Biden, Putin phone call on Moscow's Initiative Kremlin
MOSCOW: Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Moscow was the initiator of the phone talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US...
China sanctions 5 US individuals for meddling in Hong Kong affairs
BEIJING: China on Thursday imposed countermeasures on five US individuals including former US commerce minister Wilbur Ross and USCC president Carolyn Bartholomew in accordance...
US Presidential medical adviser Fauci says Omicron cases likely to peak by end of January
WASHINGTON: Cases involving the coronavirus Omicron variant will likely peak by the end of January, presidential medical adviser Anthony Fauci said. "I would imagine, given...
China wary of supporting Taliban in Afghanistan, claims report
BEIJING: China, which has been one of the few countries to support Taliban rule, now seems to have realised its mistake of embracing the...
Afghanistan asks WHO for Omicron testing kits
KABUL: Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the Taliban led government has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide the Omicron's...
Mexico's sanitary regulator approves use of Cuba's Abdala vaccine
MEXICO: Mexican sanitary regulator Coferpis said it has approved the use of Cuba's Abdala vaccine against COVID-19. "Cofepris has issued an emergency use authorization for...
Omicron variant leading to tsunami of COVID cases WHO chief
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation's chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the Omicron variant is very transmissible and is leading to a...
US Winter Storm
WASHINGTON: Thousands of people in the US' Pacific Northwest were without power after a massive winter storm slammed the region, dumping nearly 30 inches...
White House says Russia-NATO meeting expected January 12
WASHINGTON: A Russia-NATO meeting is expected on January 12, Sputnik reported citing a news agency. The Russian news agency sourced the report from a London...
France tightens COVID-19 measures but no curfew for New Year's Eve
PARIS: France's Prime Minister Jean Castex and Health Minister Olivier Veran announced a series of new measures on Monday to curb the spread of...