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Republicans signal deep resistance
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to send the Senate a single article of impeachment yesterday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the Capitol riot, formally triggering the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Troops had ‘minor face-off’ with China last week: India
Indian and Chinese troops were involved in a “minor face-off” last week in a disputed stretch of their shared border in the eastern Himalayas, the Indian army said yesterday, underlining the fraught situation at the border.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM
US rejoins global fight
The United States marked its return to the global fight against climate change yesterday by joining high level talks on ways to better protect people and economies from the effects of global warming already taking place.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM
US to unveil more climate policies
US President Joe Biden’s administration next week will release more policies it believes are needed to tackle climate change and is urging China to toughen one of its targets on greenhouse gas emissions, his top climate advisers said on Saturday.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
China-Taiwan tensions rise days into Biden presidency
Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone for a second day yesterday, Taiwan said, as tensions rise near the island just days into US President Joe Biden’s new administration.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
US meddling in ‘domestic affairs’
The Kremlin yesterday accused the United States of interfering in Russia’s domestic affairs and downplayed the scale of the weekend’s protests, when tens of thousands rallied in support of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Nicola Sturgeon vows to hold another ‘legal’ vote
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday said she planned to hold a legal referendum on independence from Britain despite Westminster’s opposition, as an opinion poll showed a majority would vote yes.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
NZ detects first community virus case in two months
New Zealand health officials yesterday confirmed the first case of Covid-19 in the community for more than two months, sparking urgent contract-
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Top Spanish general resigns over vaccine queue-jumping
Spain’s top general resigned on Saturday after allegations he had received the Covid-19 vaccine ahead of priority groups, one of a number of public
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Asian El Chapo’ arrested
Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives and has been
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Pirates kill sailor, kidnap 15 off Nigeria
Armed men killed one sailor and abducted 15 from a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported yesterday.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
11 miners rescued after 14 days in China
Rescuers in east China yesterday pulled 11 miners from hundreds of metres underground where they had been trapped for two weeks, state media
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Police crack down on Russian protests against jailing of Kremlin foe Navalny
Police detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme cold and police warnings to demand the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
24 January 2021, 13:42 PM
China rescues four miners after 14 days trapped underground
Chinese rescuers pulled four gold miners to safety on Sunday 14 days after they were trapped by an underground explosion, state broadcaster CCTV reported, with at least seven others still believed to be alive in the mine.
24 January 2021, 06:47 AM
7.0-magnitude earthquake near Chilean Antarctic base: officials
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile's Eduardo Frei base on the frigid continent, emergency officials said.
24 January 2021, 05:16 AM
Johnson says he looks forward to working with Biden on shared goals
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he looked forward to working with US President Joe Biden on their shared goals, including tackling climate change.
24 January 2021, 05:02 AM
Police arrest over 1,000 in Russia
Police detained over 1,000 people across Russia yesterday and used force to break up rallies around the country as tens of thousands of protesters demanded the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, whose wife was among those detained.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Sorcery couldn’t save Lanka health minister
Sri Lanka’s health minister, who publicly endorsed sorcery and magic potions to stop surging coronavirus infections in the island, has tested
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
US, Mexico, Guatemala bar migrant caravans, citing Covid
The United States, Mexico and Guatemala agreed Friday to bar migrant caravans from passing through their territories due to the Covid pandemic,
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden calls Trudeau
In his first call to a foreign leader as US President, Joe Biden spoke with Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau Friday on a number of topics and
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM