Afghanistan: 3 U.S. service members killed
Apr 09, 2019, at 03:00 pm
Kabul, Apr 9 (IBNS): Three U.S. service members and one contractor were killed, and three U.S. service members were wounded by an improvised explosive device April 8 near Bagram Air Base, officials said.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Jalalabad city kills 2
Apr 09, 2019, at 02:44 pm
Kabul, Apr 9 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Jalalabad city of Afghanistan on Tuesday and left at least two people killed, media reports said.
Judge’s decision to block ‘Remain in Mexico’ migration policy unfair to US, says Trump
Apr 09, 2019, at 11:47 am
Moscow, Apr 9 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump described a federal judge’s decision to block his administration's policy, which forces migrants to wait in Mexico while their asylum claims are processed, as a move that is “unfair to the United States.”
Pompeo expresses condolences to families of US soldiers killed by attack in Afghanistan
Apr 09, 2019, at 10:02 am
Moscow, Apr 9 (Sputnik/UNI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed condolences to families of the US soldiers, who were killed by Monday terror attack near the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
Four IS militants, 2 people killed in Iraq
Apr 09, 2019, at 10:00 am
Baghdad, Apr 9 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraqi forces on Monday killed four Islamic State (IS) militants in the country's western province of al-Anbar, while a policeman and a child were killed in the central province of Salahudin, security sources said.
Failure to renew 2010 START treaty could trigger massive global arms race
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:57 am
Washington, Apr 9 (Sputnik/UNI) The failure of the Trump administration to renew the 2010 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) may trigger a new arms race for the United States with both Russia and China, analysts told Sputnik.
Pompeo bans 16 Saudis from entering US over role in Khashoggi murder: State Department
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:54 am
Washington, Apr 9 (Sputnik) The US State Department in a press release said 16 Saudi individuals have been sanctioned and are banned from entering the United States due to their alleged involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
IRGC terror designation provides US with legal justification to launch war against Iran
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:52 am
Washington, Apr 9 (Sputnik) Listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization gives the Trump administration legal cover to launch a war against Tehran and new leverage to pressure US allies to implement sanctions, analysts told Sputnik.
US wants to expand Counter-terrorism partnership with Egypt: Administration Official
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:49 am
Washington, Apr 9 (Sputnik/UNI) The United States wants to expand its counterterrorism partnership with Egypt given that terrorism remains a significant threat to that country's stability, a senior administration official said in press briefing.
American allegedly plotted terror attack at National Harbor with stolen van: Court Filing
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:46 am
Washington, April 9 (Sputnik/UNI) A man in the US state of Maryland allegedly planned to use a stolen van to carry out a terrorist attack at the National Harbor near Washington, DC, a court filing revealed.
Libyan GNA Presidential Council regards LNA strikes on Tripoli Mitiga airport as 'war crime'
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:43 am
Doha, Apr 9 (Sputnik/UNI) The Libyan Government of National Accord's (GNA) Presidential Council condemned the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) airstrikes on the Mitiga Airport in Tripoli describing them as a war crime.
Pompeo to visit Venezuela-Colombia border on Sunday: State Dept
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:40 am
Washington, Apr 9 (Sputnik/UNI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel on Sunday to the Colombian city of Cucuta located close to the Venezuelan border as part of his upcoming Latin American tour, the Department of State said in a press release.
Pentagon sees no imminent threat in Iran's designation of CENTCOM: Spokesperson
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:37 am
Washington, Apr 9 (Sputnik/UNI)The US Department of Defense (DoD) does not see any imminent threat from Iran after its Supreme National Security Council designated the Central Command as a terrorist organization, Pentagon Spokeswoman Commander Rebecca Rebarich told Sputnik on Monday.
Pompeo discusses increasing cooperation with Bangladesh FM: State Dept
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:32 am
Washington, Apr 9 (Sputnik/UNI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.K. Adbud Momen discussed the the increasing cooperation between both nations across a number of areas, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a readout of a meeting between the two diplomats in Washington on Monday.
Colombia, Chile deny role in Venezuelan power outage
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:28 am
Buenos Aires, Apr 9 (Sputnik/IBNS) Colombia and Chile on Monday denied claims by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of having a role in power outages that have plagued his nation for a month.
UK Upper House passes bill to avoid No-Deal Brexit
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:25 am
London, Apr 9 (Sputnik/UNI) The House of Lords, the upper chamber of the UK parliament, passed a bill on Monday that seeks a delay to Brexit to stop a no-deal withdrawal.
Militant rocket attack on Syrian city kills 4 civilians: Russian Military
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:23 am
Moscow, Apr 8 (Sputnik) Syrian militants used improvised multiple rocket launchers to attack the northwestern city of Masyaf, killing four civilians and hurting a dozen others, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:01 am
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): With security forces reportedly firing tear gas at protesters and signs that there may be division between the army and security forces in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, over how to deal with ongoing demonstrations, the UN chief on Monday called on “all actors to exercise utmost restraint and avoid violence.”
Urgently address ‘defining challenges of our time’, to empower youth worldwide
Apr 09, 2019, at 08:56 am
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): Young people require “skills, values, jobs and livelihoods that empower them” so they can help forge a more sustainable world, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Monday, kicking off its eighth Annual Youth Forum.
Praising Roma’s contributions in Europe, UN expert urges end to rising intolerance and hate speech
Apr 09, 2019, at 08:51 am
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): An independent United Nations expert called on Monday for immediate action to end discrimination and combat racist rhetoric against Roma, Europe’s largest minority group.
Apr 09, 2019, at 08:44 am
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): The UN chief António Guterres strongly condemned on Monday night the military escalation and ongoing fighting in and around the Libyan capital, Tripoli, including an aerial attack earlier in the day by aircraft from the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) force, which closed the city's only functioning civilian airport.
To meet development goals, UN agriculture agency ‘cannot only focus on tackling hunger anymore’
Apr 09, 2019, at 08:40 am
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): Innovating agriculture and promoting nutrition-sensitive food systems top the Food and Agriculture Agency’s (FAO) to-do list, its chief told the United Nations agriculture agency’s governing council on Monday, saying "we cannot only focus on tackling hunger anymore".
Apr 09, 2019, at 08:33 am
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Lise Grande, has expressed her outrage at the ‘terrible, senseless deaths’ of 11 civilians in the capital, Sana’a on Sunday, in which scores were also injured.
Malaysian police detain 41 men believed to be Rohingya on Perils beach
Apr 08, 2019, at 10:39 pm
Petaling Jaya, Apr 8 (UNI): The Perlis Border Security Agency (Aksem), along with the police and Kangar People's Volunteer Corps (Rela), detained around 41 men at the Kampung Sungai Padang beach on Monday.
Merkel to host May in Berlin for Brexit talks
Apr 08, 2019, at 08:04 pm
Berlin, Apr 8 (Xinhua): German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday to discuss a way out of the deadlock of the Brexit process, a German spokesman said on Monday.
Pakistan's GDP growth to shrink to 2.7 pc in FY 2019-20, says World Bank
Apr 08, 2019, at 06:39 pm
Islamabad, Apr 8 (UNI) The World Bank in its latest report has projected that the Pakistan's economic growth to go down by 3.4 per cent in the fiscal year 2018-19 and will further decelerate to 2.7 per cent in 2019-2020 as fiscal and monetary policies are tightened to address macroeconomic imbalances.
Afghan security forces kill almost 100 Taliban fighters over past 48 Hours
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Moscow, Apr 8 (Sputnik) Afghan joint security forces killed almost 100 Taliban militants and left dozens of others injured over the past 48 hours during their offensive operation in the country's northwestern Badghis province, which followed the militants' attack on Bala Morgab district last week, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Ten trapped after avalanches hit Xinjiang's Changji
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Urumqi, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Ten people were trapped after avalanches hit a mountainous area in Changji Monday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to Urumqi's fire brigade.
World's largest cyber drills locked shields in 2019 Begin in Estonia
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Tallinn, Apr 8 (Sputnik) Locked Shields 2019, the world's biggest and most advanced international cyber drills, which are organized by NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence (CCDCOE), are beginning in Estonia on Monday.
Erdogan slams Netanyahu over remarks on annexing West Bank settlements
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Istanbul, Apr 8 (Xinhua) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his latest remarks about annexing the West Bank settlements if he wins another term.