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Top diplomats for US, Russia meet in Geneva on soaring Ukraine tensions
GENEVA, Jan 21 ― The top diplomats of Russia and the United States were to meet in Switzerland today to discuss soaring tensions over Ukraine after a flurry of meetings between officials on both sides in the last week produced no…
Delhi to lift weekend curfew as Covid cases fall, says source
NEW DELHI, Jan 21 ― India's capital is set to lift a weekend curfew and allow private offices to be partially staffed after a fall in new Covid-19 infections, a city government official said today.The number of new cases in Delhi has…
Germany: Russian aggression would have ‘grave consequences’
BERLIN: Any further aggression by Russia would have “grave consequences”, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned today, as Berlin hosted crisis talks between the US and European allies on the threat of Russia invading Ukraine.…
Taliban PM calls for Muslim nations to recognise Afghan government
KABUL, Jan 20 — The Taliban’s prime minister called Wednesday on Muslim nations to be the first to officially recognise their government, as aid-dependent Afghanistan faces economic collapse.No country has yet recognised the…
North Korea hints at possible restart of nuclear or long-range missile tests
SEOUL, Jan 20 — North Korea hinted Thursday it could resume its nuclear and long-range ballistic missile tests, as top officials led by Kim Jong-un said the country was preparing for a “long-term confrontation” with the United States,…
With 3.17 lakh new infections, India’s daily Covid-19 cases cross 3-lakh mark
India's daily Covid-19 cases crossed the 3-lakh mark on Thursday as the country reported 3,17,532 new infections, according to the Union Health Ministry data.The active cases rose to 19,24,051, the highest in 234 days, while the…
Covid-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over’, says WHO chief
NEW YORK, Jan 19 — The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organisation chief said yesterday, cautioning against a narrative that the fast-spreading Omicron variant is risk-free.“This pandemic is nowhere near over,”…
‘We want peace’: Blinken to meet Russian, Ukrainian officials, says US
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 — US President Joe Biden’s top diplomat will seek to defuse a crisis with Moscow over Ukraine when he meets the Russian foreign minister in Geneva this week following visits with Ukrainian leaders in Kyiv and European…
Afghan acting PM calls for official recognition of Taliban administration
Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022 03:00 PM MYTForeign powers have been reluctant to recognise the Taliban administration which took over Afghanistan in August while Western nations led by the United States have frozen billions of dollars worth of…
Thief snatches 42,000 rapid antigen tests in Sydney heist
SYDNEY, Jan 19 — A thief has made off with 42,000 much-sought rapid antigen tests from a freight depot in Sydney, authorities said today.A man entered a freight depot in the suburb of Mascot on Tuesday afternoon and “took possession…