 2021, at 02:34 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Former US President Donald Trump heavily critiqued the policies of his successor, US President Joe Biden, at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida.
White House says US preparing more measures against Myanmar
Mar 01, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States is preparing new measures against Myanmar in connection with the reported violence during the recent protests, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
China’s rumoured involvement in the military coup will benefit no one except Beijing: Report
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:02 am
China’s rumoured involvement in the military coup will benefit no one except Beijing, The Taiwan Times opinion said.
At least six people die in clashes between police, protesters in Myanmar:Reports
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:29 am
Naypyitaw/Sputnik: At least six people died on Sunday across Myanmar during clashes between the police and protesters opposing the recent military takeover, the Irrawaddy news portal reported.
Myanmar: UN rights office condemns escalating violence in deadliest day of protests so far
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:01 am
New York: In response to the killing of at least 18 protesters demonstrating against Myanmar’s military coup, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Sunday strongly condemned the “escalating violence” and called for an immediate end to the use of force.
OIC Assistant Sec Gen Youssef Aldobeay visits Rohingya camps
Mar 01, 2021, at 02:25 am
Dhaka/UNI: A five-member OIC delegation led by OIC Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Amb. Youssef Aldobeay visited Bhashan Char and Kutupalong Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen kill three people in Islamabad
Feb 28, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Islamabad: Unknown gunmen shot dead three people, including an Imam-e-Masjid (prayer leader) and two teenagers, in Islamabad city of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Russia to launch first Arktika-M weather satellite
Feb 28, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russia will launch its first Arktika-M satellite for monitoring the Arctic climate and environment on Sunday, using the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Fregat booster, a spokesperson of the Russian space agency Roscosmos told Sputnik.
After Johnson & Johnson vaccine approval ‘things likely to get worse’: Joe Biden
Feb 28, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden says the approval of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is "exciting news" but Americans should not let their guard down as the situation could deteriorate.
Qatar says will continue to facilitate Intra-Afghan talks as peace deal marks 1 year
Feb 28, 2021, at 06:52 am
Doha/Sputnik: Qatar remains committed to continuing to support war-torn Afghanistan through the ongoing negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government, Qatar's Government Communications Office told Sputnik.
Pakistan PM welcomes LoC ceasefire, says open for dialogue
Feb 28, 2021, at 12:33 am
New Delhi/UNI: Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday said his country is ready for talks to resolve all outstanding issues, but asked India to create an "enabling environment" for further progress.
Feb 28, 2021, at 12:02 am
Dhaka, February 26: China Railway Group Ltd (CREC)- the Chinese construction company in charge of the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project- has alleged mismanagement and said that pending payments is slowing the project, a press release by Forethought PR Limited, the CREC's communication agent in Bangladesh, said.
UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait support Saudi position on Khashoggi case
Feb 27, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Cairo/Sputnik: The foreign ministries of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday issued statements in support of Saudi Arabia's position regarding the case of slain columnist Jamal Khashoggi a day after a US report claimed that Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman had a role to play in the 2018 murder.
Joe Biden to maintain Trump administration rules to limit China tech purchases: Reports
Feb 27, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Biden administration plans to maintain and impose sweeping new rules to limit China's purchase of advanced technology from the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan depends on foreign militia elimination: Afghan Minister
Feb 27, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Kabul/UNI: The elimination of foreign fighters in Afghanistan is a prerequisite for the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar said.
Feb 27, 2021, at 08:41 pm
Moscow: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov batted for the implementation of the BRICS Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2025, during the first meeting of BRICS Sherpas, Sous-Sherpas' which took place on February 24-26.
Feb 27, 2021, at 08:22 pm
New York: The holding of free and fair elections in the Occupied Palestinian Territory will help “clear the path” for restoring a legitimate political horizon to realize a long sought two-State solution, the leading UN diplomat for the region told the Security Council on Friday.
Pandemic pushing people ‘even further behind’, UN rights chief warns
Feb 27, 2021, at 07:47 pm
New York: As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers pace, people worldwide are “being left behind – or pushed even further behind”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on Friday.
USA: Rights experts call for reforms to end police brutality, systemic racism
Feb 27, 2021, at 07:43 pm
New York: Independent UN human rights experts appealed on Friday for the new United States Government to adopt wide ranging reforms to end police violence and address systemic racism and racial discrimination.
Condemnation over new attack on Nigeria school, ‘more than 300’ girls missing
Feb 27, 2021, at 07:07 pm
New York: An attack on a secondary school in northwest Nigeria on Friday in which several hundred girls are still missing, has been strongly condemned by the UN Secretary-General, and UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.
Relief programmes hit by ongoing crisis in Myanmar, UN humanitarian office says
Feb 27, 2021, at 06:53 pm
New York: The political unrest in Myanmar has impacted the ability of humanitarians to respond to the needs of vulnerable communities, including internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country’s conflict-affected areas, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday.
Experts to discuss human rights abuse issue in Tibet, East Turkistan, HK on Feb 28
Feb 27, 2021, at 03:58 pm
London: Human rights and advocacy group Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities will organize an online panel discussion on February 28 to highlight the ongoing human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong.