Russia blocks UN criticism of attacks in northwest Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Russia on Monday blocked a UN Security Council statement criticizing Syria?s military campaign in the Idlib region that Western powers fear will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe. Russia said in a note seen by AFP that the proposed statement was "unbalanced" because it did not mention the towns of Hajin or Baguz, where civilians have ...
Nearly half of rural Afghans face food insecurity: UN
Described by some locals as the worst in a lifetime, Afghanistan?s drought had a devastating effect on rural populations last year, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an overview of Afghanistan aid operations in 2018. Despite the impact of the drought, conflict remained the largest driver of humanitarian need in Afghanistan last year, ...
At least four killed as government bus hit in Kabul blast
KABUL (AFP) - At least four people were killed Monday when a bomb tore through a bus in Kabul, an official said, marking the second day straight that attackers have targeted a bus. Farid Ahmad, a spokesman for the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC), told AFP the bomb had been concealed on a bicycle along the ...
More than 30 dead as Sudan military rulers break up sit-in
KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan?s military forcefully broke up a weeks-long sit-in outside Khartoum?s army headquarters on Monday, leaving more than 30 dead and hundreds wounded in a crackdown met with sharp international condemnation. The United States called it a "brutal" crackdown on protesters, who want the generals behind the overthrow of veteran president Omar al-Bashir to hand over to ...
Trump calls Queen Elizabeth a 'great, great woman'
LONDON (AFP) - Donald Trump hailed Queen Elizabeth II as a "great, great woman" as the British monarch threw a lavish banquet for the US president on Monday to kick off his three-day state visit. But the warmth was not shared all round, with mass protests planned for Tuesday, opposition political figures boycotting the banquet and the trip starting ...
Mexican Government Predicts Trump's New Tariffs Will Only Increase Migration To US
MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th June, 2019) 's extra tariffs on Mexican goods, if imposed, will only increase the inflow of migrants to the , taking its toll on the economy and , the Mexican ministries of foreign affairs, economy and warned in a joint statement. If, regrettably, tariffs were in fact imposed, migration would ...
Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid today
According to a statement issued by Saudi Arabia, the Shawwal crescent was sighted on Monday and Eidul Fitr would be celebrated across the country on Tuesday (today). According to a statement issued by the UAE Embassy in Bangkok: ?The Islamic Centre in Thailand has announced that the final day of Ramazan is on Tuesday and Wednesday 5 June will ...
Pakistan urged to help advance Afghan peace process, says Khalilzad
Mr Khalilzad, an Afghan-born US diplomat, has held six rounds of direct talks with Taliban envoys in Doha since the peace process began last fall. The report acknowledged that the two sides ?have made some progress towards an agreement? on the withdrawal of American troops in return for security guarantees from the Taliban, but ?they have struggled to reach ...
Russia tells Trump ‘most of their people’ have left Venezuela
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Russia told the United States it had removed ?most of their people? from Venezuela, where Moscow has maintained military and economic ties with socialist President Nicolas Maduro. The Trump administration, which backs opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country?s legitimate interim president, has insisted that Russian and Cuban support for Maduro has ...
U.S. to sell 34 surveillance drones to allies in South China Sea region to curb Chinese activity
The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four U.S. allies in the South China Sea region as acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Washington will no longer ?tiptoe? around Chinese behavior in Asia. The Pentagon announced on Friday it would sell 34 ScanEagle drones, made by Boeing Co. to the governments of Malaysia, Indonesia, ...
US President Trump, Melania felicitate Muslims on Eid al-Fitr
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Top Australian university reports vast, 'sophisticated' hack
In a message to staff and students, the Australian National University did not say who was believed to be behind the cyber intrusion, which is thought to have started in late 2018. But vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt said the data accessed included "names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, personal email addresses and emergency contact details, tax file numbers, payroll ...
Georgian Government Ready To Simplify Port Entry Procedures For NATO Ships - Report
TBILISI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th June, 2019) is ready to continue hosting naval ships in its territorial waters, mulling the possibility to make it easier for them to get persimmon to enter its ports, according to the country's report on its planned activities for the period until . The group and 's Coast Guard ...
Sudan's Military Council Says To Form Caretaker Government To Rule Country Until Election
CAIRO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th June, 2019) The Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC)'s head, Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, in a televised address after the deadly dispersal of protesters in on Monday, has announced that a caretaker will be formed to rule the country until the . Its task will be to bring to justice and ...
Sudan's Military Council Head Calls For Holding General Election Within 9 Months
CAIRO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th June, 2019) The Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC)'s head, Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, in a televised address after the deadly dispersal of protesters in on Monday, has called for to be held within nine months. "I announce the termination of negotiations with the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and ...
Russia To Complete State Tests Of Pantsir-SM Air Defense System In 2021 - Source
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th June, 2019) State tests of 's latest Pantsir-SM missile-gun air defense system will be completed in 2021, a defense source told Sputnik. "The state trials of the Pantsir-SM air defense system are planned to be completed in two years," the source said. � According to the source, the new system will be armed will a ...
Meghan Markle shuns state banquet for Trump after 'nasty' comments
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Prince William, was in attendance at the banquet as were Trump?s adult children. In an interview with The Sun published on Saturday, Trump was asked about Markle referring to him as ?misogynistic? and ?divisive? and her claim that she would move to Canada if he was elected president in 2016.
China 'Misrepresenting' Nature Of US-China Talks - Trade Representative Lighthizer
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th June, 2019) is misrepresenting the history of its trade negotiations with the in order to play a blame game with , US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and the Treasury Department said in a joint statement.
Russia's Borisov, Cuban Vice President To Discuss Joint Projects On June 4 - Press Service
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th June, 2019) Deputy Yury Borisov and his Cuban counterpart, Ricardo Cabrisas, will hold a meeting in on Tuesday to discuss joint projects to revamp the Caribbean nation's and transport infrastructure, Borisov's office told Sputnik.
Russia Welcomes PACE Committee's Proposal To Invite Russia To June Session - Lawmaker
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th June, 2019) welcomes a draft by a committee of the Parliamentary of the Council of ( ) to invite it to the legislative body's summer session, seeing it as another step toward reviving a constructive dialogue and the recognition of fallaciousness of sanctions policy against , the country's lower ...
