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Paris , February 13   As the deadline for Financial Action Task Force (FATF) listing approaches Pakistan has once again ramped up its deception games to convince the financial watchdog that it has tightened anti-money laundering and…

Damamscus, Feb 14 (Sputnik) Militants from the Nusra Front terror group (banned in Russia) carried out 33 shelling attacks in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone over the past 24 hours, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's center…

Washington, Feb 14 (UNI) According to one of the WHO's team members who visited China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus said on Saturday that China refused to give them the raw data on early COVID-19 cases. The team had…

Washington, Feb 14  Former US President Donald Trump was on Saturday acquitted on a charge of “incitement of insurrection” in relation to the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. At the end of a five-day impeachment trial in the US…

Washington , February 13  US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) released guidelines for safely reopening of schools amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "One of my goals as President is to reopen America's schools as quickly and…

Washington , February 13 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to address climate issues in the world. "PM Modi's announcement of a target of 450 gigawatts (GW) of…

New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha on Friday adjourned till March 8 following the end of the first part of the Budget Session. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House following the reply of the…

New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which aims to make India a big hub for international and domestic arbitration. The Bill seeks to ensure that all stakeholder…

New Delhi, Feb. 12 (UNI) All Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members in the Lok Sabha have been asked to remain present in the House throughout the day on Saturday from 10 a.m. onwards and support the government's stand on some important…

Washington, Feb 13 (Sputnik) The NATO mission in Afghanistan will be part of talks at the alliance's ministerial next week, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said during a news conference on Friday. "There is no question that the NATO…

Beijing, Feb 12(UNI) The Chinese government's television and radio regulator announced on Thursday that it is banning the BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, with immediate effect. The reason behind this banning had been the…

Berlin, Feb 12(Sputnik) Germany is planning to grant asylum to 50 members of the Belarusian opposition and their families, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reports on Thursday, citing a document produced by the country's Federal Ministry…

Montevideo , February 12  Ecuador's ex-president Rafael Correa told Sputnik on Thursday he would impeach his successor for betraying Julian Assange and the nation. The whistleblower was arrested by British police inside the Ecuadorean…

Washington , February 12 US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) rescinded the emergency order used by former President Donald Trump to justify the construction of the US-Mexico border wall, announced the White House. "I have…

Naypyitaw , February 12   The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) have announced that they will take action against the police officer who fired live ammunition during protests against the military of Myanmar on Tuesday,…

Nairobi , February 12   The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa has spiked as the continent grapples with local transmission of highly contagious strains of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.…

Islamabad , February 12   Over 10,000 government schools are non-functional in Pakistan's Sindh province, according to a report by the Reform and Support of the Sindh Education and Literacy Department. The report, titled "Profiting for…

Washington, Feb 10 (Sputnik) US President Joe Biden will announce later on Wednesday a Defense Department review of the United States' strategy toward China, the Wall Street Journal reported citing administration officials. Biden will…