COVID-19 worsening food insecurity, driving displacement, warn UN agencies
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New York: Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could “surge” as migrants and those reliant on a dwindling flow of remittances desperately seek work to support their families, a new UN report has warned.
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.
Nusra terrorists shell Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 33 times: Russian Military
Nov 11, 2020, at 02:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as the Nusra Front, banned in Russia) committed 33 shelling attacks in Syria's norther Idlib region over the past 24 hours, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Syrian Reconciliation said at a daily briefing on Tuesday.
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.
Afghan forces prevent two separate car bomb attacks by Taliban militants
Nov 10, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan forces thwarted two car bomb attacks planned by the Taliban, the Maiwand 215th Corps said in a Tuesday statement.
Taiwan denied observer status at WHO Assembly
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Geneva/UNI: Taiwan was again denied observer status in the virtual World Health Organisation's (WHO) annual Assembly due to China's firm opposition.
Vladimir Putin says comprehensive plan on fighting COVID-19 to be adopted at SCO Summit
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Sochi/Sputnik: Participants of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, which is taking place on Tuesday, will approve a comprehensive plan on fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of the SCO summit via video conferencing.
Cote d’Ivoire: ‘Tone down the hateful rhetoric’, find peaceful solutions: UN rights chief
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:29 pm
New York: Continuing violence in the wake of elections in Cote d’Ivoire’s presidential elections held on 31 October, prompted the UN human rights chief on Monday to call for a peaceful solution, saying it was in “nobody’s interests to fuel the threat of increasing political instability”.
UN deputy chief conducts solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:26 pm
New York: The UN Deputy Secretary-General is on a two-week solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel to underscore the Organization’s support to countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guterres congratulates Biden and Harris, hails UN-US partnership as ‘essential pillar’
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:23 pm
New York: Senior UN officials have offered their congratulations to the president-elect of the United States Joe Biden, and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, on their election victory called on Saturday.
Following peace deal, talks on Libya's political future begin
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:00 pm
New York: Talks to draw up a blueprint for a new political era in Libya began in Tunisia on Monday, following a peace deal struck by Libya’s warring sides last month.
Pakistan Minister earns criticisms for his sexist 'taxpayers' money' remark against Maryam Nawaz
Nov 10, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Islamabad; A Pakistani Federal Minister triggered a controversy by targeting Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz when he said that that her 'beauty' was due to several 'surgeries she got using taxpayers' money'.
Independent UN experts decry COVID vaccine hoarding: ‘No one is secure until all of us are’
Nov 10, 2020, at 03:54 pm
New York: The only way to fight the COVID-19 crisis is to make affordable vaccines available to everyone, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday, underscoring that in an interconnected and interdependent world, “no one is secure until all of us are secure”.
WHO’s Tedros says it is time for the world to heal, pushing back on ‘misguided nationalism’
Nov 10, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Member States on Monday that efforts to tackle climate change and poverty had been set back by a lack of global unity since major agreements were struck five years ago, and welcomed the chance to work with the presumptive new US administration of president-elect Joe Biden.
‘Super typhoon’ Goni: UN, partners seek $45 million in immediate relief
Nov 10, 2020, at 03:11 pm
New York: The United Nations and humanitarian partners in the Philippines launched, on Monday, a response plan for $45.5 million to bring life-saving assistance and protection to hundreds of thousands of people affected by Typhoon Goni.
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.
Russian peacekeepers to be deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh: Putin
Nov 10, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh along the corridor connecting the region with Armenia and along the contact line, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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.
Human rights activist says Pakistan authorities using anti-terror laws to curb dissent voices
Nov 10, 2020, at 12:17 am
Washignton: Human rights activist Gulalai Ismail has said the Pakistani authorities are using regressive anti-terrorism, cybercrime, and sedition laws to curb voices of dissent instead of taking actions to end terrorism.
Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman says Pakistan PM Imran Khan is disturb peace in Gilgit-Baltistan
Nov 10, 2020, at 12:00 am
Quetta: Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman, the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, has accused Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan of disturbing the peace in the region.
Maryam Nawaz has emerged as the biggest crowd puller in Pakistan: Author Yousuf Nazar
Nov 09, 2020, at 11:48 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani author Yousuf Nazar on Friday said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif has emerged as the biggest crowd-puller in recent months.
Austrian police detain 30 people in counterterrorism operation: Reports
Nov 09, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Austrian police on Monday conducted searches at 60 premises and detained 30 people for questioning as part of a counterterrorism operation, which has no links to a recent deadly attack in Vienna, media reported.
Eleven killed in ISIS attack in Western Baghdad: Reports
Nov 09, 2020, at 09:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Eleven people, including six civilians, have been killed as a result of an attack conducted by the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) on the western outskirts of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the country’s Al Sumaria channel reported, citing a security source.
Bangladesh: Chattogram gas line blast leaves nine hurt
Nov 09, 2020, at 09:37 pm
Dhaka/UNI: At least nine people sustained burn injuries in a gas line explosion at a house at Uttar Kattoli in Chattogram city here.
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.
Car bomb blast in Kandahar kills at least 4, injures two dozen others: Local sources
Nov 09, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: A car bomb has exploded in Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Kandahar, leading to several deaths, including among civilians, local sources told Sputnik on Monday.
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.
Suspect in Lyon attack indicted for attempted murder, now in Pre-Trial detention: Reports
Nov 09, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Paris/Sputnik: The suspect in the attack on a Greek Orthodox priest in the French city of Lyon has been indicted for attempted murder and placed in pre-trial detention, Le Parisien reports.