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Additional US troops arrive in Poland
The 1,700 US soldiers sent to Poland on Sunday will operate in the country's eastern-southern part, according to the Polish Defense Ministry. Logistics, equipment and a handful of soldiers arrived in other planes on Friday and Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are growing as the Western countries are stepping up military maneuvers near the Russian borders.
Israeli PM, US Prez hold phone talks on Iranian nuclear issue
The two leaders on Sunday discussed "regional challenges" and in particular the "growing Iranian aggression, and the steps to block the Iranian nuclear program," it added. Bennett congratulated Biden on the operation to kill the IS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, noting that "the world is now a safer place". Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful.
Sack Rishi Sunak, cabinet colleague reportedly tells UK PM
One cabinet colleague is reported to have asked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to sack Rishi Sunak, the capable Indian-origin Chancellor of the Exchequer in the same government. Two other ministers are said to have warned the Premier the Sunak is "on manoeuvres" for leadership of the ruling Conservative party. Both revelations were carried prominently by the Independent newspaper published out of London.
Russia sets new record for daily Covid-19 cases
Meanwhile, Moscow, Russia's worst-hit region, reported 18,856 new cases, taking its total to 2,495,891, Xinhua news agency reported. Nearly 85 million Russian citizens had received at least one dose of vaccines and more than 80 million had been fully vaccinated, according to data released on Friday.Russia confirmed 180,071 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily rise to date, taking the nationwide tally to 12,810,118, the official monitoring and response center has said.
Ottawa declares state of emergency amid truckers' protest
The declaration "reflects the serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents posed by the ongoing demonstrations and highlights the need for support from other jurisdictions and levels of government", said a statement issued on Sunday by the city. Peter Sloly, the chief of the Ottawa Police Service, told a special meeting of the police board that his force does not "have sufficient resources to adequately and effectively address this situation, reports Xinhua news agency.
Sri Lankan FM to meet Jaishankar on 3-day visit to India
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, a bilateral meeting between Peiris and Jaishankar will take place at the Hyderabad House here on Monday evening. Earlier in the day, the Sri Lankan Minister will meet Shringla at the ITC Maurya, a Ministry spokeperson said. There have been regular Foreign Ministerial exchanges between the two neighbouring nations.
Imran Khan offers 'role in resolving' US, China dispute
During his meetings with think tanks, Khan stressed that the world could not afford another Cold War, said Fawad. The Prime Minister, he added, would have a one-on-one meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday. During meetings with the Chinese leadership, the bilateral relations between the two countries would be discussed, Fawad added.
N.Korea cashes in on cyberattacks, upgrades nuke, missile programme: UN
"According to a member state, DPRK cyberactors stole more than $50 million between 2020 and mid-2021 from at least three cryptocurrency exchanges in North America, Europe and Asia," Yonhap News Agency quoted the confidential report by the UN panel of experts monitoring the implementation of sanctions on Pyongyang. DPRK is the acronym for the North's official name, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Taliban deny Pakistani access to used NATO equipment
Speaking to Pakistani media, the Minister had said: "They (the Pakistan military) use military equipment remaining from NATO forces. In my opinion, the Afghan Taliban made a large effort to dissuade the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), but they don't understand. They are settled in Kunar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktia and Khost provinces, which are along the (Durand Line), and they launch attacks against Pakistan. The attacks have increased."
Afghan journalists face increasing harassment under Taliban: Media body
RSF said the threats, interrogations, and arbitrary arrests of journalists have increased and these actions are in violation of Afghanistan's press law, TOLO News reported. According to RSF, since Taliban came to power in August last year, at least 50 journalists and media workers have been detained, lasting from several hours to nearly a week. "Threatening to rip out journalists' tongues in order to prevent them from covering certain subjects is completely unacceptable," said Reza Moini.
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