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Demos planned in Georgia after opposition leader arrested

Posted on February 24, 2021 by News Desk

Tbilisi, Feb 23 – Opposition parties called for major demonstrations in Georgia Tuesday after a leading political figure was arrested in an early morning raid on his party headquarters, deepening a spiralling political crisis following disputed parliamentary elections last year. Hundreds of riot police used tear gas […]

7,000 flee western Ethiopia fighting: UN

Posted on February 24, 2021 by News Desk

Geneva – Around 7,000 people have fled rapidly-escalating communal violence in western Ethiopia, seeking safety in neighbouring Sudan, the United Nations said Tuesday. The region has long been plagued by competition over land and resources, and the UN said many people arriving in Sudan are […]

UN envoy for Libya calls for compliance with cease-fire

Posted on February 23, 2021 by News Desk

A UN official has called on all parties in Libya to comply with a cease-fire agreement signed last year, according to a statement issued Monday by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Jan Kubis, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Libya and head […]

US says Iran has not formally responded to talks offer

Posted on February 23, 2021 by News Desk

Iran has yet to formally respond to an offer of talks the US made last week to resume negotiations aimed at returning the Islamic Republic to full compliance with its 2015 nuclear deal, the State Department said Monday. The Biden administration is “not measuring” progress with […]

EU warns Myanmar, mulls sanctions on Russia over crackdown

Posted on February 23, 2021 by News Desk

Brussels – The EU on Monday warned Myanmar’s military rulers it was ready to impose sanctions over this month’s coup, as foreign ministers also prepared to target those behind Russia’s crackdown on Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The ministers from the 27-nation bloc met in Brussels for a […]

UK’s PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults

Posted on February 23, 2021 by News Desk

London – Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to start unwinding England’s third and potentially final coronavirus lockdown, as a quickening UK-wide inoculation drive relieves pressure on overstretched hospitals. In a statement to parliament, Johnson will confirm the reopening of all English schools on March 8 in […]

Spain: 160 arrested over 6 nights of violent protests

Posted on February 23, 2021 by News Desk

Over six nights of sometimes-violent protests triggered by a rapper’s jailing, Spanish police have arrested at least 160 people. Most of those arrested were protesting in rapper Pablo Hasel’s home region of Catalonia, where major cities like Barcelona have seen six consecutive nights of protests and […]

US death toll from coronavirus surpasses 500,000 mark; ‘Truly heartbreaking’: Biden

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Sana Hasan

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden Monday mourned the more than 500,000 Americans lost to the coronavirus pandemic and called for unity in the battle against the deadly disease. The milestone, based on a tally maintained by Johns Hopkins University – an American research institution – […]

IAEA, Iran work out ‘temporary solution’ amid impasse

Posted on February 22, 2021 by News Desk

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi held wide-ranging talks Sunday with Iranian officials in Tehran, including the head of Iran’s nuclear agency, Ali Akbar Salehi. The talks centered around Iran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and recent measures taken by Tehran to scale […]

Argentina’s president decries ‘unforgivable’ vaccine scandal

Posted on February 22, 2021 by News Desk

The president of Argentina has decried an “unforgivable” COVID-19 vaccine scandal that prompted the resignation of the country’s health minister. Gines Gonzalez Garcia stepped down on Friday after reports surfaced that he had aided people in the South American nation jump the queue to receive COVID-19 vaccines. […]

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Demos planned in Georgia after opposition leader arrested

7,000 flee western Ethiopia fighting: UN

UN envoy for Libya calls for compliance with cease-fire

US says Iran has not formally responded to talks offer

EU warns Myanmar, mulls sanctions on Russia over crackdown

UK’s PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults

Spain: 160 arrested over 6 nights of violent protests

US death toll from coronavirus surpasses 500,000 mark; ‘Truly heartbreaking’: Biden

IAEA, Iran work out ‘temporary solution’ amid impasse

Argentina’s president decries ‘unforgivable’ vaccine scandal

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