Trudeau calls on Canadians to avoid non-essential international travel
Mar 14, 2020, at 10:07 am
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Canadians to avoid all non-essential international travel due to rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau tests positive for coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020, at 08:38 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Friday.
Coronavirus: US president Donald Trump announces travel suspension from Europe to America
Mar 12, 2020, at 09:44 am
Washington/IBNS: With Coronavirus declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, the United States has suspended travel from 26 European countries to America for next one month, beginning Friday at midnight. President Donald Trump made the announcement in a televised address from the Oval Office.
Number of Coronavirus Cases in Canada Nears 100
Mar 11, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Canada is approaching 100, the government said in a statement.
Canada confirms first COVID-19 death
Mar 10, 2020, at 08:36 am
Vancouver/Xinhua/UNI: Canada reported the first COVID-19 death in Vancouver of British Columbia province.
Canada identifies six new COVID-19 cases
Mar 08, 2020, at 09:23 am
Vancouver/Xinhua: Canadian province of British Columbia confirmed six new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total to 58 in the country, according to provincial Chief Health Officer Bonnie Henry.
US Marine tests positive for coronavirus
Mar 08, 2020, at 09:01 am
Washington/UNI: A US marine, based in Virginia, was tested positive for coronavirus, Pentagon chief spokesperson Jonathan Rath Hoffman confirmed on Sunday.
U.S. forces conduct 1st airstrike against Taliban after peace deal
Mar 04, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: The U.S. forces in Afghanistan conducted a defensive airstrike in support of Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province on Wednesday, the first raid after a U.S.-Taliban deal was signed.
US Senator Bernie Sanders projected to win Democratic primary in Colorado
Mar 04, 2020, at 10:16 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Senator Bernie Sanders is on track to win the Democratic presidential primary race in the state of Colorado, NBC projected.
Trump to discuss arms control with Russia, China within UN in NY
Mar 01, 2020, at 09:50 am
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would take part in arms control talks with Russia and China within the United States in New York.
Donald Trump imposes travel ban after first death from Coronavirus in US
Mar 01, 2020, at 09:03 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has imposed travel restriction on people coming from Iran and has also advised his citizens to avoid visiting certain areas of South Korea and Italy.
Washington state guv declares state of emergency after first Coronavirus death in US
Mar 01, 2020, at 08:31 am
Washington/Sputnik: Governor of Washington State, Jay Inslee, declared on Saturday a state of emergency across the state following the announcement of the first death from the coronavirus disease, dubbed COVID-19, in the United States.
UK Immigration Stats: Indian student visas up by 93 per cent
Feb 28, 2020, at 11:30 am
London/New Delhi/IBNS: The latest UK Immigration Statistics which was published on Thursday show that over 37,500 Indian students received a Tier 4 (study) visa in 2019 – a 93 per cent increase from the previous year.
India was Great: Trump after reaching US
Feb 26, 2020, at 07:36 pm
Washington/UNI: Soon after reaching back to United States on Wednesday, President Donald Trump termed his maiden two-day visit to India as ''great and successful''.
Canadian airline extends suspension of flights to China amid COVID-19 outbreak - reports
Feb 26, 2020, at 10:39 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Air Canada airline has extended its suspension of flights to China until April due to the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported.
Pompeo says US-Taliban deal to include timeline for troops withdrawal, intra-Afghan negotiations
Feb 26, 2020, at 10:27 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that a possible US-Taliban peace deal will include a timetable for conditions-based US troop withdrawals and the start of the intra-Afghan negotiations.
Car crash kills foreign teenage girl in Northern California
Feb 24, 2020, at 09:29 am
San Francisco/Xinhua: An 18-year-old girl was killed in a fatal crash of a vehicle operated by her friend on a highway in Redwood City, Northern California, local media reported.
Trump congratulates Sanders who appears to be winning Nevada caucuses
Feb 23, 2020, at 08:47 am
Washington/Sputnik: United States President Donald Trump has congratulated US Senator Bernie Sanders who is coming ahead in the Saturday Nevada caucuses, according to early results.
US to ink deal with Taliban on Feb 29: Pompeo
Feb 21, 2020, at 07:46 pm
Washington/UNI: The United States has reached an “understanding” with the Taliban and the two sides would sign a peace deal on February 29, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.
Trump slams academy for awarding 'Parasite' as best picture over trade row with SKorea
Feb 21, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump criticized the decision of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to award South Korea’s “Parasite” as the best picture over trade differences with South Korea.
Canada grants 1.39 lakh Study Permit to Indians in 2019
Feb 18, 2020, at 07:43 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Immigration Agency has granted 1.39 lakh Study Permit to the Indian students in 2019 to pursue higher degrees, media reports said.
Canada to evacuate citizens from Coronavirus-hit cruise ship off Japan's coast : gov't
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Canadian authorities are preparing an aircraft for evacuation of Canadian nationals from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is quarantined off the Japanese port of Yokohama over the outbreak of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) on board, the Canadian government said.
US tells Ghani ready to use lethal force if Taliban violates deal with Washington: Reports
Feb 16, 2020, at 12:23 am
Moscow/Sputnik: US officials have assured Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other Afghan delegates that Washington will not abandon Afghanistan after signing an agreement on the reduction of violence with the Taliban movement and is ready to use lethal force if the deal is violated, CNN reported on Saturday, citing a source in Munich.
Trump visit will solidify India-US partnership: Amb Sandhu
Feb 14, 2020, at 07:32 pm
Washington/UNI: The partnership betwen India and the US is a "work in progress" and President Donald Trump's visit to India later this month will help solidify the partnership across all spheres, says India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
Shooting in downtown Washington leaves one dead, suspect arrested - Police Chief
Feb 14, 2020, at 09:21 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: One person has been pronounced dead after a shooting in the downtown area of the US capital with the suspect under arrest, DC Police Department Chief Peter Newsham said in a press briefing.
'POTUS and I are excited' to visit India: Melania Trump tweets
Feb 13, 2020, at 12:42 pm
Washington/UNI: First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) Melania Trump said she and her husband Donald Trump are excited about their India visit later this month and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inviting them.
Over 100 US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iranian attack, says Pentagon
Feb 11, 2020, at 01:11 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Over 100 US troops had been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury due to last month's Iranian missile attack on US military bases in Iraq, US Defense Department said Monday in a statement.
Trump promises Xi to show restraint in reacting to coronavirus threat - Beijing
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump pledged in a Friday phone call with his Chinese counterpart that Washington would show restraint in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said.
Yemen: Key Al-Qaeda leader killed in US conducted counterterrorism operation
Feb 07, 2020, at 08:55 am
Washington/IBNS: A key leader of terror group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was killed during a US conducted counterterrorism operation in Yemen.
China to reduce 50 pc tariffs on some goods imported from US on Feb 14: Finance Ministry
Feb 06, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: China will halve the tariffs on a number of US goods starting from February 14, the Chinese Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.