Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada makes first public appearance, negates death claims
Nov 01, 2021, at 06:15 am
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada recently addressed his supporters in Afghanistan's Kandahar city, negating all headlines about his death, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Wedding attackers used Taliban's name for personal purposes, says Zabihullah Mujahid
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:54 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Those who attacked a wedding in the Afghan province of Nangarhar over the issue of playing music used the name of the Taliban for personal purposes, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman of the group and the Afghan deputy culture and information minister, said.
G20: US, EU committed to negotiate carbon-based arrangement on steel, aluminum trade, says Biden
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:44 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States and the European Union have pledged to negotiate a new carbon-based arrangement on steel and aluminum trade after agreeing to suspend the Trump-era tariffs in the sectors, US President Joe Biden said on Sunday.
TLP protests since 2017 caused Rs 35 bn loss: Official
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:42 am
Pakistan's Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Hasaan Khawar has said the ongoing protest by the proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has caused a loss of around Rs 4 billion to the country’s economy while since 2017 it is estimated to be Rs 35 billion.
Afghanistan: Two arrested for shooting at wedding party
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:33 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Minister Zabiullah Mujahid on Sunday confirmed that two people have been arrested following the shooting at a wedding party on Friday night, media reports said.
Pak govt reaches agreement with TLP
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:29 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan government on Sunday said an agreement has been reached with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after the latest round of dialogue between the two parties.
Islamist TLP leaders, Pakistan govt reach 'agreement'
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:26 am
Islamabad: Scholar Mufti Muneebur Rehman has said negotiations between the government and proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have been "successful".
Taiwan has no future but to reunify with China: Wang Yi
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:23 am
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said Taiwan has no other future but to reunify with China.
13 held for burning disabled man alive in Charsadda
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:17 am
Islamabad/UNI: At least 13 people were arrested on Saturday, on the charge of burning alive a wheelchair-bound man. The deceased was suspected of killing a boy over the alleged theft of a goat late on Friday.
World must recognize Taliban if they don’t want to be threatened from Afghanistan: Spokesperson
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:14 am
Kabul: The Taliban government spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has said the international community must recognize the Taliban if they do not want to receive any threat from Afghanistan.
COP26 begins as countries plan future actions on climate change
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:10 am
Glasgow, Britain/UNI/Xinhua: The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26), delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland.
G20 leaders adopt 2022-2024 anti-corruption action plan: Declaration
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:02 am
Rome/Sputnik: The G20 leaders adopted an anti-corruption action plan for years 2022-2024 at G20 summit in Rome, according to the final declaration, obtained by Sputnik.
G20 leaders committed to strive to resume global travel in safe, orderly manner amid Covid
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:54 am
Rome/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries committed on Sunday for making efforts to restart international travel in a safe and ordered manner amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the final communique obtained by Sputnik.
G20 leaders agree to take steps to boost Covid vaccine supply to developing nations
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:38 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries agreed on Sunday to take action to help boost the supply of vaccines and essential medical products and inputs in developing countries, according to the Rome summit's declaration obtained by Sputnik.
G20 leaders commit to limit global warming to 1.5 deg Celsius above pre-industrial levels
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:06 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries committed on Sunday to make efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing collective greenhouse gas emissions, taking into account their nationally determined contributions (NDC), according to the Rome summit's final communique obtained by Sputnik.
Japan's ruling coalition wins over half the seats in lower Chamber : Preliminary Results
Nov 01, 2021, at 02:49 am
Tokyo/Sputnik: The Japanese ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito Party has received over half seats in the parliament's lower chamber, according to the NHK broadcaster, citing preliminary results of the Sunday elections.
Man attacks Tokyo train with knife, starts fire; 10 injured
Nov 01, 2021, at 01:25 am
Tokyo/IBNS: At least 10 people were injured and another critically hurt after a man attacked a train with a knife and started a fire in Tokyo on Sunday, AFP reported citing local media.
Afghanistan: Taliban leader Akhundzada gives first public address in Kandahar
Oct 31, 2021, at 10:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/IBNS: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada made a public appearance for the first time in the Afghan city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources.
Four killed, 9 injured in passenger van crash in eastern Pakistan
Oct 31, 2021, at 09:13 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: At least four people were killed and nine others injured in a vehicle crash in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Sunday, said rescue officials.
Joe Biden to hold one-on-one meeting with Tayyip Erdogan in Glasgow on Sunday: White House
Oct 31, 2021, at 03:05 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Oct 31, a senior White House official said on Saturday.
Halloween party shooting leaves two dead, 5 injured in US's California: Police
Oct 31, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: At least two people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Halloween Party in Sacramento, California, where hundreds of people were in attendance, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office says.
China censors Chinese-Australian singer's song for criticising 'Xi Jinping'
Oct 31, 2021, at 04:19 am
Beijing: A Chinese-Australian singer is facing the wrath of China over her song Fragile — or Glass Heart in Chinese- as she has been accused of insulting the nation with the lyrics of the number.
Russia shares similar outlook on healthcare, eco with that of G20's nations: Putin
Oct 31, 2021, at 12:26 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's view of the global healthcare and economic development is mostly similar to that of other G20 countries, President Vladimir Putin said at the summit of the world's 20 largest economies hosted by Italy.
Pakistan court convicts Ex-General's son for asking Army chief Bajwa to resign
Oct 31, 2021, at 12:14 am
Karachi, Pakistan/IBNS: A Pakistani military court has sentenced a retired major general's son to five years in prison for criticising Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and asking him to resign, according to BBC Urdu Service.
Kremlin diplomats vaccinated with Russian shot face discrimination in some nations
Oct 30, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russian diplomats, who are vaccinated with their country made coronavirus vaccine face discrimination in some countries, the country's Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan's address to nation on TLP protests postponed
Oct 30, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's address to the nation on the ongoing protest by the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
Police boost presence at Virginia shopping centers over terrorist threats: Reports
Oct 30, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Police presence was increased in shopping centers and public places in the US state of Virginia on Saturday over terrorist threats, US media reported.
Pakistan remain among top 10 nations in world where killers of journalists went free: Report
Oct 30, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has once again ranked ninth on Committee to Protect Journalists' (CPJ) annual Global Impunity Index, which highlights countries where journalists are killed but their murderers go free.
Oct 30, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Wazirabad: Members of the proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), which has been pressing for the expulsion of French ambassador over Prophet's caricature among other demands, continued their sit-in demonstration in Pakistan's Wazirabad region on Saturday, waiting for instructions from their leaders to make the next move.
Security Council adopts ‘first of its kind’ resolution on protecting classrooms from conflict
Oct 30, 2021, at 05:41 pm
New York: Acting unanimously on Friday, the Security Council adopted a unique resolution strongly condemning attacks against schools, children and teachers and urging conflict parties to immediately safeguard the right to education.