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Queen cancels Christmas at Sandringham
London, Dec 21 (UNI) Queen Elizabeth has canceled her traditional Christmas plans at her Sandringham estate in eastern England amid spike in Omicron cases in UK.
According to Fox News report, the monarch, 95, will instead celebrate the…
Karzai tells Imran Khan not to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs
Kabul, Dec 19 (UNI) Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Sunday attacked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his remarks about Afghan politics and the threat of Daesh attacks and asked him not to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal…
Maldives govt ‘profoundly concerned’ over misguided info propagating hatred towards…
Male, Dec 19 (UNI) The Maldives government on Sunday said it is profoundly concerned by attempts to spread "misguided and unsubstantiated" information to propagate hatred towards India, one of its closest bilateral partners, by a small…
Egyptian delegation holds talks with Palestine factions
Gaza, Dec 20: An Egyptian security services’ delegation has arrived in the Gaza Strip and met with the main Palestinian factions, the parties discussed de-escalation efforts, a source in one of the groups told Sputnik.
"The Egyptian…
Gabriel Boric Wins Chile’s Presidential election in 2nd round
Bunnos Aires, Dec 20: Chile’s far right politician Jose Antonio Kast has admitted defeat in the second round of the presidential election and has congratulated leftist congressman Gabriel Boric, who won over 55 percent of the votes.
"I…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Pak PM lacks interest in solving issues
Islamabad, Dec 18 (UNI) The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Paramedical Association has expressed concerns over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s lack of interest in "resolving paramedic’s genuine problems" and said a meeting of the executive council will be…
Three Russian planes take off from Kabul with about 200 evacuees
Moscow, Dec 18 (UNI/Sputnik) Three planes of the Russian Defense Ministry left Kabul with about 200 Russian and Kyrgyz citizens and Afghan students studying in Russia, the ministry said on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, the planes delivered…
Karachi explosion: A bank building collapses, currency blown over
Karachi, Dec 18 (UNI) A sewage gas explosion that caused a bank building to collapse in Karachi’s Shershah area on Saturday blew away hundreds of currency notes on the street, while an iron safe was also lying in the rubble. People were…
Hockey Men’s Asian Champions Trophy: India beat arch-rival Pakistan 3-1
Dhaka, Dec 17: India registered 3-1 win over the arch-rivals Pakistan in their third match of the Men's Asian Champion’s Trophy here on Friday. Akashdeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh were the goal scorer for India, while Junaid Manzoor…
Taliban nominee requests from UN Afghanistan’s envoy seat
Kabul, Dec 17 (UNI/Sputnik) The United Nations should hand the seat of the Afghan ambassador over to the "new government" of the country, the nominee of the Taliban to the UN, Suhail Shaheen, said on Friday.
No country has yet recognized…
Saudi Prince launches $ 20 bn Jeddah Central Project
Riyadh, Dec 17: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud launched on Friday a development plan of the Jeddah Central Project with a total investment of 75 billion Saudi Riyals (20 billion US dollars).
The…
US Air Force conducting electronic reconnaissance over Belarus
Minsk, Dec 18: The US Air Force is conducting optoelectronic reconnaissance over the western territories of Belarus and electronic reconnaissance over the whole territory of the country, Deputy head of the Belarusian Security Council…
India signs Euro 442.26 million loan agreement with KFW for Surat Metro
New Delhi, Dec 17: India signed a Euro 442.26 million loan agreement with Germany Development Bank – KFW (Kreditanstalt fürWiederaufbau) for the Surat Metro Rail project on Friday.
Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of…
11 killed in flash floods in northern Iraq
Baghdad, Dec 17: The death toll from flash floods caused by torrential rain in northern Iraq has risen to 11 on Friday.
The torrential rain killed 11 people, including a Filipino and a Turk, on Thursday night and Friday morning in Erbil…
Over 2,500 Myanmar refugees flee to Thailand amid clashes
Bangkok, Dec 17 (UNI/Sputnik) More than 2,500 people crossed into Thailand from Myanmar in the past two days to escape fighting between Myanmar troops and rebels, Thai media reported on Friday, citing a provincial governor.
Somchai…
Vietnam a key partner for India in ASEAN and Indo-Pacific
New Delhi, Dec 17: Vietnam is a key partner for India in the ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific, and their partnership is a significant stabilizing factor, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
In his address at the celebration of…
Turkey confirms 18,100 daily COVID-19 cases
Omicron variant dominates most of the new cases world over; causing scare in forthcoming X-Mas, New Year season !
EU leaders unanimously vote for prolonging Russia sanctions
Brussels, Dec 17: Leaders of the EU countries have unanimously voted for the prolongation of sanctions against Russia during the EU summit in Brussels, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday.
"Massive consequences &…
UN chief urges reform of global financial system; Supercharged inequalities, instability
United Nations, Dec 16: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his end-of-year address on Thursday called for reforming the international financial system, which has "supercharged" inequalities and instability across the globe.
"Today’s…
US leads world as top recipient of foreign direct investment : IMF Report
Washington, Dec 16: The US consolidated its position as the world’s top recipient of foreign investment in 2020, a year in which the global total increased by 6 percent despite the pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a…
