UN mission chief urges immediate action to lay groundwork for credible elections...
United Nations, June 15: Immediate action is required now to initiate critical reforms and lay the groundwork for credible elections in Mali, where the security...
U.S. Fed expected to begin debate on tapering asset purchases amid rising...
Washington (US), June 15: U.S. Federal Reserve officials are expected to begin debate on tapering the Fed's monthly asset purchases as soon as this week's...
Experts warn Delta variant on track to become dominant coronavirus strain in...
Washington (US), June 15:Experts are concerned that the Delta variant is on track to become the dominant strain of coronavirus in the United States.
EU officials sign Digital COVID Certificate
Brussels (Belgium), June 15: The European Union (EU) digital COVID certificate (EUDCC) was officially signed on Monday in Brussels, Belgium, after the three EU institutions...
UNGA president calls for urgent action to address unsustainable agriculture
United Nations, June 15: The president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Volkan Bozkir, on Monday called for urgent action to...
UK reports another 7,742 coronavirus cases
London (UK), June 15: Britain reported another 7,742 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country...
33,000 children in Ethiopia's Tigray region face imminent death: UNICEF chief
United Nations, June 15: At least 33,000 severely malnourished children in Ethiopia's battle-scarred Tigray region face imminent death without immediate help, the head of the...
Moon calls for global unity to strengthen open societies at G-7 summit
Cornwall/ Britain (UK), June 14: South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged the international community Sunday to cope more strongly with such threats as racial discrimination...
U.S. Montana sees more deaths than births 1st time due to COVID-19
Los Angeles (US), June 14: Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. state of Montana saw more deaths than births for the first time since that...
Biden congratulates Israel's new prime minister in phone call
Washington (US), June 14: U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday offered congratulations to Naftali Bennett as Israel's new prime minister.
Rwanda capable of preventing third wave of COVID-19: health minister
Kigali (Rwanda), June 14: Rwandan Minister of Health Daniel Ngamije on Sunday affirmed the central African nation's capacity to prevent a third wave of COVID-19...
UK PM says "selfish, nationalistic approaches" marred initial fight against COVID-19
Falmouth/ Britain (UK), June 14: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday admitted that "selfish and nationalistic approaches" had marred the initial global response to...
G7 pledges 870 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses, half to be delivered by...
Geneva (Switzerland), June 14: Leaders of G7 countries have agreed in an agreement at their summit to share at least 870 million doses of COVID-19...
UK foreign secretary calls for "respect" from EU leaders on Northern Ireland:...
London (UK), June 14: British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has called for "a bit of respect" from the European Union (EU) leaders as he claimed...
UN chief reiterates solidarity with persons with albinism
United Nations, June 14: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his solidarity with persons with albinism on Sunday, which is the International Albinism Awareness Day.
U.S. workers quitting jobs at highest rate in decades: media
New York (US), June 14: More Americans are quitting their jobs than at any other time in at least two decades, which added challenges to...
Algeria holds parliamentary elections with low turnout
Algiers (Algeria), June 13: Algeria held on Saturday its parliamentary elections, with a turnout of only 14.47 percent by 4 p.m local time (1500 GMT)...
Poland further relaxes restrictions as COVID-19 cases drop
Warsaw (Poland), June 13: Poland will further ease COVID-19 restrictions from Sunday as infections are dropping across the country.
Biden Reportedly Refused to Hold Joint Presser With Putin to Avoid Helsinki...
Moscoe (Russia), June 13: US President Joe Biden has decided to hold a separate press conference after a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin due...
US's Biden, France's Macron Discuss Russia, China As Policy Priorities, White House...
Moscow (Russia), June 12: US President Joe Biden has exchanged with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on a set of bilateral topics, including the political...
Venezuela Gets New Shipment of Russian Sputnik V Vaccines Against COVID-19, Ambassador...
Buenos Aires (Argentina), June 13: A new batch of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Venezuela, Russian Ambassador to the Latin American country...
Moon joins G-7 summit, vows financial support for global vaccine supply
Cornwall/ Britain (UK), June 13: South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a Group of Seven (G-7) summit Saturday and unveiled plans to help lower-income nations...
World Bank grants Morocco 100-mln-USD loan to handle environmental issues
Rabat (Morocco), June 13: The World Bank approved a loan of 100-million-U.S. dollars to Morocco to strengthen its capacity of responding to environmental disasters, official...
UN chief saddened by death of former IOM leader
United Nations, June 13: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed his sadness over the death of William Swing, a former leader of the UN...
U.S. should stop shilly-shallying by moving decisively to sanction-lifting: Chinese envoy
Vienna (Austria), June 13: The United States should stop shilly-shallying by moving decisively to complete and thorough sanction-lifting, a Chinese envoy said Saturday as a...
Ukrainian president, NATO secretary-general discuss Ukraine's NATO membership
Kiev (Ukraine), June 13: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday held a phone conversation with Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg...
Biden to host Merkel in mid-July: White House
Washington DC (USA) June 12: U.S. President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on July 15, Press Secretary Jen...