Miscellaneous

London, Jun 27 (UNI/Sputnik) UK politician Matt Hancock announced resigning as the country's health secretary over the reports of having an extramarital affair with a close aide. In his letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Hancock…

Washington, Jun 27 (UNI/Sputnik) The death toll in the apartment building collapse in Surfside, Florida, has gone up to five, while 156 people remain unaccounted for, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. "Today our search and…

Washington, Jun 27 (UNI/Sputnik) Former US President Donald Trump’s longtime campaign aide Jason Miller says over 500 press credentials were requested for Trump’s "Save America" rally in Wellington, Ohio. "WOW: 500+ press credentials…

Dhaka , June 26: Amid a dramatic surge in COVID-19 infections, Bangladesh will be going into a nationwide 'hard lockdown' from Monday for seven days in a bid to stem the spread of cases. In a notification on Friday, the Information…

Washington , June 26  Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday (local time) said that he warned US President Joe Biden that Washington's move of withdrawing troops will have consequences for both sides, though he did not ask…

Athens , June 26  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias, with whom he had a productive discussion on regional and global issues. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar, who is on a…

Kozhikode, Jun 25 (UNI) The Kozhikode based UL Technology Solutions (ULTS) has been honoured as the best Geographic Information System (GIS) service provider in India. ULTS won the ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) India…

Moscow, Jun 25 (Sputnik) Afghan Ambassador to Russia Said Tayeb Jawad told Sputnik that the Taliban are lying at talks in Doha, as they are not really ready for negotiating peace and have missed the opportunity that was given to them in…

Berlin, Jun 25 (Sputnik) At least three people were killed and six injured in a knife attack in the city of Wuerzburg in the German federal state of Bavaria, the Bild tabloid reported on Friday. Earlier, the Bayerischer Rundfunk…

Doha, Jun 25 (Sputnik) Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has become the first Persian Gulf leader to speak with Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi by phone, the QNA news agency reported on Friday. Last week, the Iranian Interior…

Washington, Jun 26 (Sputnik) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told reporters that he did not ask US President Joe Biden during their meeting to delay the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, but warned that the move will have…

Washington, Jun 26 (UNI) A US court on Friday sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22 years and six months in prison for the murder of George Floyd during his arrest last year. In April, Chauvin, 45, was convicted…

Moscow, June 25 : Russia logged 20,182 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the highest daily increase since January 24, taking the nationwide tally to 5,388,695, the official monitoring and response center said on Thursday.…

Brussels , June 25 : Hungary "has no place" in the European Union (EU) after passing a contentious bill banning LGBTQ content in schools, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday, CNN reported. The law, which is reportedly…

Moscow, Jun 23 (Sputnik) The increasing military spending of NATO member states contributes to intensification of the military confrontation in Europe, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu noted on Wednesday. According to the minister,…

Moscow, Jun 21 (Sputnik) Tehran has no intention to extend the nuclear deal to cover regional issues and the missile program, as proposed by the United States, President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday. "I invite the US to return to its…

Washington, Jun 25 (Sputnik) The US Senate passed legislation to establish a no-first-use policy in the United States in regards to nuclear weapons. The Senate on Thursday passed the No First use Act by unanimous consent. The bill is…

Moscow, Jun 25 (Sputnik) German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that leaders of the EU member states had not reached a consensus on holding a top-level summit with Russia. the Bloomberg news   agency reported. The chancellor stressed that…

Tashkent, Jun 24 (Sputnik) Uzbekistan has returned 53 Afghan border guards and militiamen who crossed into the country, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. "On June 23, 2021, 53 soldiers of the Afghan border troops and local…