Canada pledges to grant a $200-million loan to Ukraine as G7 summit ends
Jun 29, 2022, at 03:51 am
Munich/IBNS: Canada pledged a $200-million loan through the International Monetary Fund to help the government in Ukraine to meet its urgent liquidity needs as the leaders of the G7 meeting in Germany's Munich ended their annual summit on Tuesday.
Tibet: China decides to relocate 17,555 people from high-altitude places in Nagqu City
Jun 28, 2022, at 11:24 pm
Chinese authorities have decided to relocate 17,555 people from high-altitude places in Nagqu City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, media reports said on Tuesday.
Russia sanctions 25 US citizens
Jun 28, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expanded its US sanctions list by another 25 people, including the wife and daughter of US President Joe Biden.
Pakistan: Two policemen, polio worker shot dead during inoculation drive in North Waziristan
Jun 28, 2022, at 10:54 pm
Islamabad: Unknown gunmen shot dead two police officers assigned to polio vaccination teams and a polio worker in North Waziristan's Datta Khel area of Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Jun 28, 2022, at 10:44 pm
Ouagadougou/UNI/Xinhua: Gunmen stormed into a ceremony and killed eight people in Sandiaba village in the central-east province of Koulpelogo in Burkina Faso, state-owned news agency AIB reported on Tuesday.
Ukraine: Dozens dead and injured as UN condemns ‘utterly deplorable’ shopping centre attack
Jun 28, 2022, at 09:08 pm
New York: At least ten people have reportedly been killed by what Ukrainian authorities have said was a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping centre, and attack which the UN condemned on Monday as “utterly deplorable”.
Middle East: Mounting violence leaving ‘scores of Palestinian and Israeli casualties’
Jun 28, 2022, at 08:57 pm
New York: “High level” violence has resulted in “scores of Palestinian and Israeli casualties”, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday.
Put women’s rights ‘front and centre’ of climate policies: Bachelet
Jun 28, 2022, at 08:53 pm
New York: Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.
Inclusive cities critical to post-pandemic recovery: Guterres
Jun 28, 2022, at 08:49 pm
New York: A UN conference on transforming the world's urban areas is underway in Poland this week, which will include a dialogue on urban crisis recovery and reconstruction, centered on neighbouring Ukraine.
Pakistan: Karachi police baton-charge residents protesting against load shedding
Jun 28, 2022, at 08:45 pm
Karachi: The Karachi Police resorted to lathi charge on protesting residents, who were demonstrating against load shedding trouble, of Lyari near the Mauripur road of the city on Tuesday, media reports said.
America urges China to fulfill pledge to fight illegal fishing
Jun 28, 2022, at 03:46 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States urges China to fulfill its commitment to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU), a senior US administration official said on Monday.
Jun 28, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Bodies of as many as 46 people, who are believed to be migrants, were recovered from an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas, media reports said on Tuesday.
Xi Jinping's close ally Wang Xiaohong appointed as China's new public security chief
Jun 28, 2022, at 06:22 am
Beijing: Wang Xiaohong, a close ally of the Chinese President Xi Jinping, has been appointed as China’s new public security chief, media reports said on Monday.
China sends 29 warplanes to Taiwan's ADIZ
Jun 28, 2022, at 06:12 am
Taipei: China recently sent 29 warplanes to Taiwan's self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ), media reports said on Monday.
China indicts two Taiwanese officials on spying charges
Jun 28, 2022, at 06:08 am
Beijing/Taipei: China has indicted two Taiwanese officials on national security charges after accusing them of accepting bribes from a known Chinese spy to set up an espionage ring in Taiwan.
Few newly introduced Hong Kong textbooks claim the region was never a British colony
Jun 28, 2022, at 06:02 am
Hong Kong: Few newly introduced Hong Kong textbooks have triggered a controversy as they claimed that the region was never a British colony.
Lawyers approach ICC to investigate treatment of Uyghur Muslims by China
Jun 28, 2022, at 05:56 am
Xinjiang/Washington: A team of lawyers recently approached the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into the treatment of Uyghurs and others in China’s Xinjiang area.
Human Rights situation in Hong Kong has deteriorated, slides down in survey ranking
Jun 28, 2022, at 05:10 am
Hong Kong: A new survey has shown that the human rights situation in Hong Kong has deteriorated rapidly since Beijing’s crackdown after the pro-democracy protests of 2019, media reports said on Sunday.
Toronto Pride Parade in-person returns after 2 years, thousands throng downtown
Jun 28, 2022, at 04:49 am
Toronto/IBNS: After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, Canada’s largest pride celebration returned to Toronto Sunday, with thousands of merrymakers thronging downtown streets.
Prepared to handle anti-govt protests on Canada Day: Ottawa Police
Jun 28, 2022, at 03:43 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Ottawa Police officials Monday said they are prepared for Canada Day observation with plans to keep anti-government protests from turning into another occupation.
Countries urged to ‘dig deep’ and support Afghanistan in aftermath of deadly earthquake
Jun 27, 2022, at 11:59 pm
New York: The top UN official in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for greater international support for the country, following a one-day visit to communities hit hard by the devastating earthquake on Wednesday.
Joe Biden to hike tariff on Russian goods worth $2.3bn
Jun 27, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden will be announcing an increase in tariffs on 570 groups of Russian goods worth $2.3 billion, the White House said on Monday.
Pakistan: One person dies in gun, bomb attack in Jacobabad
Jun 27, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Jacobabad: At least one person died and eight other persons, including two policemen, were wounded in a gun and bomb attack on a moving Frontier Constabulary (FC) vehicle by a lone terrorist at the Mauladad level-crossing in Jacobabad region of Pakistan on Saturday.
Imran Khan announces nationwide protest against inflation
Jun 27, 2022, at 11:14 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has announced countrywide protest rallies on Saturday against the issue of inflation.
Pakistan: Four million female factory workers deprived of their due rights in Karachi
Jun 27, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Wing chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has said about four million women in Karachi city, who are currently working in factories on contract basis, are not getting their due rights from their employers.
Ukraine terminates nuclear safety agreements with Russia
Jun 27, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: Ukraine terminates two agreements with Russia in the field of nuclear safety, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine said on Monday.
Lahore has become a city of unidentified dead bodies: Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir
Jun 27, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Lahore: 312 unidentified bodies have been recovered from Pakistan's Lahore city in the past six months, a top journalist tweeted on Monday.
G7 details $600bn plan to rival China
Jun 27, 2022, at 08:27 pm
Munich: To counter China's Belt and Road plan, the G7 leaders have detailed plans to mobilise $600 billion in funding for the developing world.
European Commission warns against boycotting G20 summit over Vladimir Putin
Jun 27, 2022, at 07:41 pm
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she does not support the idea of boycotting the G20 summit if Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part.
Washington: Rave party takes bizarre turn, eight people injured in gunfire
Jun 27, 2022, at 06:41 pm
Washington/UNI: At least eight people were injured when gunfire broke out at a dance party in an industrial area of Tacoma in Washington, US, according to the police.