Los Angeles, Dec 24 : UK’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have shared a Christmas card featuring their 19-month son Archie, the media reported on Thursday. The card,...

Beijing, Dec 24 : Chinese police will launch a national campaign against driving under the influence of alcohol as the New Year and Spring Festival holiday season approaches, police said...

Canberra, Dec 24 : Following the discovery of a fast-growing Covid-19 cluster in Sydney, Australians have been forced to celebrate Christmas within locked state borders due to the imposition of...

New York, Dec 24 : Former US Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has filed papers to contest in the New York City’s Mayoral race. He filed the papers on Wednesday...

Addis Ababa, Dec 24 : More than 100 people were killed in an armed attack earlier this week in west Ethiopia, the country’s federal rights group confirmed. The bloodshed took...

Brasilia, Dec 24 : Brazil created 414,556 formal jobs in November, marking five consecutive months of growth and a record high for the month since 1992, the Economy Ministry said....

Tripoli, Dec 24 : Libyan authorities said that four unidentified bodies were recovered from two newly discovered mass graves in the city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of the...

United Nations, Dec 24 : Humanitarian assistance has started to gradually trickle into Ethiopia’s Tigray region although access is limited in areas where conflict is ongoing, said a UN spokesman....

Beirut, Dec 24 : Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said that existing complications were hindering the formation of a new government. In a statement on Wednesday, Hariri said that he...

Baghdad, Dec 24 : The Iraqi government has urged the US to reconsider its decision of granting pardons to four former contractors of private security company Blackwater who were convicted...

Ramallah, Dec 24 : Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said that resolving the conflict with Israel must be within an international framework and based on international law. Ishtaye made the...

Ottawa, Dec 24 : Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.4 per cent in October after a 0.8 per cent increase in September, according to official figures. In its latest...

Washington, Dec 24 : The number of initial unemployment claims in the US fell to 803,000 last week, the first decline in three weeks, the Labour Department reported. In the...

New York, Dec 24 : Anybody visiting or returning to New York City during the upcoming holiday season will be subject to mandatory quarantine and a $1,000 fine if not...

Washington, Dec 24 : The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has urged the public to avoid travel and stay at home during the Christmas holidays in an...

Bucharest, Dec 24 : Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu tendered his resignation, paving the way for snap parliamentary elections. Chicu announced his decision at a press conference on Wednesday shortly...

Washington, Dec 24 : US President Donald Trump vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, despite the bill’s passage in Congress by a veto-proof majority. The...

London, Dec 24 : The EU and UK are continuing talks on post-Brexit trade, amid mounting speculation that they are close to agreeing a deal. A senior journalist said it...

Moscow, Dec 24 : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow plans a response to the recently imposed US sanctions, which he saw as a strategic move of Washington...

United Nations, Dec 24 : The UN has sharply criticised President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon four former Blackwater contractors jailed over the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians. Nicholas Slatten,...

London, Dec 24 : British Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that more areas of the East and South East of England will be put into Tier four restrictions, the highest...

Moscow, Dec 24 : Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the situation will not get worse for Russia during the Biden administration. “With regard to the statement that the leadership...

Guangzhou, Dec 24 : Some 180,000 people with higher risks of coronavirus infection in south China’s Guangdong Province have been given Covid-19 vaccine candidates as of Tuesday, the provincial government...

Jerusalem, Dec 24 : Experts said that a new general election may turn to an internal fight for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the coalition government collapsed, leading the...

United Nations, Dec 23 : A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called for efforts to bring the Iran nuclear deal back on the right track and asked the US to rejoin...

Washington, Dec 23 : The US on Tuesday announced more than a dozen of sanctions against Syrian individuals and entities to further pressure the Syrian government. The Treasury Department added...

Beijing, Dec 23 : China’s Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday urged the US to stop unilateral and bullying behaviours and said it would take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the...

Jerusalem, Dec 22 : Sarah Abu Seir, who runs with her father a small bakery in the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, has seen a very slow...

Seoul, Dec 22 : South Korea on Tuesday announced a plan to launch a nationwide ban on gatherings of five or more people in restaurants amid a coronavirus resurgence ahead...

Washington, Dec 22 : US Congress has passed a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for signing into law, as many Americans were set...

Beijing, Dec 22 : The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, started its 24th session on Tuesday to review multiple draft laws and law...

Santiago, Dec 22 : The Chilean government has decided to extend an existing curfew by two hours each day starting from Saturday to contain the increasing number of confirmed coronavirus...

Tripoli, Dec 22 : The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that 11,891 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast so far in 2020, compared with 9,225...

Toronto, Dec 22 : Canada’s most populous province of Ontario has announced that it will enter a lockdown from Saturday in an effort to curb the fast spread of the...

Stockholm, Dec 22 : The Swedish government has announced that it was banning the entry of travellers from neighbouring Denmark after the country reported a new and more infectious mutant...

Baghdad, Dec 22 : Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has confirmed the arrest of several suspects for the latest attack on the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. “The attack...

Mexico City, Dec 22 : Mexico aims to address the causes of immigration with the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said. Lopez...

United States, Dec 22 : Two UN teams will enter Ethiopia’s conflivt-ridden Tigray region to assess the humanitarian needs there, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “I am...

Ramallah, Dec 22 : A Palestinian official has warned that the ongoing Israeli settlement activities in West Bank would foil the choice of a two-state solution. Walid Assaf, head of...

tel Aviv, Dec 22 : Israel’s military chief, Aviv Kochavi, has warned Iran that any attack against the Jewish state will be responded with a forceful attack. “Lately, we’ve noticed...

United Nations, Dec 22 : The UN Security Council has recognized the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in promoting international peace and security. A presidential statement on...

Quito, Dec 22 : Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has declared a new 30-day state of emergency nationwide and two weeks of curfew amid fears of holiday crowds and gatherings fuelling...

United Nations, Dec 22 : UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov on Monday voiced concern over Israel’s settlement expansion and the demolition of Palestinian property...

Kuwait City, Dec 22 : Kuwait faces political and economic challenges after it formed a new Parliament and government for the first time during the reign of Emir Sheikh Nawaf...

London, Dec 22 : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that Britain and France are working to unblock the cross-channel trade “as fast as possible.” Johnson made the...

Berlin, Dec 21 : The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has said “certain” Boeing 737 MAX planes, which were globally grounded after two fatal crashes involving the model that...

London, Dec 21 : Post-Brexit trade talks between negotiators from the UK and the European Union (EU) will resume on Monday in an effort reach an agreement on a deal...

London, Dec 21 : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair an emergency meeting on Monday to review the situation after several countries across the world have either suspended or...

Washington, Dec 21 : US President Donald Trump has signed the latest stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and provide lawmakers more time to vote on a newly...

Washington, Dec 21 : The US Congress is set to approve $1.375 billion for a wall along the court southern border as part of the $1.4 trillion spending bill for...

Washington, Dec 21 : The US Congress has passed another stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and provide more time for lawmakers to vote on a newly reached...

Sydney, Dec 21 : Australia’s domestic borders on Monday slammed shut to residents of Sydney, as a newly-discovered coronavirus cluster in the country’s biggest city has increased to 83 after...

Ottawa, Dec 21 : Canada is set to halt the entry of passenger flights from the UK for 72 hours amid fears over a highly infectious new mutant strain of...

Buenos Aires, Dec 21 : Argentine authorities shut down a number of clandestine parties and arrested partygoers for violating mandatory health measures currently in place against the coronavirus pandemic. Two...

Ramallah, Dec 21 : A senior official said that there is a joint Palestinian-Egyptian-Jordanian move to support holding an international peace conference to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The move came...

Khartoum, Dec 21 : Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to resume meetings of the joint border committee on Tuesday at a time when the border area has been witnessing recent...

Tel Aviv, Dec 21 : The balance of assets held abroad by Israeli residents reached an all-time record high of $558 billion at the end of the third quarter in...

Seoul, Dec 21 : North Korean Premier Kim Tok-hun visited the Mount Kumgang region on the country’s eastern coast to learn about its development, and called for building a modern...

Ramallah, Dec 21 : The Palestinian economy has recorded a decline of up to 12 per cent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official statement issued...

London, Dec 21 : UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that London could be under a lockdown for months, as it will be “very difficult” to keep a highly...

London, Dec 21 : A number of European countries have started to ban flights to and fro from the UK following the emergence of a highly infectious mutant strain of...

Moscow, Dec 21 : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday demanded the country’s intelligence agencies better safeguard national security. Putin visited the headquarters of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)...

Jakarta, Dec 20 : Indonesia has imposed stricter restrictions until January 8, 2021 to prevent a spike in Covid-19 cases after the Christmas and year-end holiday seasons, officials said on...

Buenos Aires, Dec 20 : Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has highlighted multiple official aid plans set to mitigate the social effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Without projects such as Emergency...

Bangkok, Dec 20 : Thai authorities have imposed a curfew throughout the coronavirus pandemic-hit Samut Sakhon province near Bangkok in the wake of a rapid resurgence of new confirmed cases...

Baghdad, Dec 20 : Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has warned of a collapse of the social and political systems and overwhelming chaos without a financial reform in the country....

Cairo, Dec 20 : Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi discussed efforts to resume the Middle East peace process with Foreign Ministers of Jordan and Palestine. During a meeting in Cairo on...

Addis Ababa, Dec 20 : Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said recent border skirmishes along the Ethiopia-Sudan border areas “will not break” the historic ties between the two neighbouring countries....

Baghdad, Dec 20 : The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) said that it has decided to reduce the value of the Iraqi dinar against the US dollar due to the...

Kampala, Dec 20 : Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced that the country’s second Deputy Prime Minister Ali Kirunda Kivejinja died of the novel coronavirus at a hospital in the capital...

London, Dec 20 : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new Tier Four of coronavirus restrictions for London and other parts of England to combat an alarming surge...

Budapest, Dec 20 : Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced new economic relief measures to increase economy activity, as the number confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has topped the...

Cairo, Dec 20 : The Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Palestine met in Cairo and discussed methods of reviving the Middle East peace process and resuming negotiations between the...

Paris, Dec 20 : French President Emmanuel Macron’s health condition is “stable” after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus last week, the Elysee Presidential Palace said in a statement....

Washington, Dec 20 : The US planned to close its consulate in Vladivostok, Russia, and to suspend operations at one in Yekaterinburg, US State Department said on Friday. “The Secretary...

Washington, Dec 19 : The US Department of State informed Congress that it has planned to close two consulates in Russia over limits set by the government in Moscow on...

Washington, Dec 19 : US Vice President Mike Pence announced that service members in the Space Force, which has assigned approximately 16,000 military and civilian personnel, will be called “guardians”,...

Seoul, Dec 19 : A website dedicated to track events in North Korea said in its latest report that a “mysterious structure” has been set up in Pyongyang, which might...

Washington, Dec 19 : The US Congress has passed a two-day stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and provide more time for lawmakers to negotiate on a much-awaited...

Tripoli, Dec 19 : The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned “acts of intimidation” against the North African country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC). “UNSMIL condemns the recent threats...

Lima, Dec 19 : Peruvian Army troops will be deployed to enforce restrictions on Christmas and New Year, as part of lockdown measures aimed at curbing the spread of the...

Buenos Aires, Dec 19 : Argentina has decided to extend what it calls the ‘Social, Preventive and Obligatory Distancing’ regulations to control the spread of the novel coronavirus until January...

United Nations, Dec 19 : The UN Security Council (UNSC) has voted to renew the mandate of the peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another...

Stockholm, Dec 19 : The Swedish government has announced tough new anti-coronavirus rules, including face-mask recommendations, alcohol sale restrictions and a limit on the number of people allowed in restaurants,...

Rome, Dec 19 : Italians will have to spend much of the Christmas and New Year holiday in a nationwide “red zone”, which has been imposed in a bid to...

Brussels, Dec 19 : Michel Barnier, the European Union’s (EU) chief negotiator, has warned that the ongoing negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK were now at a...

Geneva, Dec 19 : The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that there were at least 3,174 deaths on migratory routes across the world this year, compared to 5,327 in...

United Nations, Dec 19 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for ensuring that migrants, irrespective of their legal status, are included in every country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic,...

Aden, Dec 19 : Yemen’s internationally-recognised President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has ordered the formation of a new power-sharing government, the state media reported. According to a presidential decree issued on...

Rome, Dec 19 : Italy’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to gain 0.3 percentage point growth in 2021 as a result of its use of the first tranche of...

Tehran, Dec 19 : Iran and Pakistan will open a new border crossing point on Saturday to increase trade exchanges, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said. The border crossing point...

London, Dec 19 : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the UK and the European Union (EU) will continue the post-Brexit trade talks, but there remains “a gap that...

Mexico City, Dec 19 : Mexican authorities have said that the country’s capital, Mexico City will re-enter a lockdown from Saturday amid a spike in new coronavirus cases and hospitalisations....

Washington, Dec 19 : The US Federal Reserve Board has released a second round of bank stress test results this year, which showed that large banks had strong capital levels...

Washington, Dec 19 : The US Congress has passed a two-day stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and provide more time for lawmakers to negotiate on a much-awaited...

Wellington, Dec 18 : The New Zealand government has set aside extra funding to support the health system’s coronavirus response and to maintain quarantine facilities up to June 2022, Minister...

Canberra, Dec 18 : Australian officials confirmed on Friday that members of an international airline crew who arrived in Sydney from South America earlier this month have been fined for...

Havana, Dec 18 : Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that he was ready to talk with US President-elect Joe Biden, who will be inaugurated on January 20, 2021, “on any...

Darwin, Dec 18 : Indigenous Australians in the country’s Northern Territory (NT) have sought compensation from the regional government over damages caused to sacred site by a zinc mine. The...

Washington, Dec 18 : The number of initial unemployment claims in the US increased to 885,000 last week, a three-month high, as surging Covid-19 cases weigh on economic recovery, the...

Stockholm, Dec 18 : Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf has slammed the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying it has failed to prevent the rising number of cases, as...

Seoul, Dec 18 : South Korea’s economic uncertainty has continued to grow mainly due to the recent resurgence of new coronavirus cases across the country, the Ministry of Economy and...

Tripoli, Dec 18 : The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that 126 illegal immigrants were rescued off the coast of Libya. Up to “126 persons among them eight women and...

Madrid, Dec 18 : The Spanish Congress of Deputies or the lower chamber of Parliament approved a bill to legalise euthanasia. The bill, allowing euthanasia in “a context of a...

Madrid, Dec 18 : The Madrid-based UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reported that international tourist arrivals fell by 72 per cent during the first 10 months of 2020 due to...

San Francisco, Dec 18 : San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a public health order that places a mandatory quarantine of 10 days on anyone travelling, moving, or returning to...

United Nations, Dec 18 : The UN has announced an allocation of $35 million for water, sanitation and medical supplies, and for the protection of civilians caught up in the...

London, Dec 18 : The UK government “will be doing everything” to secure a good post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union (EU), British Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said....

London, Dec 18 : Millions of people in the east and southeast of England will face the toughest coronavirus restrictions from Saturday following a review of the three-tier system in...

Riyadh, Dec 18 : Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reform plan, tried and tested this year, has proved to be the blueprint for a post-coronavirus economy, said Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed...

Moscow, Dec 18 : During his annual press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed major global challenges, including the raging coronavirus pandemic and the future of Moscow-Washington ties after US...

Ramallah, Dec 18 : The Palestinian government has decided to close all schools and universities in the West Bank in an effort curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. “The...

Washington, Dec 18 : US President-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate Deb Haaland, a Democratic Congresswoman from New Mexico, to serve as the first Native American Interior Secretary and...

London, Dec 18 : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has underlined the post-Brexit trade negotiations between Britain and the European Union (EU) were now “in a serious situation,” a Downing...

Canberra, Dec 17 : Fewer people relying on government coronavirus payments and booming iron ore exports have driven an improvement to Australia’s federal budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Thursday. Frydenberg...

Wellington, Dec 17 : New Zealand and the South Pacific island-nation of Niue, which has remained coronavirus free till date, on Thursday announced steps to facilitate quarantine-free travel the countries....

Copenhagen, Dec 17 : Denmark will impose a nationwide lockdown from December 25 to January 3 in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Mette...

Washington, Dec 17 : A US congressional committee overseeing preparations for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony on January 20 at the Capitol said that it would significantly limit the number...

Seoul, Dec 17 : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un commemorated his father Kim Jong-il’s ninth death anniversary by visiting a mausoleum were the late leader’s body lies in state, state...

Dubai, Dec 17 : Israel is aiming to attract around 100,000 tourists from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) annually, Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen said during a virtual press conference here....

Abuja, Dec 17 : Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate reopening of the country’s four land borders which were shut 16 months ago in a bid to curb...

Aden, Dec 17 : The two warring military factions in Yemen — forces loyal to the government and units of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) — have completed redeployment in...

London, Dec 17 : The UK and the US have signed a customs agreement to ensure continued trade after the Brexit transition period expires on December 31. The bilateral Customs...

Washington, Dec 17 : US Democratic and Republican lawmakers have made progress in negotiations on the long-awaited coronavirus relief deal, aimed at assisting American businesses and workers affected by the...

New York, Dec 17 : New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has urged Congress to heed to local needs in the ongoing stimulus plan negotiations and provide funding to...

London, Dec 17 : The UK Supreme Court has approved plans for a third runway at the London Heathrow airport, overturning an earlier judgment in February. Wednesday’s ruling clears the...

Damascus, Dec 17 : UN special envoy for Damascus Geir Pedersen has warned that with five foreign armies operating in Syria, the war-torn country remains a tinderbox for a major...

Berlin, Dec 17 : As the partial lockdown appears to have failed to reverse the trend of the increasing number of new Covid-19 cases, Germans are in for an unusual...

Washington, Dec 17 : US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the case for fiscal policy right now is “very strong” as millions of Americans are set to lose...

San Francisco, Dec 17 : San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced a $25 million donation from Airbnb co-Founder Joe Gebbia to tackle homelessness in the US city and support...

Santiago, Dec 17 : Latin America and the Caribbean region will witness an economic growth in 2021, but not enough to match the pre-pandemic levels, a UN agency has warned....

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Dec 17 : It’s a make or break moment for Indians stuck in decades-long lines for US permanent residency.Congressional negotiators are on the cusp of sealing...

Islamabad, Dec 16 : A delegation from Taliban’s Qatar- based political office is reaching Islamabad on Wednesday on a three-day trip for consultations on ongoing Afghan peace process. The delegation...

Mexico City, Dec 16 : Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election, and called for greater cooperation on...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Dec 16 : The Donald Trump-led skewering of foreign worker visas can’t be undone in a hurry when the Trump lame duck ends.The easier task will...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Dec 16 : US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office on the steps of the United States Capitol on...

Washington, Dec 15 : Hours after the Electoral College put its seal on Joe Biden’s victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday acknowledged the Democrat’s election victory and referred...

Kuwait City, Dec 15 : Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Tuesday expressed optimism over the end of the Gulf crisis and restoring relations among conflicting parties,...

Beijing, Dec 15 : China on Tuesday called to strengthening bilateral ties with the US after the American Electoral College officially certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November 3...

Seoul, Dec 15 : The South Korean military on Tuesday said that Pyongyang has started the regular winter-time drills and “there are no signs indicating any imminent provocative acts”. “We...

Washington, Dec 15 : Hours after the US Electoral College officially certified his victory in the November 3 presidential election, President-elect Joe Biden called his and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s...

Moscow, Dec 15 : In a first, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory in the November 3 American presidential election, the...

Wellington, Dec 15 : New Zealand’s Covid-19 response Minister Chris Hipkins on Tuesday unveiled an extensive ‘All of Government’ plan aimed at managing outbreaks during the upcoming holiday season. “Since...

Washington, Dec 15 : A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has unveiled a two-part $908 billion coronavirus relief package as many Americans are set to lose pandemic relief benefits by...

Darwin, Dec 15 : Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) has the highest incarceration in the world, said a report published by a public policy think-tank. The think-tank, Centre for Policy Development...

Geneva, Dec 15 : Stephanie Williams, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, held a technical meeting on critical reforms of the war-torn country’s economy. In a statement,...

Berlin, Dec 15 : The European Union (EU) is facing a window of opportunities given by the world’s major economies who have announced emissions cut targets in accordance with the...

Gaza, Dec 15 : The Hamas movement has called for internal unity and popular resistance against Israel as it marked 33 years of its creation. In a statement on Monday,...

Washington, Dec 15 : The US Federal Reserve is expected to offer new guidance for its asset purchase program this week as the unabated Covid-19 resurgence across the country was...

Brussels, Dec 15 : The raging coronavirus pandemic is slowing down the progress in talks over the European Union’s (EU) new migration and asylum pact due to the lack of...

Khartoum, Dec 15 : Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has reaffirmed the country’s adherence to the leadership of the African Union (AU) over the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance...

Khartoum, Dec 15 : Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Monday that the northeast African country’s removal from the US list of states sponsoring terrorism will “help tackle debts...

Washington, Dec 15 : The US Treasury Department has designated two senior officials of Irans Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), who were involved in the 2007 abduction of former...

By Arul LouisNew York, Dec 15 : Kamala Harris made history as the first Indian-American and the first woman to be elected as the Vice President of the US after...

Paris, Dec 15 : The French economy is set to recover next year from the coronavirus pandemic-induced recession, but at a slower pace than previously expected after a second natiowide...

Tel Aviv, Dec 15 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has self-quarantined after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said. “Following...

Paris, Dec 15 : The Gross domestic product (GDP) in the G20 area rebounded by 8.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2020, but remained 2.4 per cent below...

London, Dec 15 : From Wednesday onwards, London will move into Tier Three, the highest level in England’s local coronavirus restriction system, the UK’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced. According...

By Arul LouisNew York, Dec 15 : Imposing sanctions on Turkey for buying the Russian-made S400 Triumf anti-missile system, the US has reiterated its warning to India and other countries...

By Arul LouisNew York, Dec 15 : US Attorney General William Barr, the nation’s top law enforcement official, has resigned on the day President Donald Trump formally lost the election...

By Arul LouisNew York, Dec 15 : “In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed,” declared Joseph Robinette Biden after his election as the 46th president of the...

By Arul LouisNew York, Dec 14 : Electors began across the United States began voting on Monday to formally elect Joe Biden as the next president and Kamala Harris as...

London, Dec 14 : London Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government to ask all secondary schools and colleges in the UK capital city to close early...

Los Angeles, Dec 14 : Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, made a surprise TV appearance, during which she paid tribute to this year’s “most inspiring moments and the people...

Khartoum, Dec 14 : The US Embassy in Khartoum on Monday officially announced the removal of Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. “The congressional notification period of...

Sydney, Dec 14 : As of Monday, the public health order issued by authorities in New South Wales (NSW) requiring companies to allow staff to work from home has been...

Wellington, Dec 14 : New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday announced that her country would open its borders to travellers from Australia early next year if coronavirus cases...

Washington, Dec 14 : US President Donald Trump, who still disputes the outcome of the November 3 election, has refused to rule out the possibility of skipping his successor Joe...

Wellington, Dec 14 : The number of people departing New Zealand has exceeded that of arrivals every month since the introduction of full border restrictions in March due to the...

Brasilia, Dec 14 : Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro continues to maintain his highest level of approval rating since he took office in January 2019, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to...

Algiers, Dec 14 : Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has announced that he “will soon return home” following his coronavirus recovery at a specialized hospital in Germany, where he was shifted...

Brussels, Dec 14 : The decreasing role of the European Union (EU) in value chains is linked to technological innovation and human capital, a new study found. Noting that the...

Aden, Dec 14 : In a warning, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said that 5 million Yemenis “will likely be living just one step away from famine in...

Berlin, Dec 14 : Germany will enter a stricter lockdown from Wednesday, which will include the closure of non-essential shops and limiting the size of private gatherings, over the resurgence...

London, Dec 14 : The European Union (EU) and the UK have agreed to continue Brexit trade talks in hopes of reaching an agreement before the transition period ends on...

Washington, Dec 14 : Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, 8,400 retailers and 110,000 restaurants across the US have been closed so far this year, according to industry statistics. Data...

Baku, Dec 14 : Azerbaijan and Armenia reported casualties of Nagorno-Karabakh, while accusing each other of violating a complete Russia-brokered ceasefire in the disputed region. Sunday’s accusations came a month...

Seoul, Dec 13 : Tours to the inter-Korean village of Panmunjom have been suspended again due to fears over the Covid-19 pandemic, just about a month after it had resumed...

Wellington, Dec 13 : New Zealand on Sunday launched a nationwide TV campaign to raise awareness against the coronavirus pandemic , urging the public to stay vigilant and maintain good...

London, Dec 13 : VisitBritain, the UK’s official tourism agency, has predicted the first signs of a slow post-coronavirus recovery in 2021 for overseas visits to the country. Overall, VisitBritain...

Paris, Dec 13 : French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the efforts of the European Union (EU) and China in the past years to advance the Paris Agreement and welcomed “back...

Sanaa, Dec 13 : For the third consecutive day, military officials of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition continued redeployment of forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and Yemen’s government...

Paris, Dec 13 : At least 142 protesters were arrested in Paris during a demonstration against a controversial security bill that restricts publishing police images, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said....

United Nations, Dec 13 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for more investment in health systems. “The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us just how important it is for all...

Sanaa, Dec 13 : Forces loyal to Yemen’s government announced killing 12 fighters of the Houthi rebel group in the country’s southern province of Dhalea. A statement released by the...

Istanbul, Dec 13 : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged citizens to save water as much as possible as the water levels in the country’s dams are continuously falling due...

Geneva, Dec 13 : Many African countries have demonstrated commitment to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) amid disruptions triggered by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a World Health Organization (WHO) official...

Tehran, Dec 13 : Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s permanent representative to Vienna-based international organisations, urged the UN nuclear watchdog to remain “impartial” regarding Tehran’s nuclear activities. In a statement on Saturday,...

Ramallah, Dec 13 : The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has accused Israel of expanding the settlements in the West Bank by constructing new roads. “Constructing new roads is a clear...

United Nations, Dec 13 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a worldwide “state of climate emergency” to tackle global warming. Five years after the Paris Agreement on climate...

London, Dec 13 : The UK’s Royal Navy boats are being prepared to patrol the country’s fishing waters as Sunday’s deadline for Brexit trade negotiations between Britain and the European...

Santiago, Dec 13 : Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has called for increased global efforts to combat climate change, setting “ambitious” goals to achieve carbon neutrality and move toward sustainable development....

Washington, Dec 12 : The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced that 51 years after the self-proclaimed ‘Zodiac Killer’ randomly killed five people in Northern California’s Bay Area, a...

Washington, Dec 12 : US President Donald Trump has signed a one-week stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government open through December 18, providing more time for lawmakers to...

Washington, Dec 12 : Micro-blogging site Twitter on Saturday flagged a series of tweets posted by US President Donald Trump, who still disputes the outcome of the November 3 election...

Wellington, Dec 12 : New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Cook Islands counterpart Mark Brown announced on Saturday an “arrangement to facilitate quarantine-free travel” between the two South...

Washington, Dec 12 : US non-essential travel restrictions across its borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through January 21, 2021, due to the raging coronavirus pandemic, Acting Homeland...

London, Dec 12 : Around three in 10 adults, or 30 per cent, feel that life will return to normal in six months or less, an increase from around one...

Dodoma, Dec 12 : The government of Tanzania has approved the installation of a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, an official said. On Friday, Paul Banga, the...

Damascus, Dec 12 : Turkey-backed rebels clashed with Kurdish fighters in Syria’s Raqqa province, marking the latest escalation in the region between the two sides. The clashes erupted on Friday...