84 injured as protests turn violent in Lebanon’s Beirut
Beirut, Aug 5 (UNI/Xinhua) The Lebanese Red Cross announced on Wednesday that 84 people were injured in clashes between the riot police and protesters during demonstrations in commemoration of the first anniversary of the Beirut port blasts, Elnashra news website reported. Thousands of people took part in demonstrations near the parliament in Beirut downtown in […]
Ten people confirmed dead after van transporting migrants crashes in Texas – Reports
Washington, Aug 5 (UNI/Sputnik) Ten people are dead after a van transporting migrants crashed in south Texas, local newspaper The Monitor reported citing the Brooks County Sheriff. The report said on Wednesday that ten people died and about 25 others were injured when the van rolled over. The driver of the vehicle died at the […]
Washington, Aug 5 (UNI/Xinhua): US COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant may double to 200,000 a day in the fall, said Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Wednesday. “Remember, just a couple of months ago, we were having about 10,000 cases a day,” Fauci told McClatchy in […]
Tens of thousands of people feared trapped by fighting in southern Afghanistan: UN
United Nations, Aug 5 (UNI/Xinhua) The United Nations is deeply concerned about the safety of civilians in Lashkar Gah, the capital city of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, fearing tens of thousands were trapped by fighting, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. Conflict in the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar displaced civilians to adjacent, calmer […]
UK media ask Johnson to launch special visa program for their Afghan staff
Moscow, Aug 5 (UNI/Sputnik) A group of prominent UK media asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday to launch a special visa program for Afghans who helped them cover the situation on the ground and are now at risk of persecution by the Taliban (a terrorist group, outlawed in Russia). […]
Udeep concern at high levels of violence unleashedNSC voices by Taliban in Afghanistan
United Nations, Aug 4 (UNI) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday expressed its deep concern at the “high levels of violence” in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s military offensive and called for an immediate reduction in the violence. It also said that the Taliban’s deliberate attacks on civilians and UN personnel may constitute war […]
Pak must prove its consistency between words and actions, act on terror: India at UN
United Nations/Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) Pakistan must prove its consistency between its words and its actions, by acting against terrorism, said President of the UN Security Council for the month of August Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti. Addressing a press conference after taking over the presidency, Tirumurti, answering a question on Pakistan, said the onus is on […]
Blinken to discuss China, COVID vaccine access with ASEAN states – State Dept
Washington, Aug 3 (UNI/Sputnik) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss issues ranging from China, to COVID vaccine access, to people-to-people ties with member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) later this week, a senior State Department official told reporters. “[Blinken] intends to take the momentum from the July 13 meeting […]
Abhay calls on Foreign and Defence Minister of Madagascar
Antananarivo, Aug 02 (UNI) Indian Ambassador in Madagascar Abhay Kumar met Foreign Minister of Madagascar Tehindrazanarivelo Djacoba Liva and Defence Minister General Leon Jean Richard Rakotonirina today. Mr Kumar called on both Foreign Minister and Defence Minister to take stock of the measures required to be taken to strengthen further the ties between the two […]
At least 20 dead, 90 injured over four days of fighting in Afghanistan’s Herat – Reports
Moscow, Aug 2 (UNI/Sputnik) At least 20 people, including civilians, have died and another 90 were injured during the last four days of ongoing fighting with the Taliban (a terror group, banned in Russia) in the Afghan city of Herat and its outskirts, the Tolo News TV channel reports. Over the weekend, national media reported […]