Extremist attack in Burkina Faso kills at least 20
GB Today UNB/AP: An attack by jihadis on a gendarme post in northern Burkina Faso killed at least 19 officers…
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Cop26 ends in climate agreement despite India watering down coal resolution
Glasgow climate pact adopted despite last-minute intervention by India to water down language on phasing out dirtiest fossil…
UK registers over 40,000 new coronavirus cases
Xinhua: Britain on Friday registered 40,375 new COVID-19 infections and 145 coronavirus related deaths, bringing the total loss…
Biden, Xi expected to hold virtual summit on Monday: US media
BSS/AFP: US President Joe Biden is expected to hold a hotly awaited virtual summit with his Chinese counterpart…
China’s leader Xi warns against ‘Cold War’ in Asia-Pacific
UNB/ AP: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Thursday against letting tensions in the Asian-Pacific region cause a relapse…
Tensions rise in migrant standoff at Poland-Belarus border
UNB/AP: Poland reinforced its border with Belarus with more riot police on Tuesday, a day after groups of…
Global Covid cases top 250 million
UNB, Dhaka: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 250 million amid the global race to…
China builds mockups of US navy ships
Reuters: China’s military has built mockups in the shape of a US navy aircraft carrier and other US…
Kuwaiti govt resigns, possibly helping to end political standoff
Reuters: Kuwait’s government on Monday submitted its resignation to the ruling emir, state news agency KUNA reported, a…
In a rare move, Chinese President Xi Jinping votes in local polls
He was followed by senior party leaders, including Premier Li Keqiang to the polling booth PTI, Beijing: Chinese…
Glasgow climate negotiators seek to resolve 4 key challenges
UNB/AP: As this year’s U.N. climate talks go into their second week, negotiations on key topics are inching…
One in 60 Covid-19 patients died in the world in October
BSS/TASS: Global coronavirus infection rates are on the decline for the second consecutive month. A total of 12.9…
Biden attacks China, Russia leaders for missing COP26 summit
BBC, London: US President Joe Biden has criticised the leaders of China and Russia for not turning up…
‘Digging our own graves’: COP26 leaders told take climate action
AFP, Glasgow: World leaders were told to help “save humanity” on Monday at the COP26 climate summit and…
G-20 leaders turn to climate change on last day of summit
UNB/AP: Leaders of the world’s biggest economies were set to tackle climate change Sunday, the final day of…
Climate, Covid and the economy top G20 agenda at Rome summit
Reuters: The heads of the world’s 20 biggest economies kicked off two days of talks on Saturday where…
France threatens UK with sanctions in fishing row
BSS/AFP, Paris: A smouldering row between London and Paris over post-Brexit fishing rights has flared up, with France…
Sudan coup: Several protesters killed and dozens injured
BBC, London: At least seven people are reported to have died and some 140 have been hurt after…
China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread
UNB/AP, TAIPEI: Children as young as 3 will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in China, where 76% of the…
Biden says US would defend Taiwan against China invasion
AFP: The United States will defend Taiwan if China attacks it, president Joe Biden said, prompting a warning…