India announces pledge of USD 150,000 to UN Peacebuilding Fund for 2021
UNITED NATIONS: India has announced a pledge of USD 150,000 to activities of the Peacebuilding Fund this year and said that 2021 provides the internat...
US announces restoration of relations with Palestinians
United Nations: US President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing aid to Palesti...
US to purchase additional 200 million Covid vaccine doses: Biden
Washington: President Joe Biden has announced that the US will purchase an additional 200 million doses of the two coronavirus vaccines, an increase i...
US urges citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan, Bangladesh and not to visit Afghanistan
The US has urged its citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan and Bangladesh and not to visit Afghanistan. The state department issued sep...
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte resigns following criticism over spending in coronavirus cases
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned - and it is not clear if he will be able to form and lead a new coalition government. Parties ...
US President Joe Biden reverses Donald Trump's ban on transgender people in military
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from serving ...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping warns Davos forum against new Cold War
PARIS: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned global leaders at an all-virtual Davos forum Monday against starting a “new Cold War” while he championed m...
Trump impeachment goes to Senate
Washington: House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate late Monday for the start of his historic trial, but Rep...
US updates travel advisory to citizens for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
Washington: Updating its travel advisory for three South Asian countries, the US has urged its citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan and Ban...
Liberation War fighter Lt.Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir awarded Padma Shree
Bangladesh Liberation War fighter Lt. Col. (Retd.) Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir and well known musicologist, Rabindra Sangeet exponent and academic Sanjida ...
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli expelled from ruling Communist Party
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party over his decision to dissolve the Parliament.The decision to expe...
Egypt signs agreement to receive 20 million AstraZeneca vaccines
CAIRO: Egypt has officially announced its deal for receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine developed by the UK’s Oxford University to reduce the COVID-19 in...
Portugal President Rebelo de Sousa wins new term
LISBON: Portugal’s center-right president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, won a second term on Sunday in an election marked by record abstention as the coun...
Netherlands anti-curfew protests spark clashes with police
THE HAGUE: Protests against a curfew to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the Netherlands degenerated into clashes with police and looting in cities acro...
US President Joe Biden to reinstate Covid travel bans: Official
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will re-impose a Covid-19 travel ban on most non-US citizens who have been in Britain, Brazil, Ireland and much of Eur...
Eight people injured in gas pipeline explosion in China
Beijing: Eight people were injured and three others went missing after a natural gas pipe exploded in northeast China’s port city of Dalian on Monday,...
Five people killed in mass shooting in Indianapolis
Indianapolis: Four people, a pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed in a shooting in Indianapolis, police said.“This does not appear to be a ...
Thousands take to streets protesting Brazil's Bolsonaro
Rio de Janeiro: Thousands of Brazilians took the streets for a second day Sunday to call for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under...
Israel bans flights to prevent spread of Covid variants*
Tel Aviv: The Israeli cabinet has approved a ban on incoming and outgoing passenger flights to prevent the spread of new coronavirus variants.The shut...
SpaceX ridesharing mission launches record 143 satellites
San Francisco: Much like ride sharing via Uber on Earth, Elon Musk-run SpaceX has successfully launched its new cost-cutting rideshare mission with 14...
Pakistan ready to work with new US administration: Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday that his country was ready to work with the new US administration and asser...
British PM Says He Looks Forward to Working with US President Joe Biden on Shared Goals
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken to Joe Biden for the first time since the new US president was inaugurated.Mr Johnson said on Twitter ...
Russia detains dozens of Navalny supporters at anti-Putin protests
MOSCOW: Russian police detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets following h...
New UK variant of coronavirus may be more deadly: Boris Johnson
London: Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK towards the end of last year may be more deadly, Prime Minister Bori...
Extra 10 million doses of Chinese vaccine due: Ergdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that a further 10 million doses of the Chinese CoronaVac vaccine could arrive in Turkey by ...
Biden signs executive orders to expand food stamps, up federal pay
Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed two executive orders, one to expand food assistance to low-income Americans, and the other to raise mini...
India in touch with China to effect earliest crew change for 16 Indian sailors stranded on cargo ship in Chinese waters
The External Affairs Ministry yesterday said that India is in touch with China to effect at the earliest a crew change for 16 Indian sailors stranded ...
Myanmar, Mauritius, Morocco & Seychelles receive India made COVISHIELD vaccine
India continues to forge ahead with its Neighbourhood First policy as it extends a steady shoulder of a friend in need to its partner countries. Myanm...
Mangolia PM Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh resigns
ULAANBAATAR: Mongolia's prime minister has resigned following a protest over a hospital's treatment of a new mother who tested positive for the corona...
Biden launches 100 days mask challenge; makes quarantine mandatory for travellers
Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders to address COVID-19 challenges, including making coronavirus test followed ...
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