Japan-US relations to remain unchanged regardless of election outcome
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday that close cooperation between Japan and the United States will remain unchanged regardless of which presidential candidate comes out on top.
Blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar province kills three police officers, injures two
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Three police officers have been killed and two more injured by an explosion in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a security source said on Friday.
Pennsylvania police investigating alleged plot to attack vote counting center
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Police in Philadelphia are investigating a tipoff that alleges a group was plotting to attack a vote counting location in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, media reported early on Friday.
Donald Trump's lead over Biden in Georgia shrinks to 665 votes
Nov 06, 2020, at 09:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Incumbent US President Donald Trump retains the lead in the state of Georgia, but Democratic challenger Joe Biden is only 665 votes behind, with 99 percent of the votes counted, AP results showed Friday.
US Presidential Election Results: Trump repeats voting fraud claims, Biden remains calm
Nov 06, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday once again cried foul over the federal elections accusing his challenger and Democratic nominee Joe Biden of "stealing" the polls, as the Republicans are slowly losing the race to the White House.
Protect Palestine olive harvest from settler violence, Israel urged
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: UN agencies, together with other international NGOs, are calling on Israel to better protect Palestinian farmers from violence by Israeli settlers, as they bring in their traditional olive harvest - crucial to livelihoods - and ensure families can access their land “freely and safely”.
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:36 pm
New York: Despite significant progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the signing of a peace deal 25 years ago this month, some politicians continue to ignore “core European values” and even glorify war criminals, the international community’s High Representative for the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
UN rights experts call for release of Saudi activist championing women’s right to drive
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New York: The deteriorating health of Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul is “deeply alarming”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Wednesday, calling for her release along with “all other women human rights defenders in detention”.
Violence and bullying affect one in three students, education experts warn
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:26 pm
New York: Children face violence and bullying at school all over the world, with one in every three students subject to attacks at least once a month and one in 10, a victim of cyberbullying, the UN said on Thursday.
Dozens displaced in largest demolition in years in the West Bank, reports UN relief office
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York: Seventy-three people, including 41 children have been displaced after Israeli authorities demolished their homes and other structures, and destroyed belongings in the Palestinian community of Humsa Al Bqai’a in the West Bank, the UN humanitarian wing has reported.
Donald Trump's lead over Biden in Pennsylvania decreases to 0.8 percentage point
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:52 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The lead of US President Donald Trump over his contender, Democratic candidate Joe Biden, in the battleground state of Pennsylvania has sunk to 0.8 percentage point, Fox News reported.
Police say arrested 104 participants of anti-lockdown protests in London
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:47 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Metropolitan Police said 104 participants of the rally against the coronavirus-linked lockdown in London had been arrested over the breach of restrictions.
Black Lives Matter Rally starts in Manhattan, police begin to detain activists
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:39 pm
New York/Sputnik: A rally staged by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has begun in New York's Manhattan, with police having started to detain the activists, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the site.
Wrong size paper ballots delay vote count in US State of Indiana: Election Headquarters
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:30 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Officials in Vigo County, Indiana, completed counting votes after resolving a unexpected snafu - the arrival of 2,000 ballots printed on the wrong size paper, the county’s election headquarters said in a press release.
French court jails Algerian for life on terror plot, murder charges: Reports
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A 29-year-old Algerian man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for killing a woman and plotting a terror attack on a church in a Paris suburb in April 2015, media said.
All of Biden claimed states will be legally challenged: Donald Trump
Nov 06, 2020, at 04:14 am
Washington/IBNS: Amid the ongoing counting in the competitive race for the prestigious White House, US President Donald Trump tweeted that he would legally challenge all the states won by Democrat nominee Joe Biden alleging fraud in the election process.
Mechanism to protect women in Pakistan is ineffective: Rights activist
Nov 06, 2020, at 02:47 am
A top human rights activist in Pakistan has said that despite the nation having a legal mechanism to protect women, it is ineffective and there is no implementation of the same.
Nov 06, 2020, at 02:32 am
Islamabad: Shocking the Sikhs, Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led team has officially taken over full control of the Gurudwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Punjab province's Narowal district, media reports said.
Nov 06, 2020, at 02:25 am
Washington: In recognition of the great privileges of living in a democratic society and keeping the US Presidential polls in mind, rights group Campaign for Uyghurs said it recognizes the importance of electing those who represent the Uyghur community.
Covid-19: Greece announces three-week nationwide lockdown
Nov 05, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Athens/UNI: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos on Thursday announced a three-week nationawide lockdown because of the novel Coronavirus.
Journalist questions silence of Islamic nations over Uyghur issue
Nov 05, 2020, at 07:16 pm
Istanbul: Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid has questioned several Islamic nations' silence on Uyghur issue.
Yuen Long train station attack: Hong Kong Police arrest journalist, triggers condemnation
Nov 05, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Police officials have arrested a reporter in connection with a programme about a mob attack at Yuen Long train station, media reports said.
Pakistan: Journalist bodies ask govt to frame law to protect scribes
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:28 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Freedom Network have asked the Pakistani government to start making law to protect journalists.
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Former Pakistan Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has claimed that Pakistan does not want to acknowledge Sindh and Balochistan regions in the country as they view those who want to maintain their identity as a threat to the nation.
India targets Pakistan at UNGA for using pandemic to scale up cross-border terrorism
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:21 pm
New York: India has targeted Pakistan once again at the UNGA over the issue of terrorism and said the neighbouring nation has increased its support to cross-border terror amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump campaign files lawsuit to stop counting of ballots in key state of Georgia: Reports
Nov 05, 2020, at 02:17 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit in the battleground state of Georgia to halt the counting of ballots, the Associated Press reported.
We believe we will emerge victorious: Joe Biden
Nov 05, 2020, at 02:04 pm
Washington/UNI: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday exuded his confidence that he will win the presidential polls once the counting is finished.
US election: Twitter hides Donald Trump's tweet about 'disappearing' lead, calls it 'misleading'
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:22 am
Washington/IBNS: Microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday hid US President Donald Trump's first tweet of Wednesday (morning in America) amid neck-to-neck fight with Democrat nominee Joe Biden in a tight race for the White House.
US Presidential Elections: Donald Trump asks to halt vote counts alleging 'fraud'
Nov 05, 2020, at 04:07 am
Washinton/IBNS: Amid a neck-to-neck fight with Democrat nominee Joe Biden in a tight race for the White House, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded that the counting for the votes be stopped, CNN reported.
Four people stabbed in Washington DC on election night
Nov 05, 2020, at 01:34 am
Washington/UNI: One woman and four men were stabbed in Washington DC, a few blocks from the US White House, on election night, NBC broadcaster has said citing the police.