EU slams China, Russia for Covid-19 misinformation campaign
The coronavirus pandemic has affected everyone globally and has kept governments busy in bolstering their healthcare systems for the first half of the year. The recovery rates across several countries are on the rise as Covid-19’s infectivity rate is far higher than its mortality rate. Rate of recoveries across countries like India – one of […]
In Nepal’s map tactics, a reflection of China’s growing footprint in Kathmandu
As Nepal’s parliament took the first step on Tuesday to formalise the country’s new political map that has set up a row with India, foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali made another request to New Delhi for dialogue. Gyawali told news agency AP that Kathmandu wanted to sit across the table with India for formal negotiations so […]
London may remove statues as Floyd’s death sparks change
LONDON: London’s mayor announced on Tuesday that more statues of imperialist figures could be removed from Britain’s streets after protesters knocked down the monument to a slave trader, as the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis continued to spark protests and drive change around the world. On the day Floyd was being buried in his […]
Iran says it will execute informant who led CIA to Soleimani
An Iranian citizen who provided information to United States and Israeli intelligence services on the whereabouts of Iran’s slain Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani will be executed soon, Iran’s judiciary said on Tuesday. On January 3, a US drone strike in Iraq killed Soleimani, leader of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force. Washington blamed Soleimani for masterminding […]
US, Russia to start nuclear arms control talks this month
The US and Russia have agreed to start arms control talks this month as the only remaining treaty between the two largest nuclear powers is poised to expire in less than a year, Marshall Billingslea, President Donald Trump’s special envoy for arms control, said Monday. Russia has offered to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction […]
Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader buried in Syria
DAMASCUS: The former head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement was laid to rest on Sunday in the Syrian capital Damascus, a day after he died following a long illness. He was 62. Ramadan Shallah was on the US most wanted list of terrorist suspects with a $5 million reward for information leading to his […]
With new WHO guidelines on face masks, what are rules for wearing them around the world?
WHO Friday changed its guidelines on using face masks, advising that face masks should be worn in public to stop the spread of COVID-19, which has over 6.7 million cases worldwide with a death toll that is nearing 400,000. In a statement, WHO’s Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the body has updated its guidance keeping […]
Iran violating all restrictions of nuclear deal, says UN agency
VIENNA: Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium and remains in violation of its deal with world powers, the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported the finding in a confidential document distributed to member countries. The agency said that as of May 20, Iran’s total […]
Trump orders big US troop cut in Germany, official says
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the military to remove 9,500 troops from Germany, a senior U.S. official said on Friday, a move likely to raise concerns in Europe about the U.S. commitment to the continent. The move would reduce U.S. troops numbers in Germany to 25,000, from the 34,500 currently there. The official, who […]
Iran records highest daily infections in second wave
TEHRAN: Iran announced 3,574 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, the most in one day since the pandemic started, as authorities increase health warnings following a resurgence in recorded cases. After hitting a near two-month low in early May, new coronavirus infections have been on a rising trajectory in the country, which is battling the Middle […]
