Paris: Protest held outside FATF office calling to blacklist Pakistan
Feb 20, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Paris: A protest was held in France on Saturday near the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) office to urge the financial watchdog to place Pakistan on its blacklist, media reports said on Sunday.
UK PM Boris Johnson to end Covid self-isolation requirements
Feb 20, 2022, at 09:56 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out a scheme next week to remove Covid-19 self-isolation requirements as part of the country's Living with Covid Plan, his office said.
Canadia truckers' protest: Police arrest 47 'violent' agitators in Ottawa
Feb 20, 2022, at 04:10 pm
Ottawa/UNI: The Canadian Police has arrested at least 47 'Freedom Convoy' protesters in Ottawa as they continued to be "aggressive and assaultive on officers"
Russia planning attack on Ukraine: NATO
Feb 20, 2022, at 02:14 pm
Brussels/UNI/Sputnik: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has accused Russia of planning an attack on Ukraine under a fabricated pretext, at the same time denying the validity of the alliance's commitment in 1991 not to expand eastward.
Norway refuses to recognize Taliban Govt
Feb 20, 2022, at 05:28 am
Oslo/Sputnik: Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said Saturday that Oslo is not considering recognizing the Taliban government (under UN sanctions for terrorism) in Afghanistan.
Afghan envoy to US to step down: Report
Feb 20, 2022, at 04:42 am
Washington, DC: The Afghan ambassador in Washington has stepped down from her post following the new restrictions imposed by the US Department of State on the embassy, media reports said.
Pakistan: Aurat March Lahore launches manifesto of 'justice'
Feb 20, 2022, at 04:39 am
Lahore, Pakistan: Aurat March Lahore has unveiled its manifesto for 2022 centering on the theme of “Reimagining Justice”.
Pakistan has become dangerous country in world for journalists: Hamid Mir
Feb 20, 2022, at 04:32 am
Swat, Pakistan: Senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir on Friday said the country has become the most dangerous country in the world for journalists where state machinery failed to protect journalists from raising facts and highlighting public issues.
Unaware what Russian President wants: Zelenskyy
Feb 20, 2022, at 04:20 am
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that he is not aware of Russian President Vladimir Putin's intentions regarding Ukraine, thus proposing a meeting.
Ukrainian President plans to initiate UNSC5 summit
Feb 20, 2022, at 04:05 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that he would initiate a summit of UN Security Council's five permanent members and Ukraine, Germany, and Turkey in order to resolve the security issues in Europe.
Macron to call Putin on Sunday
Feb 20, 2022, at 03:40 am
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron will have a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin at 10:00 GMT on Sunday, the BFMTV broadcaster reported Saturday, citing the Elysee Palace.
Online gaming sector is thriving in China despite introducing anti-addiction rules: Report
Feb 20, 2022, at 02:00 am
Beijing: A new research has found that China’s online gaming sector is still doing well regardless of the tough new rules introduced last year to prevent addiction among underage players.
China introduces new decree in Tibet to curb the spread of online religious content
Feb 20, 2022, at 01:51 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has announced a new decree by which it warned Tibetans of possible clamp down on the spread of online religious content that the party deems ‘damaging’, media reports said.
Pakistan: Quetta witnesses protests over non-payment of salaries
Feb 20, 2022, at 01:03 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Anti-government protests rocked Qutta city of Pakistan recently over non-payment of salaries and pensions to the employees of Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (MCQ) and other Balochistan Municipal Committees.
Australia says Chinese navy ship fired laser at patrol plane
Feb 20, 2022, at 12:06 am
Melbourne: The Australian Defence Department on Saturday said on Feb 17, a P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight over Australia’s northern approaches.
Suicide bombing in Somalia leaves 10 dead
Feb 19, 2022, at 11:59 pm
Mogadishu/UNI/Xinhua: At least ten people were killed and 15 injured in a suicide bombing in the central Somali town of Beledweyne Saturday, the police and witnesses said.
Training offers a way out of poverty for young victims of Colombian conflict
Feb 19, 2022, at 11:12 pm
New York: Camilo Vergara is one of hundreds of young Colombians benefiting from a UN programme aimed at pulling victims of the country’s former conflict out of poverty, and into stable employment.
Effects of colonialism ‘still being felt to this day’
Feb 19, 2022, at 10:53 pm
New York: The consequences of colonialism are “still being felt to this day”, Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray told the Special Committee on Decolonization on Friday.
Pakistan: Grenade attack in Peshawar leaves 3 policemen injured
Feb 19, 2022, at 10:07 pm
Peshawar: At least three policemen were hurt as a grenade attack hit Pakistan's Peshawar city on Saturday, media reports said.
Conflict in Ukraine disrupting entire generation of children, says UNICEF
Feb 19, 2022, at 08:52 pm
New York: Attacks on kindergartens and schools have been a sad reality for children in eastern Ukraine over the last eight years, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday. Since the beginning of the conflict, more than 750 schools have been damaged.
Ethiopia conflict: thousands of Eritrean refugees flee new deadly attack on camp
Feb 19, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: Thousands of Eritrean refugees sheltering at a camp in the Ethiopian Afar region, have fled following a deadly attack on the facility earlier this month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Time to ‘seriously de-escalate’ tensions over Ukraine, Guterres tells Munich conference
Feb 19, 2022, at 06:11 pm
New York: With tensions continuing to mount over the Ukraine crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that he still believed military conflict in Europe “will not happen” – although if it did, “it would be catastrophic”.
Russian forces are planning to attack Ukraine in coming days: Biden
Feb 19, 2022, at 03:35 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday said Russia might be invading Ukraine in the coming days.
China's wrath: Uyghur high school principal sent to 18 years in prison
Feb 19, 2022, at 05:20 am
Xinjiang, China: A Uyghur educator and principal of a high school in Korla in Xinjiang region of China has been serving 18 years in prison for inviting two Uyghur scholars to give presentations, media reports said on Friday.
Feb 19, 2022, at 05:14 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan and said under his regime the country is sliding towards authoritarianism and dictatorship.
Pakistan: Students’ sit-in for unions revival enters 9th day
Feb 19, 2022, at 05:08 am
Lahore: The sit-in of the Progressive Students Collective (PSC), who are demanding a revival of the student unions, reduction in fee and withdrawal of security forces from the campuses, entered its ninth day of protest on Thursday, media reports said.
Canada's Ontario govt to invest $300,000 for promoting Black history curriculum in schools
Feb 19, 2022, at 05:05 am
Toronto/IBNS: Stephen Lecce, Ontario Minister of Education, Friday announced an investment of $300,000 by the government to support the development of Black history curriculum-aligned resources to assist educators in teaching about the community's experiences and contributions to Canada.
Canada House of Commons sitting cancelled over police actions against protesters
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:03 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's House of Commons sitting in Ottawa to debate the controversial Emergencies Act starting Friday was cancelled as police continue to deal with the fourth week of the protest, said Anthony Rota, Speaker of House of Commons in a tweet.
Feb 19, 2022, at 02:35 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Noorul Haq Qadri, has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan not to allow any organisation or individual to raise “anti-Islam slogans” during ‘Aurat March’.
Pakistan: Police arrest three staff members of journalist Mohsin Baig
Feb 19, 2022, at 02:11 am
Islamabad: Police in Islamabad city of Pakistan have arrested three servants of senior media person Mohsin Baig in connection with a case registered over an alleged attack on a team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) who had gone to his house to arrest him on Wednesday.