Latest World News, International News

Amnesty strips Navalny of ‘prisoner of conscience’ status

Posted on February 25, 2021 by News Desk

Moscow, Feb 24 – Amnesty International said Wednesday that it no longer recognises jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a prisoner of conscience because of past “advocacy of hatred” comments but vowed to still push for his release. Navalny’s arrest at a Moscow airport […]

US seeks UN rights council seat after Trump pullout

Posted on February 25, 2021 by News Desk

Geneva – The United States is seeking a return to the UN Human Rights Council, three years after former president Donald Trump’s administration withdrew, the US top diplomat told the rights body Wednesday. “I’m pleased to announce the United States will seek election to the Human Rights Council […]

Biden, Trudeau look to ‘build back’ US-Canada relations

Posted on February 24, 2021 by News Desk

US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in their first official bilateral meeting, as they vowed to cooperate on a range of security, health and climate issues, seemed eager to get beyond tensions lingering from Ottawa’s battles with the previous administration in Washington. Before […]

EU aims to create global vaccine c

Posted on February 24, 2021 by News Desk

The European Commission is preparing a digital vaccine certificate which is expected to be globally recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), an EU official said Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference following a virtual meeting of EU affairs ministers, Maros Sefcovic, vice president of the European […]

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 […]

World

Amnesty strips Navalny of ‘prisoner of conscience’ status

US seeks UN rights council seat after Trump pullout

Biden, Trudeau look to ‘build back’ US-Canada relations

EU aims to create global vaccine c

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

Links

About PNI

PNI News in Other Languages

Links

About PNI

PNI News in Other Languages

Select language: