Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that his country wishes to establish better diplomatic relations with Israel, but added that Israel’s policy towards Palestinians is “unacceptable” and a “red line” for Ankara. He also said that intelligence talks have resumed between the two sides. The two countries have had a bitter falling out مزید پڑھیں
Russia on Thursday registered record numbers for daily infections and deaths from the coronavirus, as the country avoids reimposing a nationwide lockdown. Health officials reported 29,935 new infections, bringing the country’s caseload to 2,963,688 the fourth-highest in the world.They also registered 635 deaths, increasing total fatalities to 53,096 since the beginning of the pandemic. Russia’s مزید پڑھیں
The U.S. government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure starting Monday amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant that may be more transmissible. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement that all airline passengers arriving from مزید پڑھیں
Singapore has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus variant found in the United Kingdom, the city-state said, while 11 others who were already in quarantine had returned preliminary positive results for the new strain. All the cases, which were imported from Europe, had been placed in 14-day quarantine at dedicated facilities or isolated مزید پڑھیں
Taiwan’s tourism department on Wednesday cancelled an annual New Year celebration at the northeastern tip of the island, after a report of the first locally transmitted COVID-19 case since April 12. The event, to watch the sun rise on the first day of the year, was due to take place in the coastal town of مزید پڑھیں
US Defence Secretary Christopher Miller met on Tuesday Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul during an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. Miller, who is acting head of the Pentagon until President-elect Joe Biden takes office next month, and Ghani discussed the ongoing talks with the Taliban, which the Defense Department said in a statement were a مزید پڑھیں
A 90-year-old woman in the canton of Lucerne on Wednesday became the first person in Switzerland to be vaccinated against the new coronavirus, as the Swiss military distributed a first instalment of 107,000 COVID-19 shots around the country. Lucerne and the rural canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden were first among Switzerland’s 26 cantons to begin inoculations مزید پڑھیں
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed legislation that will grant former presidents lifetime immunity once they leave office. The bill, which was published online on Tuesday, gives former presidents and their families immunity from prosecution for crimes committed during their lifetime. They will also be exempt from questioning by police or investigators, as well مزید پڑھیں
A British politician of Pakistani origin Wajid Khan has been appointed as a member of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords, it emerged on Wednesday. According to sources, the appointment of Wajid Khan has been approved by the Queen. He was elected from Burnley, Lancashire. He is also the youngest member of the Opposition in مزید پڑھیں
British prime minister Boris Johnson has appealed to his people to stay calm as a new coronavirus strain has driven fear among the masses in the UK. Speaking at a press conference, the British prime minister advised people to continue shopping for the holiday season as usual, reassuring them that the supply of food and مزید پڑھیں
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