Congressional study group says US should not rush troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Feb 04, 2021

Washington (US), February 4: A US congressionally mandated study group recommended in a report released on Wednesday that the United States not rush to pull...

Embassy officials meet sailors aboard seized S. Korean ship in Iran

Feb 04, 2021

Seoul (South Korea), February 4: Officials at the South Korean Embassy in Iran have met with the crew members aboard a Korean oil tanker seized...

UN chief voices concern over humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's Tigray

Feb 03, 2021

New York (USA), February 3: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday voiced serious concern over the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region and asked for...

Russian Law Enforcement Officers Stop Unauthorized Protests in Downtown Moscow, Source Claims

Feb 03, 2021

Moscow (Russia), February 3: Russian law enforcement officers have suppressed all unauthorized rallies in the center of Moscow following the sentencing of Russian opposition figure...

Biden Signs Orders to Undo Trump Immigration Policies, Reunite Migrant Families

Feb 03, 2021

Washington (USA), February 3: US President Joe Biden has signed three executive orders to address concerns over the Trump administration's immigration policies, including one to...

Russian Consulate in NYC Asks State Dept to Ensure Security After Someone Stained Facade With Paint

Feb 03, 2021

New York (Russia), February 3: Russia's Consulate General in New York asked the US State Department to ensure the security of the diplomatic mission after...

Mexican Regulator Authorises Emergency Use of Russia's Sputnik V Coronavirus Vaccine

Feb 03, 2021

Mexico City (Mexico), February 3: Mexico's Deputy Health Secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell said Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, has been authorised by the local regulator for...

Donations to N. Korea drop sharply amid pandemic: U.N. data

Feb 03, 2021

Seoul (South Korea), February 3: Only about US$1.3 million has been pledged as humanitarian assistance to North Korea so far this year, an over 80...

S. Korea confirms 5 domestic cases of COVID-19 variants, total now at 39

Feb 03, 2021

Seoul (South Korea), February 3: South Korea's health authorities said Wednesday that they have identified five more cases of contagious variants of COVID-19, which were...