Canada Freedom Convoy protest: Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly resigns
Feb 16, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Ottawa: Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly, who had earned criticisms for his handling of the anti-vaccine mandate protests, has resigned, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Lahore's Ravi among most polluted rivers
Feb 16, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A study has found that the river Ravi flowing through Pakistan's Lahore is among the world's most polluted rivers, with active pharmaceutical ingredients posing a "threat to environment and human health".
Somalia: Elections must be finalized amid worsening drought, Security Council hears
Feb 16, 2022, at 06:52 pm
New York: Somalia’s leaders must put aside their differences and urgently conclude a credible election process, the UN’s senior official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, noting that national elections are now more than a year behind schedule and women’s representation remains significantly off-track.
Human rights defenders threatened at Poland-Belarus border
Feb 16, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New York: Independent UN experts expressed deep concern on Tuesday over allegations that human rights defenders have been threatened at the Polish-Belarusian border, including media workers and interpreters.
Ukraine Crisis: Joe Biden says informed Putin he stands ready to engage in high-level diplomacy
Feb 16, 2022, at 03:02 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he told Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend he is ready to engage in high-level diplomacy.
Canada's annual pace of housing starts lower in January: CMHC
Feb 16, 2022, at 06:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's annual pace of housing starts in Jan 2022 slowed compared with Dec 2021, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC) reportedly said.
Students for Free Tibet-France demonstrates in Paris to mark Tibetan Independence Day
Feb 16, 2022, at 05:24 am
Paris: Students for Free Tibet-France recently demonstrated in Paris city to mark the 109th anniversary of Tibetan Independence Day.
Feb 16, 2022, at 04:56 am
Beijing: Authorities in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region have been detaining nomad Tibetans in Drago county and even sending them to labour camps for having content deemed politically inappropriate on their cell phones, people with knowledge of the situation to Radio Free Asia.
Germany: Protesters shout anti-Taliban slogans near Swiss Consulate in Munich
Feb 16, 2022, at 04:37 am
Munich: A large number of people, which included Afghan residents of Munich city, gathered at the entrance of the Swiss consulate in Munich, Germany on Sunday to protest as the Taliban delegation visited Switzerland recently.
Russia begins navy drill in Barents Sea
Feb 16, 2022, at 02:45 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's Northern Fleet on Tuesday announced that it began military exercises in the Barents Sea with the participation of about 20 ships, including the Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) missile cruiser and the Admiral Gorshkov frigate.
Afghan activists demonstrate in front of Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC
Feb 16, 2022, at 02:23 am
Washington, DC: Afghan activists in the USA demonstrated in front of the Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC on Sunday.
Pakistan: People may face more trouble as milk price can spike by PKR 60 per litre
Feb 16, 2022, at 02:13 am
Islamabad: Pakistani people are finding themselves in more trouble amid growing economic problems and adding to it milk prices in Karachi is likely to shoot up by PKR 60 per litre.
Pakistan army kills young Baloch leader during clash
Feb 16, 2022, at 01:59 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Pakistani army allegedly killed a young Baloch named Sarmachar Hidayatullah was killed in Shadi Kaur area of Pasni tehsil of Gwadar district during a clash on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
UK: Several bridges closed in London
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:18 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: London's Metropolitan Police cordoned off several bridges because of an unattended item in the vicinity of South Bank on Tuesday.
Ukraine crisis can only be solved via dialogue, says Italy
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:13 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Tensions around Ukraine can be defused only through dialogue as all major European actors are looking for ways to engage Russia, Franco Frattini, President of the Italian State Council, said in an interview with Sputnik.
Ukraine: ‘Do not fail the cause of peace’ Guterres urges
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:11 am
New York: Amid increasing tension over Ukraine between Russia and Western countries of the NATO alliance, the UN Secretary-General declared on Monday that “there is no alternative to diplomacy.”
Mali Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $686 million
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:02 am
New York: The UN together with humanitarian partners on Monday, launched the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan for Mali, seeking $686 million from donors to help 5.3 million of the most vulnerable people in the country.
Feb 15, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Larkana, Pakistan: A large number of people participated in a rally and held a sit-in outside the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU) in Pakistan's Larkana region over failure of police in arresting the suspected blackmailers responsible for the death of two medical students, media reports said on Tuesday.
Russia pulls some troops back from border from Ukraine border
Feb 15, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Moscow: The Russian government on Tuesday said it is pulling back some of its troops from the Ukraine border.
Feb 15, 2022, at 10:43 pm
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who had supported the farmers' agitations in India against the Central farm laws in 2020, has been trolled by various groups across the world, including in India and the US, for invoking federal emergency powers to crack down on truckers protesting against Canada's COVID-19 restrictions.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell trucker protests
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:53 pm
Ottawa: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked emergency powers in response to the ongoing trucker protests against the country's COVID-19 restrictions.
Russian missiles moving to Ukraine border confirmed
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Washington/UNI: Russia has continued to amass its troops, including submarines and amphibious landing ship in the Black Sea and short-range ballistic missiles, tanks and howitzers around Ukraine's northeastern edges, according to an exclusive CNN report.
Feb 15, 2022, at 04:49 am
Vancouver (BC)/IBNS: An online petition has been reportedly signed by more than 18,000 people opposing the cutting of dozens of trees on the University of British Columbia (UBC)'s campus to clear the way for two new buildings.
Countering China: US plans to reopen Solomon Islands embassy
Feb 15, 2022, at 04:24 am
Washington, DC: The US government is planning to reopen an embassy in Solomon Islands, media reports said,a move seen by many as Washington's move of enhancing the presence in the region where China is rapidly expanding its influence.
Ambassador Bridge connecting Canada, US reopens after week-long blockade
Feb 15, 2022, at 03:35 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ambassador Bridge connecting Canada and the United States, one of the busiest border crossings, reopened after a week-long blockade, the Detroit International Bridge Company announced in a statement late Sunday.
Pakistan: Five killed for honour in Balochistan, probe going on
Feb 15, 2022, at 03:00 am
Dera Murad Jamali, Pakistan: At least three men and two women were killed in the name of honour in Jaffarabad, Mastung and Hub areas of Pakistan in recent days, police said.
Pakistan's NewsOne channel taken off air before Pemra notice for criticising federal minister
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:54 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued show cause notice to private news channel NewsOne for airing ‘unethical’ remarks about the performance of a federal minister during a talk show, media reports said on Monday.
About half of Canadians disagree with Jusitn Trudeau's handling of Trucker Protests
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:42 am
Toronto/UNI/Sputnik: Almost half of Canadians believe that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not up to the job as trucker protests continue, according to a Maru Public Opinion poll out on Monday.
Ukraine Crisis: G7 threatens Russia with sanctions
Feb 15, 2022, at 01:10 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: The finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) on Monday said they are ready to collectively impose severe sanctions on Russia in the event of a military invasion by Russian troops into the territory of Ukraine.
Afghan families forced to send kids to work: Save the Children
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:44 am
Kabul: A fifth of families in Afghanistan have been forced to send their children out to earn a living after seeing their incomes fall since August, a leading humanitarian organization Save the Children said.