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NATO agrees on continued support in Afghanistan after military withdrawal
Brussels , June 2 At a NATO Foreign Minister's virtual meeting at Brussels on Tuesday (local time), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the organisation will continue to support Afghanistan's security forces even after the…
US must go beyond symbolism to deliver justice for 1921 black massacre
Washington, Jun 2 (Sputnik) The United States must pay reparations for the 1921 massacre of 300 Black Americans in Tulsa, Oklahoma in order to deliver justice and avoid reducing the tragedy to mere symbolism, civil rights advocates told…
UK’s Heathrow airport opens up for ‘red list nations’
New Delhi, Jun 1 (UNI) UK's Heathrow airport has opened a separate terminal for those arriving from the red list nations i e countries with a high risk of Covid. The officials at Heathrow said its top priority was protecting the public…
Hashmatullah Shahidi named Afghanistan’s Test, ODI skipper
Kabul , May 31 Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) members on Monday approved the proposition to go ahead with split-captaincy for the national team.
The board has also effectively removed Asghar Afghan as skipper of the men's national…
Australia pledges assistance for strategic investment, education promotion in Sri Lanka
Colombo , June 1 Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that Australia has pledged assistance for strategic investments and promotion in the education sector in the island nation.
This comes after Australian High…
Democracy itself is in peril, says Biden as he commemorates America’s war dead
Washington , June 1: US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) said that Democracy itself is in peril in the US and around the world.
Biden commemorated America's war dead in Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery. He…
Sri Lankan police to record statements of MV X-Press Pearl crew including captain
Colombo , May 31 A special police team on Monday will be deployed to record statements from the crew members including the captain of the container vessel MV X-Press Pearl.
Police will record the statements in connection with the…
Ban vs SL: Tamim Iqbal fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Dhaka , May 29 Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League series against Sri Lanka in…
FIFA WC qualifiers: ‘India to draw on 2019 experience vs Qatar’
Doha, May 29 Midfielders Rowllin Borges and Brandon Fernandes said on Saturday that the Indian football team would draw upon the experience of playing Qatar in 2019 when they take on the Asian champions in the World Cup 2022 and Asian Cup…
MHA invites citizenship applications for non-Muslim refugees
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for…
Kusal Perera, Dushmantha Chameera shine as Sri Lanka register consolation win in 3rd ODI against…
Dhaka , May 28 Kusal Perera smashed a brilliant ton before Dushmantha Chameera registered career-best figures to help Sri Lanka win the third and final ODI against Bangladesh on Friday.
Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 97 runs in the…
German President Steinmeier to run for 2nd term
Berlin, May 28 (UNI) German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday announced that he intends to run for the second term.
"I would like to run for a second term as president of the Federal Republic of Germany.
I would like to…
We are going to give some guys a break, but not for IPL, says Ashley Giles
London , May 27 Ashley Giles, the managing director of England men's team, has said that the England and Wales Cricket (ECB) are not planning to change their schedule for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
The suspended 14th…
Gayle, Shakib, du Plessis return to CPL
Kingston, May 27 Veteran West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan, and former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will be playing in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in August-September.
The CPL…
US-India partnership will help end COVID-19 pandemic, says Jake Sullivan
Washington DC , May 28 US-India strategic partnership will help to end the COVID-19 pandemic, said US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time).
"I met today with India's Minister Jaishankar. Our…
Rare sighting of rescued Himalayan Griffon Vulture thrills Maha bird-lovers
More so, after it emerged that the bird sighted soaring in the skies was actually the once rescued on December 28, 2020, and spending over a month at the Malabar Awareness & Rescue Centre for Wildlife (MARC) in Kerala's Kannur.
"This…
Bangladesh BNP protests against ‘withdrawal of travel ban to Israel’
Dhaka, May 26 (UNI) BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has termed the Bangladesh Home Ministry's silence on removing the word" Israel "from passports as" unprincipled position of the government ".
BNP secretary general…
G20 merchandise trade at record highs in Q1
Paris, May 25 (UNI) International merchandise trade for the G20 reached record highs in first quarter of 2021 led by higher commodity prices while growth in trade in services moderated.
According to the report released today by…
US aircraft carrier leaving Asia-Pacific to support Afghan pullout
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Sputnik) - The United States is mobilizing its only aircraft carrier in the Asia-Pacific to the Middle East this summer to support the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reported citing defense…
More deaths related to vaccination with Pfizer than AstraZeneca
MOSCOW/LONDON, May 27 (Sputnik) Mortality rate after the use of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in six European countries is significantly higher than after the AstraZeneca vaccine, the company's report, obtained by Sputnik on Wednesday,…
