Day: November 18, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Mexican and Canadian leaders for North American summit

U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Canadian and Mexican leaders on Thursday for the first North American summit in five years in a bid to revitalize cooperation that has been over-shadowed by tension over Biden’s “Buy American” agenda and immigration. Biden met separately at the White House with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President… Read More U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Mexican and Canadian leaders for North American summit

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Russian President Vladimir Putin urges Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to begin dialogue with opposition

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to start a dialogue with his opponents, who swiftly poured cold water on the idea unless Lukashenko freed political prisoners first. Putin helped Lukashenko ride out mass street protests after a disputed election last year and has also backed Belarus in a standoff… Read More Russian President Vladimir Putin urges Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to begin dialogue with opposition

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U.S. envoy meets with Ethiopian deputy PM in bid to revive ceasefire talks

A U.S. special envoy met Ethiopia’s deputy prime minister on Thursday in a bid to revive ceasefire talks, as the government gave permission for 369 aid trucks to enter famine-hit Tigray, where fighting began a year ago. Jeffrey Feltman and Olusegun Obasanjo, the African Union’s High Representative for the Horn of Africa, arrived in Ethiopia… Read More U.S. envoy meets with Ethiopian deputy PM in bid to revive ceasefire talks

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U.S. imposes sanctions on senior Houthi leader Saleh Mesfer Alshaer

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it sanctioned senior Houthi military officer Saleh Mesfer Alshaer, citing what it called “unlawful tactics” deployed by him. The Treasury’s sanctions come a little over a week after the United Nations Security Council had blacklisted three Houthi leaders. “Alshaer has overseen the Houthis’ seizure of property in Yemen… Read More U.S. imposes sanctions on senior Houthi leader Saleh Mesfer Alshaer

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Pfizer signs $5.3billion U.S. deal for supply of ten million courses of coronavirus antiviral pill

Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it had signed a $5.29 billion deal with the U.S. government to deliver 10 million courses of its experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug, as the country rushes to secure promising oral treatments for the disease. The deal is roughly twice the size of the contract the U.S. government has with Merck… Read More Pfizer signs $5.3billion U.S. deal for supply of ten million courses of coronavirus antiviral pill

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Pakistan frees hardline Islamist leader Saad Hussain Rizvi under peace deal

Pakistan freed a hardline Islamist leader on Thursday, a week after removing his name from a terrorism watch list under a deal to end weeks of deadly protests by his followers, the government and his lawyer said. Saad Hussain Rizvi, the chief of a Sunni militant group – Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) – was released from… Read More Pakistan frees hardline Islamist leader Saad Hussain Rizvi under peace deal

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France introduces new measures to tackle school bullying

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday the launch of a new app against school bullying as well a change to the law aiming to widen parental control on all electronic devices used by children. “Unfortunately, today, bullying still goes on in schools, on social media, without any moment of peace for the victims,” Macron… Read More France introduces new measures to tackle school bullying

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At least fifteen dead, dozens injured as security forces fire at anti-coup protesters in Sudan

Security forces shot dead at least 15 people and wounded dozens as thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Wednesday on the deadliest day in a month of demonstrations against military rule, medics said. The protesters, marching against an October 25 coup across the capital Khartoum and in the cities of Bahri and Omdurman,… Read More At least fifteen dead, dozens injured as security forces fire at anti-coup protesters in Sudan

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