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Venezuela’s regional elections Sunday were distorted by an uneven playing field, violence and injunctions against opposition leaders, European Union election observers said Tuesday. But the mere presence of independent international…

US President Joe Biden will require essential, nonresident travellers crossing US land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22, the administration planned to…

The Iran judo federation’s appeal against a four-year ban from international events for refusing to let its athletes face opponents from Israel was heard on Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the Iranian appeal against an…

Paris, Nov 24 (UNI/Sputnik) French President Emmanuel Macron will pay an official visit to Croatia on November 24-25, the Elysee Palace said in a statement. "November 24-25 - an official visit to the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb," according…

Tokyo, Nov 24 (UNI/Sputnik) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida officially announced the decision to unseal part of the state oil reserves in response to a US request. "We know that US President Biden announced the sale of oil. Until…

Washington, Nov 23 (UNI/Sputnik) US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West will head to Qatar next week for two weeks of discussions with the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities), State Department Spokesperson Ned…

New Delhi, Nov 22 (UNI) The Kerala government on Monday told the Supreme Court that 12 Rohingya refugees were currently living in the state, however, they were not having any links with the terror outfit ISIS. "There is no ISIS linkage…

U.S. President Joe Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday. Biden, 79, has suffered a dip in his job approval ratings in recent months, leading some Democrats to wonder…

Waiting in the holding area of a New York City courthouse in 1966, Talmadge Hayer turned to the two men who were standing trial with him. He told them that he intended to confess to his role in the assassination of Malcolm X and make it…

Sri Lanka’s former police chief Pujith Jayasundera was on Monday indicted with 855 charges of criminal negligence for failing to act despite receiving prior intelligence warnings in the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attack that killed nearly…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbours, amid ongoing friction over the South China Sea. Xi made the remarks during a virtual conference with the…

In one of the most bizarre dismissals you’ll ever see on a cricket pitch, Sri Lankan allrounder Dhananjaya de Silva knocked the bails off the stump with his bat while trying to save the ball from bouncing back on the wickets in the first…

Canceled games, players in quarantine and arguments over vaccine mandates. Sports in Germany are facing a winter of disruption as the country endures a fourth wave of rising coronavirus infections. Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich…

Chennai, Nov 22 (UNI) Officials of the Air Customs Intelligence (AIU) Unit today seized 1.22 kg gold worth Rs 54.87 lakh and other goods to the tune of Rs 3.86 lakh in two separate incidents at the Anna international airport. A release…

Washington, Nov 23 (UNI/Sputnik) Joe Biden intends to run for reelection in 2024, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki confirmed on Monday during a press briefing aboard Air Force One. “He is, that’s his intention,” Psaki said in response to…

Washington, Nov 23 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States is aware that US citizens have been detained in Ethiopia and is in close contact with the government to discuss gaining access to those individuals, a State Department official said. "On…

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s first diplomatic posting was in India and he developed such a special connection that even 50 years later, he tells the Indian people that half of his “heart belongs in their country”. Ban also…

Sudan’s deposed prime minister signed a deal with the military on Sunday that will see him reinstated, almost a month after a military coup put him under house arrest. According to the deal, the military will also release government…

Austria powered down public life on Monday as its fourth national COVID-19 lockdown began, making it the first western European country to reimpose the drastic and unpopular measure this autumn in the face of surging coronavirus infections.…

Police and protesters clashed in the streets of Brussels on Sunday in demonstrations over government-imposed Covid-19 restrictions, with police firing water cannon and tear gas at demonstrators throwing rocks and smoke bombs, witnesses…