By Reuters Staff NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Monday handed a dossier to the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council about a major attack that it said militants from Pakistan had attempted in the Indian part of Kashmir last week, government officials said. The four militants, belonging to the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, infiltrated into […]
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo By Reuters Staff GENEVA (Reuters) – The “safest bet” for some families will be not to have family gatherings this Christmas in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Maria Van […]
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens to journalists’ questions during a news conference, at a hotel in Mexico City April 30, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo By Matt Spetalnick, Trevor Hunnicutt NEW YORK/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Joe Biden will pick Antony Blinken as U.S. secretary of state, a person close to the president-elect’s transition […]
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the Saudi crown prince in Saudi Arabia, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Monday, the first publicly confirmed trip to the kingdom by an Israeli leader amid a diplomatic flurry prompted by regional fears of Iran. Earlier, Israel’s Army Radio and Kan Radio both reported […]
Coronavirus pandemic Dr Moncef Slaoui told US network CNN the plan was to “ship vaccines to the immunisation sites within 24 hours” of a vaccine being approved. The comments come amid a surge in coronavirus cases across the country. The US has recorded more than 12m cases and 255,000 deaths, according to data compiled by […]
Coronavirus pandemic The UK’s four nations have backed plans to allow some household mixing “for a small number of days” over Christmas. It comes as Boris Johnson is due to announce on Monday what Covid restrictions may be in place over the festive period. The PM will also outline plans for a tougher three-tiered system for England […]
Tigray crisis The Ethiopian army has told residents of the northern region of Tigray to “save themselves” as government troops advance on the capital, Mekelle. The military plans to encircle the city – home to 500,000 people – with tanks and fire artillery, Col Dejene Tsegaye, a military spokesman, told state TV. “Free yourselves from […]
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leaders of the 20 biggest world economies (G20) will debate this weekend how to deal with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that has caused a global recession and how to manage the recovery once the coronavirus is under control. High on the agenda are purchases and global distribution of vaccines, drugs […]
By Reuters Staff KABUL (Reuters) – Several rockets hit residential areas in the early rush hour in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 31, police officials said. The explosions, some close to the diplomatic enclave, sent warning sirens blaring from embassies and it comes two days before a major […]
By Reuters Staff SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The head of the Tibetan government in exile has visited the U.S. White House for the first time in six decades, a move that could further infuriate Beijing, which has accused the United States of trying to destabilise the region. Lobsang Sangay, President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), […]