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Kyoto Declaration on criminal justice adopted in Japan

Posted on March 8, 2021 by News Desk

The Kyoto Declarationon global cooperation against crime was unanimously adopted Sunday by the participating delegates at the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Japan. Held in an innovative hybrid format combining in-person and virtual attendance, the UN Congress welcomed a total […]

US plans ‘clandestine’ cyberattacks on Russia to retaliate against SolarWinds hack

Posted on March 8, 2021 by News Desk

Moscow points out that no evidence has been provided by Washington to back up its allegations of “Russian hackers” being behind last year’s SolarWinds breach. The Biden administration plans to start retaliating against the alleged Russian hacking of American government agencies and corporations discovered in late 2020, […]

US Senate passes $1.9tr COVID-19 relief bill

Posted on March 7, 2021 by News Desk

The US Senate passed on Saturday President Joe Biden’s much-awaited $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, sending it back to House of Representatives for approval. The upper chamber had a 50-49 vote, with one absentee and all Republicans voting against the relief package, which was passed through budget reconciliation […]

Pope, top Shiite cleric plead for ‘peace’ in historic Iraq encounter

Posted on March 7, 2021 by News Desk

Ur, Iraq-Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, one of top Shiite clerics, told Pope Francis in a historic meeting in Iraq on Saturday that the country’s Christians should live in “peace”. The meeting, on the second day of the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, marked a landmark moment in […]

Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar as UN urged to hear ‘pleas’

Posted on March 7, 2021 by News Desk

Yangon-Anti-coup demonstrators returned to the streets of Myanmar Saturday, a day after a United Nations envoy urged the Security Council to hear the nation’s “desperate pleas” and take swift action to restore democracy. The country has been in turmoil since a February 1 putsch ousted civilian leader […]

US Senate starts debate on $1.9T virus relief bill

Posted on March 5, 2021 by News Desk

The US Senate began Friday debate on an omnibus $1.9 trillion COVID relief package ahead of what is set to be a chaotic round of back-to-back votes. The debate will run until noon when Senators will then be able to offer amendments to the massive spending bill […]

Second lawmaker sues Trump over Capitol riot

Posted on March 5, 2021 by News Desk

Democrats in Congress have blamed President Donald Trump over the 6 January violence at the Capitol complex in Washington, DC, impeaching him on charges of “inciting an insurrection” in an attempt to permanently bar him from another run for office. Five people including four protesters and a […]

Turkish-US pact cracks down on archaeological trade

Posted on March 5, 2021 by News Desk

A pact with the US on restricting imports of archaeological and ethnological materials from Turkey was published in the nation’s Official Gazette on Friday. Under the memorandum of understanding, signed on Jan. 19 in the Turkish capital Ankara, both countries will act in line with the 1970 […]

Anarchy worsens in Yemen since outbreak of civil war

Posted on March 4, 2021 by News Desk

Since the outbreak of the war in Yemen in 2014, six armed forces have been fighting for control in the Arab country. The warring sides, who are in form of government forces, rebel groups, and terrorist organizations, receive external support. Meanwhile, the international community recognizes […]

‘Over $50B material damage inflicted on Azerbaijan by Armenia’

Posted on March 4, 2021 by News Desk

The total material damage Armenia inflicted on Azerbaijan amounts to more than $50 billion, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Turkey told Anadolu Agency in an interview. “Apart from the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions, and war crimes committed during the wars, Armenia violated the international law among […]

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Kyoto Declaration on criminal justice adopted in Japan

US plans ‘clandestine’ cyberattacks on Russia to retaliate against SolarWinds hack

US Senate passes $1.9tr COVID-19 relief bill

Pope, top Shiite cleric plead for ‘peace’ in historic Iraq encounter

Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar as UN urged to hear ‘pleas’

US Senate starts debate on $1.9T virus relief bill

Second lawmaker sues Trump over Capitol riot

Turkish-US pact cracks down on archaeological trade

Anarchy worsens in Yemen since outbreak of civil war

‘Over $50B material damage inflicted on Azerbaijan by Armenia’

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