Himalayan avalanche traps Indian Army patrol team.

A Himalayan avalanche trapped a patrol team of 7 Indian Army personnel in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh near China on Sunday and they have yet to be rescued, a defence ministry official said on Monday.

Johnson says it would require a tank division to oust him

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assured his fellow Tory party members that he will fight tooth and nail to keep his current post. “He’s making it very clear that they’ll have to send a Panzer division to get him out of there,” a senior adviser cited by The Times on Saturday said of the PM’s attitude towards the ongoing rebellion in the Conservative party.

UN to transform Gaza Valley from sewage dump to nature reserve

The United Nations is set to begin next month the restoration of a historic valley in the Palestinian Gaza Strip , hoping to transform it from a landfill and sewage dump into a nature reserve in a planned $66 million project, Reuters reported Monday.

Iraq parliament fails to elect new president - lawmakers

Iraq’s parliament cancelled the vote for a new head of state on Monday as it lacked the quorum to hold a session, 3 lawmakers said, a move that prolongs a political standoff.

Canadian police getting tough as trucker protests continue

As the protest against the Canadian government’s health measures and vaccine mandates entered an eleventh day on Monday, police have threatened to clamp down after facing criticism for lack of action that has crippled the national capital.

Hundreds protest Minneapolis police killing of Black man in raid

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis on Saturday demanding justice in the fatal police shooting of a young Black man, Amir Locke, during a “no-knock” raid on his apartment earlier this week.

Moroccan boy trapped in well dies before rescue

A small boy trapped in a well in northern Moroccan for 5 days died before rescuers were able to reach him late on Saturday and retrieve his body, two government officials said.

DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION MORE LIKELY THAN RUSSIAN ATTACK: UKRAINE

Ukraine’s presidency on Sunday insisted the chance of resolving soaring tensions with Russia through diplomacy remained greater than that of an attack, as the US warned Moscow was stepping up preparations for an invasion.

IS leader ‘taken off battlefield’ in Syria raid: Biden

US special forces carried out a brazen nighttime airborne raid in northwestern Syria during which the head of the Islamic State group was “taken off the battlefield”, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday.

Britain approves Novavax COVID vaccine

Britain has approved Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in those 18 years of age and older, the country’s medicines regulator said on Thursday, bringing a fifth coronavirus shot to its roster amidst the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

WHO: 90 million Covid-19 cases since Omicron was detected

The World Health Organization chief said that 90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the Omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago – amounting to more than in all of 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Queen Elizabeth II, longest-reigning living monarch

Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday becomes the first British monarch to reign for 70 years, heralding the start of her Platinum Jubilee year despite her retreat from public view.

Migrants ‘pushed back’ by Greece, freeze to death: Turkey

ISTANBUL AFP Feb2, 2022- Ankara on Wednesday accused Greece of allowing 12 migrants to die in the winter cold after stripping them of their clothes and then pushing them back across the Turkish border.

French FM: no indication of Russian action in Ukraine

PARIS REUTERS Feb 2- There are no indications at this stage to suggest that Russia is ready to take action in Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told France 2 Television on Wednesday.

US sending nearly 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has approved sending additional forces to eastern Europe, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, as Washington reinforces its allies against what it describes as a Russian threat to invade Ukraine.

U.S., Britain, Canada issue new Myanmar sanctions

The United States, Britain and Canada Monday, imposed sanctions against additional officials in Myanmar, in measures timed to mark one year since the military seized power and plunged the country into chaos.

Russia denies responding to US on security proposals - RIA

MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Russia has sent follow-up questions rather than a response to the United States in their exchange on Moscow’s demands for security guarantees, a senior Russian diplomat was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

New Zealand relents on woman offered refuge by Taliban

WELLINGTON AFP Feb1, 2022-A pregnant New Zealand journalist who claimed to have nowhere to go but Afghanistan will be allowed to return home, after officials granted her an exemption from strict Covid-19 entry restrictions amid public outcry

US prepared to sanction Russian elites close to Putin

The United States and its allies have prepared a list of Russian elites in or near Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle to hit with economic sanctions should Russia invade Ukraine, a senior administration official said on Monday.

UAE intercepts ballistic missile fired from Yemen

The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement as the U

African Union suspends Burkina Faso after military coup

OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 31 Reuters- The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso from all its activities in response to last week’s military coup, effective until constitutional order is restored, the AU said on Monday. “Council decides in line w

Rejected by New Zealand, pregnant TV reporter turns to Taliban

New Zealand reporter Charlotte Bellis who got pregnant while working in Qatar for broadcaster Al Jazeera, revealed Friday, that she had to turn to the Taliban for help after her own country said she couldn’t return due to Covid-19 curbs.

Tensions rise as N.Korea tests largest missile since 2017

Tensions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programmes have risen yet again after North Korea test fired a medium-range ballistic missile with a potential range of thousands of kilometres on Sunday, its largest missile test since 2017.

Boston ties snow record as ‘bomb cyclone’ batters eastern US

Blinding snow whipped up by powerful winds pummeled the eastern United States into Sunday’s early hours, as one of the strongest winter storms in years triggered transport chaos and power outages across a region of some 70 million people.

Indian village mourns family who froze to death

Relatives and neighbours of the Indian family who froze to death near the US-Canada border last week said the father repeatedly failed to secure better paid jobs in recent years, prompting them to take a risky trip aided by an illegal migrant network.

Russia doesn’t want war but will defend its interests: Lavrov

Moscow doesn’t want war but will not allow its interests to be ignored, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday as tensions continue to simmer over Ukraine.

Confusion over publication of Downing Street ‘Partygate’ report

Jan 28-An inquiry into COVID-19 lockdown-breaking gatherings in Downing Street that might determine the future of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be delayed after the police asked for the report to make only “minimal reference” to those events.

Lavrov: US-NATO fail to address Russian concerns

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed Moscow had received a written response from the US to his country’s requests for assurances over NATO expansion and expressed disappointment over the lack of concessions.

England lifts Omicron restrictions

England on Thursday lifted coronavirus restrictions imposed to tackle the Omicron variant, with masks no longer required in enclosed places and vaccine passports shelved.

Russian, Ukrainian officials meet in bid to ease tensions

Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Paris for talks on Wednesday in a bid to defuse soaring tensions, with France seeking to usher both sides down a “path to de-escalation”.