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Trump signs executive order blacklisting Alipay, seven other Chinese apps

The Trump administration’s previous attempt to ban Tencent’s WeChat and QQ Wallet apps in October was blocked by a US federal court, which said banning them from app stores was far too broad to be construed as protecting US national security interests. US President Donald […]

Iran rejects Israeli accusations of seeking nuclear weapons amid Uranium enrichment boost

Iran rejects Israel’s allegations regarding its nuclear programme and does not consider uranium enriched up to 20 percent to be the end of the nuclear accord, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed. “Such accusations are heard from the Zionists all the time and have no foundation, […]

Trump insists US presidential election was rigged

US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that the Nov. 3 presidential election was rigged as he spoke during a rally in Georgia a day before the southern state’s Senate runoff. “There’s no way we lost Georgia. There’s no way. That was a rigged election,” Trump told […]

Britain rolls out AstraZeneca shots as virus vaccinations gather pace

London-Britain on Monday began rolling out the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, a possible game-changer in fighting the disease worldwide, while China raced to inoculate millions with a homegrown prophylactic. Britain started the new drive with 530,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, as it struggled to control a […]

Saudi Arabia, Qatar to sign US-brokered deal to ease Gulf dispute

Saudi Arabia cut off all diplomatic ties with Qatar in 2017, and with a group of fellow Middle Eastern countries imposed a trade and travel embargo on the nation over accusations that Qatar supported terrorism. Saudi Arabia and its allies are expected to sign a […]

Pakistan and Iran agrees to remove drugs trafficking

Pakistan and Iran have agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries including elimination of drugs trafficking. On Tuesday, the understanding was reached during a meeting between Minister for Narcotics Control Ijaz Ahmad Shah and Iranian Narcotics Police Chief Brigadier General Majeed Karimi […]

US Congress convenes at start of high-stakes political week

Washington-The US Congress opens its new session Sunday, kicking off an explosive week in Washington as Republican lawmakers vow to challenge Joe Biden’s election win, pro-Trump protesters gather and voters in Georgia decide who controls the Senate. The rebel push by a group of 12 senators loyal […]

Israel plans 2 million vaccinated by end of January

Jerusalem-Israel said Sunday two million people will have received a two-dose Covid-19 vaccination by the end of January, a pace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasts is the world’s fastest. Starting on December 19, when Netanyahu got his first jab, Israel launched an aggressive push to […]

Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker of House of Representatives

Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California was reelected speaker of the US House of Representatives for the 117th Congress on Sunday. Pelosi received 216 out of 427 votes to secure the speakership for a fourth term. Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California received 209 votes. The […]

Taliban threaten response to US-supported airstrikes breaching peace deal

US-supported airstrikes against the Taliban in southeastern Afghanistan violate the Doha peace deal and will lead to a response, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Monday. “American forces have carried out repeated airstrikes against the Mujahidin of Islamic Emirate in Nangarhar and Helmand provinces over the past […]

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