News Archives for World - 2021-06-25

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USA

US former police officer to be sentenced for George Floyd murder

Minnesota law provides for a minimum sentence of 12.5 years.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 08:55pm

Middle East

'No reply' from Iran over expired nuclear inspections deal: IAEA

In late February, Iran limited the IAEA's access to nuclear sites it has been monitoring as part of the 2015 deal.

Updated 25 Jun, 2021 08:37pm

South Asia

Indian state tightens curbs on fears of new virus variant

India has recorded 48 cases of the variant so far, with Maharashtra reporting 21 infections -- higher than any other state.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 07:36pm

South Asia

Blinken says 'status quo was not option' in Afghanistan

He acknowledged the US had to look "very hard" to see if the Taliban was "at all" serious about bringing peace to the country.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 07:19pm

World

Merkel says 'sovereign' EU should be able to talk to Putin

"A sovereign EU, in my opinion, should also be able to represent the interests of the EU in such a similar conversation."

Published 25 Jun, 2021 06:29pm

World

Sputnik vaccine may never be approved in EU: Italy PM

Draghi said there was a need for a "strengthening and maybe also a reform of EMA" to avoid a repeat of recent "considerable confusion" on vaccines.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 06:26pm

Europe

Moscow orders workers home after record daily virus toll

The new measures come as Russia has seen an explosion of new cases since mid-June driven by the highly infectious Delta variant first identified India.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 06:25pm

World

Pope to meet top US diplomat Blinken

Blinken will see both Pope Francis and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the pope's de facto foreign minister, on Monday at the Vatican.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 06:17pm

World

US is assessing whether Taliban is serious about peace: Blinken

The Pentagon estimates the Taliban now control 81 of Afghanistan's 419 district centers.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 05:31pm

Europe

Italy's Draghi dismisses China's COVID vaccine, casts doubt on Sputnik

"The Russian vaccine Sputnik has never been able to get approval from EMA and perhaps it never will," Draghi said.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 05:29pm

Europe

Macron says he is not 'obsessed' with Putin summit after Franco-German proposal rejected

Macron says he is not 'obsessed' with Putin summit after Franco-German proposal rejected

Published 25 Jun, 2021 05:17pm

World

China blasts US over trade restrictions on Xinjiang firms

Washington said that Hoshine Silicon Industry would not be able to sell its products in the United States due to "reasonable indications" of forced labour in its manufacturing process.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 05:13pm

Europe

Ukraine seeks answers from Germany, France over Putin summit

Kuleba said he will hold talks with German and French ambassadors to Ukraine over the issue on Friday.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 05:10pm

Europe

Turkey disappointed at EU summit outcome

The leaders at their summit on Thursday told the European Commission executive body to present a formal proposal "without delay".

Published 25 Jun, 2021 05:08pm

Middle East

Khamenei receives all-Iranian Covid jab

In early January, Khamenei banned imports of UK- and US-produced vaccines, saying they could "contaminate" the country.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 05:04pm

South Asia

Indian police probe fake vaccine scams in two cities

Police in Mumbai said that around 2,000 people who thought they were being vaccinated were in fact injected with a saline solution.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 05:02pm

Europe

UK's Johnson to host Germany's Merkel on July 2

Merkel's visit will follow discussions between the pair at this month's G7 summit in Cornwall in southwest England.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 05:00pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Friday

At least 179,931,620 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:33pm

Europe

Russia reports 20,393 new COVID-19 cases, 601 deaths

The government coronavirus task force said 601 people had died

Published 25 Jun, 2021 01:55pm

Asia

Antibodies triggered by Chinese COVID-19 shots less effective on Delta variant

The Delta variant of the new coronavirus, first detected in India

Published 25 Jun, 2021 01:48pm

Asia

Afghan leader to meet Biden as US exit looms

The final pullout, announced in April, has moved fast and some speculate the exit of some 2,500 US troops and 16,000 civilian contractors could be mostly completed in July.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 11:45am

World

Brazil judge annuls all of Moro's cases against ex-president Lula

The Supreme Court itself later ratified that ruling by a vote of seven to four

Published 25 Jun, 2021 11:38am

Asia

18 killed, 16 injured in fire at China martial arts school

A huge blaze that swept a 28-storey Shanghai residential block in 2010 killed 58 people.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 11:34am

USA

Will US justice system be tougher on police after George Floyd case?

But since the Chauvin trial, a change seems to be taking root

Published 25 Jun, 2021 11:28am

Europe

EU summit fails to reach agreement on EU-Russia summit, Merkel says

It was a very comprehensive discussion, and not an easy one

Published 25 Jun, 2021 11:08am

Asia

First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in Oct 2019

Another study by Australian scientists, published on Thursday in the Scientific Reports journal

Published 25 Jun, 2021 10:34am

World

HK police chief, security secretary to take on new roles

Lee, Tang and Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng have been key players in Beijing's push to reassert its control over the former British colony.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 10:30am

Asia

Philippines approves emergency use of Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine

Bharat Biotech has received "full emergency use authorisation" for its Covaxin brand

Published 25 Jun, 2021 10:13am

World

Canada shaken by new discovery of 751 unmarked graves at indigenous school

MONTREAL: More than 750 unmarked graves have been found near a former Catholic boarding school for indigenous...