Republicans need to explain to voters that Trump lost: Ex-NSA

Washington (IANS) Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton has said that Republican leaders need to explain to the voters that President Donald Trump has lost the 2020 presidential election to his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

Trump hints he may accept defeat by Biden

New York (IANS) United States President Donald Trump has hinted that he may accept defeat by Joe Biden as media declared the Democrat the winner in Georgia while the counting was still going on, solidifying his lead in the electoral college.

Trump,…

WHO chief calls for 'fair allocation' after Pfizer Covid vax news

Geneva (IANS) WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for "fair allocation" of a Covid-19 vaccine after drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech this week said that their vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90 per cent effective in…

US State Department approves F-35 jets sale to UAE

Washington (IANS) The US State Department approved F-35 fighter jets sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an arms sale which was questioned by some congressional Democrats.

In a Tuesday statement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced…

876 Afghan civilians killed in 3 months: Report

Kabul (IANS) A new report on Tuesday revealed that 876 Afghan civilians were killed and 1,685 others injured from July to September this year, a 43 per cent increase compared to the last quarter from April to June.

The report by the US Special…

Aggressive China now getting worried over adverse fallout from world fraternity

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping has been talking tough and flexing military muscle on the international stage in recent months but now he appears to be worried over the adverse fallout of his belligerent foreign policy on the economic…

Biden will call Governors, Mayors about mask mandate

Washington (IANS) After US President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January 2021, he will call on Democratic and Republican Governors and Mayors from all across the country over enacting mask mandates in a bid to stem the raging Covid-19 pandemic,…

Taliban violence in Afghanistan up by 50% in last 3 months

Kabul (IANS) A new report has revealed that Taliban violence in Afghanistan has increased by 50 per cent in the past three months as the peace talks in Doha were at an impasse, it was reported.

The report by the Special Inspector General for…

UN watchdog says Pak doesn't deserve to be in UNHRC

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) In an unprecedented move, the UN Watch took a scathing dig at Prime Minister Imran Khan for his intolerant views and Pakistans inclusion in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Pakistan was recently re-elected to…

We're going to win this race with clear majority: Biden

Washington (IANS) Amid the growing suspense over the outcome of the recently-concluded US presidential election, Democratic nominee Joe Biden said that he was going to win the hotly-contested race "with a clear majority, with the nation behind us",…