Canada commits $34.5mln for anti-islamic state coalition efforts: Statement
Mar 31, 2021, at 01:35 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada is committing $34.5 million to projects aimed at defeating the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia), Global Affairs Canada said.
Tip-off by Pakistan intelligence on Easter bombings were ignored by Sri Lanka
Mar 31, 2021, at 12:15 am
A Pakistan intelligence agency had provided intelligence input to Sri Lankan authorities about a Sri Lankan national involved in the development and planning of explosives prior to the Easter Sunday bombings, but the input was ignored by Sri Lanka authorities, said an inquiry report.
Sri Lanka to ban groups promoting LTTE ideology and separatism
Mar 31, 2021, at 12:03 am
The Sri Lankan government will ban all groups that are involved in promoting LTTE ideology and separatism in the country, reported Daily Mirror. LTTE is a banned terrorist organization that had waged an armed insurgency for almost three decades in Sri Lanka for a separate Tamil homeland.
Pollution forces to Nepal to shut schools, colleges for four days
Mar 30, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Kathmandu: Schools and colleges in Nepal had remained closed for most of the time last year. But on Monday they have been ordered to remain close for four more days. And this time not because of Covid-19; it is the air pollution.
Unidentified gunmen kill three polio vaccination campaign workers in Afghanistan
Mar 30, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen allegedly gunned down three polio vaccination campaign workers in separate attacks in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan records 100 COVID-19 deaths for first time this year
Mar 30, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported 100 deaths due to COVID-19 in a single day for the first time this year.
Crown Prince MBS invites Imran Khan to visit Saudi Arabia
Mar 30, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS) and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had a telephonic conversation where the former inquired about Khan’s health and invited him to visit the Kingdom, reported The Express Tribune.
Global actions needed to tackle liquidity crisis, debt burden: PM Sheikh Hasina
Mar 30, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Dhaka: Ambitious and concentrated action plans are needed to address the problems of liquidity crisis and sovereign debt burdens now and in the post-Covid-19 era, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in a virtual program on the International Debt Architecture and Liquidity.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan changes his finance minister
Mar 30, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Islamabad: This is the second time since 2018 that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran has changes its finance minister. Federal Information Ministry Shibli Faraz has replaced Abdul Hafeez Sheikh as finance minister, reported Dawn.
Comprehensive political settlement needed to end Afghan conflict: Pakistan foreign minister
Mar 30, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad: There is no military solution to the Afghan conflict, and an inclusive, broad-based, and comprehensive political settlement was the only way forward to achieve peace in the war-torn country, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi conveyed to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Action for Peacekeeping: Progress made, but the work’s ‘far from done’
Mar 30, 2021, at 06:19 pm
New York: Three years since the UN Secretary-General launched his Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative to strengthening peacekeeping operations worldwide, “significant progress” has been made “but our work is far from done”, the peacekeeping chief said on Monday.
Guterres urges ‘decisive action’ to stave off debt crisis in developing world
Mar 30, 2021, at 06:14 pm
New York: Though significant steps have been taken to prevent debt crises across the world sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, they have not been sufficient to restore economic stability in many developing countries, according to a policy brief issued by the UN Secretary-General on Monday.
‘No respite’ for civilians in Syria, UN officials urge international support
Mar 30, 2021, at 05:46 pm
New York: Senior United Nations officials have called on the international community to step up funding for relief programmes supporting millions of people in Syria and the region, who depend on the life-saving assistance and livelihood support after a decade of brutal conflict.
Myanmar: Top UN officials condemn military’s ‘shameful, cowardly’ attacks on peaceful protesters
Mar 30, 2021, at 05:28 pm
New York: Two senior UN officials denounced on Sunday, “systematic” attacks on peaceful demonstrators in Myanmar and flagged that the international community has a responsibility to protect the people from atrocities.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi tests COVID-19 positive after taking first jab of Chinese made vaccine
Mar 30, 2021, at 03:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has tested COVID-19 positive after taking the first shot of the Chinese made vaccine.
Canada advisory committee recommends pausing AstraZeneca vaccine shots: Statement
Mar 30, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunizations (NACI) is recommending a pause in inoculating Canadians under the age of 55 with the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine citing safety concerns.
Traffic resumes in Suez Canal after giant stranded ship refloated
Mar 30, 2021, at 02:43 am
Cairo/IBNS: Shipping traffic through Egypt's Suez Canal resumed on Monday after a giant container ship blocking the waterway has been refloated in the early hours.
Russia highlights Northern Sea route's potential after Suez Canal mishap
Mar 30, 2021, at 12:06 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The Northern Sea Route (NSR), which runs along Russia’s Arctic coast, dramatically slashes journey times for goods shipped from Asia to Europe and has a huge potential to ramp up cargo traffic, the Russian Ministry of Energy said on Monday after a stranded megaship caused almost a week-long shutdown of the Suez Canal.
President of Egypt says operation to unblock Suez Canal successfully ended
Mar 30, 2021, at 12:02 am
Cairo/Sputnik: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi said on Monday that an operation to refloat giant container ship Ever Given that was stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal has successfully ended.
Pakistan: Stepfather arrested for allegedly raping, murdering five-year-old
Mar 29, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan police have arrested the stepfather for allegedly raping and murdering a five-year-old girl, media reports said.
EU condemns crackdown on Myanmar protesters
Mar 29, 2021, at 10:24 pm
Brussels/UNI: European Union foreign policy Chief Josep Borrell has condemned Saturday's crackdown by Myanmar's security forces’ on protestors that reportedly left dozens of them dead.
Watchdog urges France to review counter-Islamism bill over discrimination concerns
Mar 29, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A prominent human rights watchdog called on France on Monday to scrap or amend several provisions of a draft law aimed at strengthening the protection of French Republican values, such as freedom of speech, warning that the bill as it is carries discrimination risks for Muslims.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast Helmand leaves 2 soldiers killed, 4 Injured
Mar 29, 2021, at 07:03 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Two Afghan soldiers were killed and four others were injured as a result of a car bomb explosion at a security checkpoint in the country's southern province of Helmand, a security source told Sputnik on Monday.
Joe Biden 'does not care' about Donald Trump’s plan to visit border
Mar 29, 2021, at 05:29 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Joe Biden has said he does not care about the plans of the former US President Donald Trump to visit the southern border over the next few weeks.
Chinese tech firms now facing another US challenge
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:54 pm
Washington: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has started implementing an ex-President Donald Trump era law which might soon make certain New York-listed Chinese tech firms take the decision of leaving the nation.
Xinjiang sanctions: China imposes restrictions on 9 UK citizens
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government has imposed sanctions against UK citizens in response to London's sanctions on Beijing over the issue of alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang region.
Xinjiang sanctions: Boris Johnson slams China
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:41 pm
London: British PM Boris Johnson has slammed China for imposing sanctions on nine UK individuals and four entities and said the freedom to speak out in opposition against the abuse faced by Uyghurs in Xinjiang is fundamental.
Suez Canal blockage : Stranded container ship Ever Given re-floated, says Inch Cape
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:30 pm
Cairo/IBNS: Ever Given, the stranded container ship blocking the Suez Canal, has been refloated in the early hours of Monday and is currently being secured, Inch Cape Shipping Services tweeted.
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:29 pm
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has conveyed the 'sensitivity' and 'thoughts' regarding the treatment meted towards Uyghur Muslim community by China during his interaction with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
China: Parents of missing Uyghur children describe horror of family separation
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:09 pm
Beijing: The exiled families of Uyghur children held in state “orphanages” in the Chinese region of Xinjiang described the torment of being separated in a new piece of Amnesty International research released today.