Contact Group On Piracy Might Be Extended To Include Gulf Of Guinea - Russian Envoy To UN
UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The geographic mandate of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of (CGPCS) might be broadened to combat piracy in the Gulf of , 's Deputy Permanent Representative to the Dmitry Polyanskiy said during Security Council consultations on the situation in the Central African region. ...
Syrian State TV Channel Says SDF Detained Its Reporter, Moved Him To Unknown Location
DAMASCUS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The Democratic Forces (SDF) have detained a correspondent of 's Ikhbariya state channel, Muhammad as-Saghir, and moved him to an unknown location, the channel said. "Muhammad as-Saghir was detained by the SDF at a checkpoint while returning to Qamishli and was moved to an unknown ...
US Announces Action Plan To Boost Supplies Of 35 Critical Minerals - Commerce Department
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The administration has developed an action plan to protect and grow supplies of 35 critical minerals vital for advanced , the Department revealed in a report. "The report contains a government-wide action plan, including recommendations to advance research and development efforts, increase domestic activity across the supply chain, streamline permitting, ...
Russia To Put On Combat Duty New Units With Yars, Avangard Systems By Year End - Military
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) have said that they will put on combat duty three missile units armed with Yars missile complexes and one unit with the Avangard hypersonic systems by the end of the year. "By the end of the year, the RVSN will get over 90 pieces of main ...
Western Troika Demands Sudan Military Hand Power To Civilians After Attacks - Statement
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The , and in a joint statement called for a peaceful transfer of power to a civilian in in light of the reports of attacks ordered by the military. The three Western nations, known as the Troika, demanded that the nation's Transitional Military Council (TMC) allow ...
Some 2,000 Fighters Fill Boko Haram's Ranks, Including From IS - Russian Deputy UN Envoy
UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) Some 2,000 foreign fighters, including the Islamic State group (IS, banned in ) joined the Boko Haram militant group in , 's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the Dmitry Polyanskiy said during Security Council consultations on the situation in the Central African region.
Florida Charges Security Officer With Neglect For Failing To Enter School During Massacre
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) in a press release said a county security officer was charged with neglect for failing to act to prevent a massacre at a high last year that left seventeen . "Following an investigation by FDLE, former Broward Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson, 56, ...
US Continues Exchanges With Russia On Syria, But No Agreement Reached - Envoy
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The and continue to views on the ongoing conflict in and even though both agree that there needs to be a political end to the war no has been reached yet, US Special Representative Jim Jeffrey said at an .
US Envoy Denies Reports Of Potential Deal With Russia To End Syria War
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) Reports of a potential deal between the , and to end the ongoing civil war in lack credibility, US Special Representative Jim Jeffrey said during an .
RDIF, Alibaba, MegaFon, Mail.Ru To Close Deal On Joint Venture On June 5 - Source
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), 's Alibaba, 's MegaFon and Mail.Ru Group companies will close their deal on an electronic joint venture on 5, the first day of President 's state to , an informed source told Sputnik.
Mexican President Says Plans To Skip G20
MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday said he will not be attending the upcoming G20 meeting in . "I will not go to the G20 meeting, but I will send a letter addressing the problem of inequality in the , this is the issue that the meeting ...
Sudan opposition rejects military transition plan after crackdown
KHARTOUM?? -?? Sudan?s opposition has rejected a plan by the country?s military rulers to hold elections within nine months, a day after a deadly crackdown on protesters that saw the worst violence since the removal of President Omar al-Bashir in April. But Madani Abbas Madani, a leader of the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces opposition alliance, said a ...
Trump says Mexico tariffs ‘likely,’ Mexico predicts a deal
WASHINGTON??? -?? President Donald Trump said he expects to begin hitting Mexico with tariffs next week in a long-running dispute over illegal immigration, while Mexican officials predicted an agreement to avoid the penalties would be reached during upcoming negotiations. Trump said Tuesday that the parties would try to work something out, but continued to dangle the threat of tariffs ...
Italian PM says will resign if coalition squabbles persist
Rome ? -? ? Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Monday he was ready to resign unless the two parties in the governing populist coalition ? the League and the Five Star Movement ? stopped squabbling.?I am asking both these political forces to make a choice and tell me if they still want to honour the government?s obligations,? he said.
French imam jailed over Channel migrant crossings
PARIS ? - ? ? A French court on Monday sentenced an imam from northern France to two years in prison for helping migrants try to cross the English Channel in inflatable boats. The 39-year-old preacher, who is of Iranian origin and was granted political asylum in France, is accused of organising several crossings from northern France to England ...
Change UK loses six of its 11 MPs after EU elections result
LONDON?? -?? Six of Change UK?s 11 MPs, including its spokesman, Chuka Umunna, and interim leader Heidi Allen, have abandoned the fledgling party after its dire performance at the European elections. ?Going forward, the Change UK MPs are as determined to fix Britain?s broken politics as we were when we left our former parties.? None of the departing MPs are ...
Turkish president vows to keep S-400 deal with Russia
ISTANBUL? - ? ? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday reaffirmed his resolve to buy Russian-made S-400 missile defense system despite threatened sanctions from the United States. ?We can take a step for Patriots, if there is a positive offer as Russia made,? Erdogan was quoted as saying in local media reports. Washington is concerned that the S-400 ...
Japan says Russia supports its plan to help ease US-Iran tensions
TOKYO?? -?? Russia expressed support for Japan?s intention to play a role in helping ease tensions between Iran and the United States, an official in Tokyo said on Thursday after a meeting of Japan and Russia?s foreign and defense ministers. On Monday, US President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe?s help in dealing with Iran, after Japanese ...
UNGA's 74th Session To Focus On 2030 Agenda For Sustainable Development - Nigeria's Envoy
UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The 74th session of the General (UNGA) will focus on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including promoting security, combating poverty, hunger and advancing quality , 's Permanent Representative to the organization Tijjani Mohammad Bande told reporters on Tuesday. "The priorities... deal with normal ...
French Railroad Workers Rally Against Benefit Cuts In Paris
PARIS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) French railroad workers took to the streets on Tuesday to against last year's decision to overhaul the French railways SNCF, which includes deep cuts to benefits. Hundreds of railroad workers assembled in Place d'Italie, a square in the heart of the French capital, before moving out toward Montparnasse ...
