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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 […]

US House nixes Thursday session over extremist threat

Posted on March 4, 2021 by News Desk

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday cancelled a planned session this week over intelligence that suggests a militia group plans to overrun the Capitol on March 4. Business that was supposed to be attended to on Thursday, including a vote on a police reform […]

US ‘disappointed by’ ICC probe into crimes in Palestine

Posted on March 4, 2021 by News Desk

The US said Wednesday that it “firmly” opposes and is “disappointed” by the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s announcement of an investigation into crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories. “We will continue to uphold our strong commitment to Israel and its security, including by opposing actions that […]

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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’

US House nixes Thursday session over extremist threat

US ‘disappointed by’ ICC probe into crimes in Palestine

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