US to feel shortage of vaccines, despite promises to ship 300 million by January

In May, while announcing his administration’s ‘Operation Warp Speed’, the US president, alongside one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccine developers, affirmed confidence in attaining a goal of producing 300 million or more vaccines by the end of the year. The first batches of COVID-19 vaccines created under […]

Trump says ‘we’re winning this election’ at first post-poll rally

Valdosta,-   United States Donald Trump launched into another litany of baseless claims that the US presidential election was stolen from him at his first post-poll rally on Saturday, telling the crowd he would still end up winning. “We’re winning this election,” Trump said at […]

Gulf states must be consulted in US nuclear deal with Iran: Saudi Arabia

MANAMA    –  The Gulf states must be consulted if a US nuclear agreement with Iran is revived, Saudi Arabia said Saturday, warning it is the only path towards a sustainable agreement. President-elect Joe Biden has signalled he will return the United States to a nuclear accord with […]

UN counterterrorism chief given dossier on India’s state sponsored terrorism

UNITED NATIONS   –  The United Nations has called upon India and Pakistan to reduce tensions; and engage in a dialogue and pursue solutions in accordance with the United Nations Charter and Security Council resolutions. This was stated by UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov while […]

Coronavirus vaccines do not mean pandemic is over: WHO

UNITED NATIONS, :The roll-out of coronavirus vaccines to fight the pandemic will not by itself eliminate the deadly coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at the regular Geneva briefing on Friday that progress on vaccines, in […]

Iran rejects reworking nuke deal, pushes for compliance

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Thursday ruled out renegotating the 2015 nuclear accord, asking the US and Europeans to return to full compliance “without pre-conditions.”  Addressing a virtual session of the Mediterranean Dialogue meeting, Zarif said the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) provides for Iran “not implementing its […]

Huawei CFO reportedly in talks with US over plea deal

Huawei’s finance chief, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Canada in December 2018 on a warrant from the United States over allegations of bank fraud. She is accused of misleading HSBC about Huawei’s deals with Iran, reportedly causing the bank to violate US sanctions. The US […]